He will regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor show regard for any god; but he will magnify himself above all—continuing description of Antiochus IV's thoroughgoing apostasy and rejection of all religious authority, including traditional piety, replacing all allegiances with self-glorification. The specific reference to not regarding "the desire of women" is variously interpreted but emphasizes comprehensive rejection of normal values. His self-magnification represents the ultimate human sin in biblical perspective.

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