“And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.”
As soon as he rises, his kingdom will be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, not to his posterity nor according to his dominion which he exercised; his kingdom will be plucked up and given to others besides his sons—prophesying Alexander's sudden death and the fragmentation of his empire into four dynasties ruled by his generals rather than his heirs, emphasizing instability and the futility of dynastic continuity. The "four winds" again emphasize cosmic forces directing imperial fragmentation. This prophecy demonstrates that even the mightiest human rule proves temporary.
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