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:
Ver. 7. But out of the branch of her roots.] One of her stock; her own brother both by father and mother.
Shall one stand up in his estate.] Ptolemy Euergetes shall succeed his father Philadelph; and making war against Seleucus Callinicus, son of Antiochus Theos by Laodice, in revenge of his sister Bernice's death, shall prevail on and overrun the greatest part of Callinicus's kingdom.