“Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.”
Then he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, and will not be found—prophesying Antiochus III's retreat to his original territories and eventual death (187 BCE), possibly ignominiously in conflict with rebellious subjects. The language of stumbling and disappearance emphasizes the ignominious end to his once-great ambitions. This death marked a significant decline in Seleucid power and prestige.
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