“But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:”
From a branch from her roots, one will stand up in his place; he will come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and deal with them and prevail—prophesying Ptolemy III Euergetes's military response to his sister's betrayal and murder, invading Seleucid territories in retaliation. The "branch from her roots" indicates continuity of the southern dynasty through her lineage. This verse demonstrates how personal tragedy motivates political and military action.
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