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Daniel 11:39

37 He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.

38 And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.

He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.

40 At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.

41 He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites.

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BSB
He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.
KJV
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
WEB
He will deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. He will increase with glory whoever acknowledges him. He will cause them to rule over many, and will divide the land for a price.
ASV
And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whosoever acknowledgeth [him] he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.
DARBY
And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange God: whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall divide the land [to them] for a reward.
BLB
And he will act against the fortifications of strongholds with a foreign god. On those who acknowledge him, he will increase glory and make [them] to rule over many; and the land he will divide at a price.
ÅB
og slik skal han gjøre med de sterke festninger og med den fremmede gud: Dem som vedkjenner seg denne gud, skal han vise stor ære, og han skal sette dem til å råde over mange, og han skal dele ut jord til dem som lønn.
OTB
Han vil angripe de mektigste festningene med hjelp av en fremmed gud og vil ære dem som anerkjenner ham stort. Han vil gjøre dem til herskere over mange mennesker og vil fordele landet til en pris.
B1930
og således skal han gjøre med de sterke festninger og med den fremmede gud: Dem som vedkjenner sig denne gud, skal han vise stor ære, og han skal sette dem til å råde over mange, og han skal dele ut jord til dem som lønn.

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  • Revelation 18:9–13

    Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

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