³¹ “·The king of the North will send his army [^LForces from him will arise] to ·make the Temple in Jerusalem unclean [^Lprofane the Holy Place and fortress]. They will ·stop the people from offering [^Lturn aside] the ·daily [regular] sacrifice [8:12], and then they will set up a ·blasphemous object that brings destruction [^Labomination of desolation; ^Ca pagan object, perhaps a meteorite dedicated to Zeus, would be placed in the holy place; Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; also 1 Maccabees 1:44–47, 54 in the Apocrypha]. ³² ·The king of the North [^LHe] will tell lies and cause those who have ·not obeyed God [^Ltransgressed the agreement/covenant/treaty] to ·be ruined [^Lbecome godless]. But those who know God and obey him will be strong and fight back.

³³ “Those who are ·wise [^Linsightful among the people] will help ·the others [^Lmany] understand what is happening. But they will ·be killed [^Lstumble] with swords, or ·burned [^Lwith flame], or ·taken captive [^Lby exile], or ·robbed of their homes and possessions [^Lby spoil]. These things will continue for many days.