destroy

Themselves destroy men marked by many a spot,

Shall he destroy them. And then shall the king

And violent in war, who shall destroy

Shall one another by hard fights destroy.

But when a Roman Ares shall destroy

Shall utterly destroy them, which shall come

Shall all his brothers and his friends destroy

With Persians shall the Syrians destroy

Shall he destroy the well-horned rapid stag,

Shall make short-lived, destroy them utterly,

And shall destroy all, he shall also tear

And some he will destroy by lightnings burned,

Quickly destroy by treacherous armies falling.

And many shall he utterly destroy

From mighty Egypt shall rule, and destroy

Destroy the kings together with their scepters.

And all men with their works shall he destroy.

And shall destroy the Jews, men staunch in war,

My hands shall destroy, and . . .

There shall, then, be signs when the kingdom is approach- ing such as these. After the famines and pestilences and tumults among the nations, then there shall rule, and rise to power, princes who love money, who hate the truth, who kill their brethren, liars, haters of the faithful, proud, lovers of gold, allied by relationship but not allied in counsel, for they wish each to destroy the life of his fellow. But there shall be in their hosts great affliction, and flight, and blood- shed.