“Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.”
He will return to his land with great wealth, his heart set against the holy covenant; he will work his will, and return to his own land—describing Antiochus IV's withdrawal from Egypt with plundered treasures, during which he turns his animosity against the Jewish people and desecrates the Temple, establishing the theological transition to direct persecution of God's people. The "holy covenant" represents the Jewish faith and practice under God's protection. His "working his will" indicates determination to suppress Jewish religious practice.
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