He will stir up his power and courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he will not succeed, for plots will be devised against him—describing Antiochus IV's aggressive invasion of Egypt against Ptolemy VI, a military campaign initially successful for Antiochus despite the southern king's large forces, but ultimately failing due to internal Egyptian treachery and Roman intervention. The success of "plots" suggests that internal deception proves more effective than military strength. This campaign demonstrated Antiochus's overreaching ambition.

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