The northern advance

14And in those times many will rise up against the king of the South, and the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they will stumble.

15Then the king of the north will come and heap up a siege ramp and capture a fortified city, and the forces of the south will not stand, nor his choice troops, for there will be no strength to stand.

16And the one who comes against him will do as he pleases, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the Beautiful Land, and it will be consumed in his hand.

17He will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright terms will be with him; and he will act. He will give him the daughter of women to destroy it, but she will not stand, and she will not be for him.

18Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many. But a commander will put an end to his reproach against him; indeed, he will repay his reproach to him.

19Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, and he will not be found.