“So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.”
The king of the north will invade the realm of the king of the south but will return to his own land—prophesying Seleucus II's unsuccessful invasion of Egypt and subsequent retreat, continuing the cycle of mutual aggression without decisive resolution. The repeated pattern of attack and retreat emphasizes the stalemate quality of Ptolemaic-Seleucid conflict throughout the period. This dynastic struggle provided the context for Jewish vulnerability and persecution.
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