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Vision of the Ram and Goat

1 In the third° year° of the reign° of Belshazzar° the king° a vision° appeared° to me, IDaniel°, subsequent° to the one which appeared° to me IIpreviously°. 2 I alooked° in the vision°, and while I was looking° I was in the citadel° of bSusa°, which° is in the province° of cElam°; and I looked° in the vision° and I myself° was beside° the Ulai° ICanal°. 3 Then I lifted° my eyes° and looked°, and behold°, a aram° which had two horns° was standing° in front° of the Icanal°. Now the two horns° [were] IIlong°, but one° [was] IIlonger° than° the other°, with the IIlonger° one° coming° up last°. 4 I saw° the ram° abutting° westward°, northward°, and southward°, and no° [other] beasts° could stand° before° him nor° was there° anyone to rescue° from his Ipower°, but bhe did° as he pleased° and magnified° [himself].

[1] ILit I, Daniel IILit at the beginning
[2] IOr river aNu 12:6; Dn 7:2, 15; 8:3 bNe 1:1; Es 1:2; 2:8 cGn 10:22; 14:1; Is 11:11; Jr 25:25; Ezk 32:24
[3] IOr river IILit high(er) aDn 8:20
[4] ILit hand aDt 33:17; 1K 22:11; Ezk 34:21 bDn 11:3

5 ¶ While I was observing°, behold°, a male° goat° was coming° from the west° over° the surface° of the whole° earth° without° touching° the ground°; and the Igoat° [had] a aconspicuous° horn° between° his eyes°. 6 He came° up to the ram° that had the two horns°, which° I had seen° standing° in front° of the Icanal°, and rushed° at him in his mighty° wrath°. 7 I saw° him come° beside° the ram°, and he was enraged° at him; and he struck° the ram° and shattered° his two° horns°, and the ram° had° no° strength° to withstand° him. So he hurled° him to the ground° and trampled° on him, and there was none° to rescue° the ram° from his Ipower°. 8 Then the male° goat° magnified° [himself] exceedingly°°. But as soon as ahe was mighty°, the blarge° horn° was broken°; and in its place° there came° up four° conspicuous° [horns] toward the cfour° winds° of heaven°.

[5] ILit buck aDn 8:8, 21; 11:3
[6] IOr river
[7] ILit hand
[8] a2Ch 26:16; Dn 5:20 bDn 8:22 cDn 7:2; Rv 7:1

The Little Horn

9 ¶ Out of one° of them came° forth° a rather asmall° horn° which grew° exceedingly° great° toward° the south°, toward° the east°, and toward° the IbBeautiful° [Land]. 10 It grew° up to the host° of heaven° and caused some° of the host° and some° of the astars° to fall° to the earth°, and it btrampled° them down°. 11 It even° amagnified° [itself] Ito be equal° with the IICommander° of the host°; and it removed° the bregular° sacrifice° from Him, and the place° of His sanctuary° was thrown° down°. 12 And on account of transgression° the host° will be given° over [to the horn] along° with the regular° sacrifice°; and it will afling° truth° to the ground° and perform° [its will] and prosper°. 13 Then I heard° a aholy° one° speaking°, and another° holy° one° said° to that particular° one° who was speaking°, “bHow° long°° will the vision° [about] the regular° sacrifice° apply, Iwhile the transgression° causes° horror°, so as to allow° both the holy° place and the host° IIto be ctrampled°?” 14 He said° to me, “For a2,300°°° evenings° [and] mornings°; then the holy° place will be Iproperly° restored°.”

[9] II.e. Palestine aDn 8:23 bPs 48:2; Dn 11:16, 41
[10] aIs 14:13; Jr 48:26; Rv 12:4 bDn 7:7; 8:7
[11] ILit up to the IIOr Prince a2K 19:22, 23; 2Ch 32:15-17; Is 37:23; Dn 8:25; 11:36, 37 bEzk 46:14; Dn 11:31; 12:11
[12] aIs 59:14
[13] IOr possibly and the transgression that horrifies IILit as a trampling aDn 4:13, 23; 1P 1:12 bPs 74:10; 79:5; Is 6:11; Dn 12:6, 8; Rv 6:10 cIs 63:18; Jr 12:10; Lk 21:24; He 10:29; Rv 11:2
[14] ILit vindicated aDn 7:25; 12:7, 11; Rv 11:2, 3; 12:14; 13:5

Interpretation of the Vision

15 ¶ When aI, Daniel°, had seen° the vision°, I sought° Ito understand° it; and behold°, standing° before° me was one IIwho° looked° like a bman°. 16 And I heard° the voice° of a man° between° [the banks of] Ulai°, and he called° out and said°, “aGabriel°, give° this° [man] an understanding° of the vision°.” 17 So he came° near° to where° I was standing°, and when he came° I was frightened° and afell° on my face°; but he said° to me, “Son° of man°, understand° that the vision° pertains to the btime° of the end°.”

[15] ILit understanding IILit like the appearance of a man aDn 8:1 bDn 7:13; 10:16, 18
[16] aDn 9:21; Lk 1:19, 26
[17] aEzk 1:28; 44:4; Dn 2:46; Rv 1:17 bDn 8:19; 11:35, 40

18 ¶ Now while he was talking° with me, I asank° into a deep° sleep° with my face° to the ground°; but he btouched° me and made me stand° Iupright°°. 19 He said°, “Behold°, I am going to alet you know° what° will occur° at the final° period° of the indignation°, for [it] pertains to the appointed° time° of the end°.

[18] ILit on my standing aDn 10:9; Lk 9:32 bEzk 2:2; Dn 10:10, 16, 18
[19] aDn 8:15-17

The Ram’s Identity

20 The aram° which° you saw° with the two horns° represents the kings° of Media° and Persia°.

[20] aDn 8:3

The Goat

21 The shaggy° Igoat° [represents] the IIkingdom° of Greece°, and the large° horn° that is between° his eyes° is the first° king°. 22 The abroken° [horn] and the four° [horns that] arose° in its place° [represent] four° kingdoms° [which] will arise° from [his] nation°, although not with his power°.
  23 “In the latter° period° of their Irule°,
  When the transgressors° have IIrun° [their course],
  A king° will arise°,
  IIIInsolent°° and skilled° in IVintrigue°.
  24 “His power° will be mighty°, but not by his [own] power°,
  And he will Iadestroy° to an extraordinary° degree°
  And prosper° and perform° [his will];
  He will Idestroy° mighty° men° and IIthe holy° people°.
  25 “And through° his shrewdness°
  He will cause deceit° to succeed° by his Iinfluence°;
  And he will magnify° [himself] in his heart°,
  And he will IIdestroy° many° while [they are] IIIat ease°.
  He will even IVaoppose° the Prince° of princes°,
  But he will be broken° bwithout° Ihuman° agency°.
  26 “The vision° of the evenings° and mornings°
  Which° has been told° is atrue°;
  But bkeep° the vision° secret°,
  For [it] pertains to many° cdays° [in the future].”

[21] ILit buck IILit king
[22] aDn 8:8
[23] IOr kingdom IILit finished IIILit Strong of face IVOr ambiguous speech
[24] IOr corrupt IILit people of the saints aDn 8:11-13; 11:36; 12:7
[25] ILit hand IIOr corrupt IIIOr secure IVLit stand against aDn 8:11 bJb 34:20; Dn 2:34, 45
[26] aDn 10:1 bEzk 12:27; Dn 12:4, 9; Rv 22:10 cDn 10:14

27 ¶ Then I, Daniel°, was Iaexhausted° and sick° for days°. Then I got° up [again] and bcarried° on the king’s° business°; but I was astounded° at the vision°, and there° was none° to IIexplain° [it].

[27] IOr done in IILit make me understand aDn 7:28; 8:17; Hab 3:16 bDn 2:48


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Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat.

1 ¶ In the thirdº yearº of the reignº of kingº Belshazzarº a visionº appearedºª unto² me, [even unto] me² Daniel,º after¹ that² which appearedºª unto² me at the first.º 2 And I sawºª in a vision;º and it came to pass,² when I saw,ºª that I² [was] at Shushanº [in] the palace,º which² [is] in the provinceº of Elam;º and I sawºª in a vision,º and I² was² by² the riverº of Ulai.º 3 Then I lifted upºª mine eyes,º and saw,ºª and, behold,² there stoodºª beforeº the riverº aº ramº which had [two] horns:º and the [two] hornsº [were] high;º but oneº [was] higherº than² the other,º and the higherº came upºª last.º 4 I sawºª² the ramº pushingºª westward,º and northward,º and southward;º so that no²² beastsº might standºª beforeº him, neither² [was there any] that could deliverºª out of his hand;º² but he didºª according to his will,º and became great.ºª 5 And as I² was² considering,ºª behold,² an he¹ goatº² cameºª from² the westº on² the faceº of the whole² earth,º and touchedºª not² the ground:º and the goatº [had] a notableº hornº between² his eyes.º 6 And he cameºª to² the ramº that hadº [two] horns,º which² I had seenºª standingºª beforeº the river,º and ranºª unto² him in the furyº of his power.º 7 And I sawºª him come¹ª close² untoº the ram,º and he was moved with cholerºª against² him, and smoteºª² the ram,º and brakeºª² his twoº horns:º and there was² no² powerº in the ramº to standºª beforeº him, but he cast him downºª to the ground,º and stamped¹ª upon² him: and there was² none² that could deliverºª the ramº out of his hand.º² 8 Therefore the he¹ goatº² waxed very¹ great:ºª²² and when he was strong,ºª the greatº hornº was broken;ºª and for² it came upºª fourº notable onesº toward the fourº windsº of heaven.º 9 And out of² oneº of² them came forthºª a² littleº² horn,º which waxed exceeding¹ great,ºª² toward² the south,º and toward² the east,º and toward² the pleasantº [land]. 10 And it waxed great,ºª [even] to² the hostº of heaven;º and it cast downºª [some] of² the hostº and of² the starsº to the ground,º and stamped¹ª upon² them. 11 Yea, he magnifiedºª [himself] even to² the princeº of the host,º and by² him the dailyº [sacrifice] was taken away,ºªªª and the placeº of his sanctuaryº was cast down.ºª 12 And an hostº was givenºª [him] against² the dailyº [sacrifice] by reason of transgression,º and it cast downºª the truthº to the ground;º and it practised,ºª and prospered.ºª

[1] Dn 7:1, 15, 28; 8:15; 9:2; 10:2, 7; 11:4.
[2] Gn 10:22; 14:1; Nu 12:6; Ne 1:1; Es 1:2; 2:8; 3:15; 7:6; 8:15; 9:11, 15; Is 21:2; Jr 25:25; 49:34; Ezk 32:24; Dn 7:2, 15; 8:3, 16; He 1:1.
[3] Nu 24:2; Jsh 5:13; 1Ch 21:16; Ezr 1:2; 4:5; Es 1:3; Is 13:17; 21:2; 44:28; Jr 51:11; Dn 2:39; 5:31; 6:28; 7:5; 8:20; 10:5; Zc 1:18; 2:1; 5:1, 5, 9; 6:1.
[4] Jb 10:7; Ps 7:2; 50:22; Is 10:13; 45:1; Jr 50:1; Dn 5:19, 30; 7:5; 8:7; 11:2, 3, 16, 36; Mi 5:8.
[5] Dn 2:32, 39; 7:6; 8:8, 21; 11:3.
[6] Dn 8:3.
[7] Lv 26:37; Jsh 8:20; Dn 7:7; 8:4; 11:11.
[8] Dt 31:20; 2Ch 26:16; Es 9:4; Ps 82:6; Jr 5:27; Ezk 16:7; 28:9; Dn 4:31; 5:20; 7:2, 6; 8:22; 11:4; Mt 24:31; Mk 13:27; Rv 7:1.
[9] Ps 48:2; 105:24; Jr 3:19; Ezk 20:6, 15; Dn 7:8, 20; 8:23; 11:16, 21, 25, 41, 45; Zc 7:14.
[10] Is 14:13; Dn 7:7; 8:7, 24; 11:28, 30, 33; Rv 12:4.
[11] Ex 29:38; Nu 28:3; Jsh 5:14; 2K 19:22; 2Ch 32:15; Is 37:23, 29; Jr 48:26, 42; Ezk 46:14; Dn 5:23; 7:25; 8:12, 25; 9:26; 11:31, 36; 12:11; Lk 21:5, 24; 2Th 2:4; He 2:10; Rv 13:5; 17:14; 19:13.
[12] 1S 23:9; Jb 12:6; Ps 119:43, 142; Is 59:14; Jr 12:1; Dn 8:4; 11:28, 31, 36; 2Th 2:10; Rv 13:7, 11.

The two thousand three hundred days of sacrifice.

13 ¶ Then I heardºª oneº saintº speaking,ºª and anotherº saintº saidºª unto that certainº [saint] which spake,ºª How long²² [shall be] the visionº [concerning] the dailyº [sacrifice], and the transgressionº of desolation,ºª to giveºª both the sanctuaryº and the hostº to be trodden under foot?º 14 And he saidºª unto² me, Unto² two thousandº and threeº hundredº days;ºº then shall the sanctuaryº be cleansed.ºª

[13] Dt 33:2; Jg 13:18; Ps 74:9; 79:5; Is 6:11; 9:6; 63:18; Dn 4:13; 7:16, 23; 8:11; 9:27; 11:31; 12:5, 6, 11; Zc 1:9, 19; 2:3; 14:5; Mt 11:27; 24:15; Mk 13:14; Lk 10:22; 21:20, 24; Jn 1:18; 1Th 3:13; He 10:29; 1P 1:12; Jde 1:14; Rv 6:10; 11:2.
[14] Gn 1:5; Is 1:27; 45:25; Dn 7:25; 8:26; 12:7, 11; Ro 11:26; Ga 3:8; Rv 11:2, 15; 12:14; 13:5.

Gabriel comforteth Daniel, and interpreteth the vision.

15 ¶ And it came to pass,² when I, [even] I² Daniel,º had seenºª² the vision,º and soughtºª for the meaning,º then, behold,² there stoodºª before² me as the appearanceº of a man.º 16 And I heardºª a man'sº voiceº between² [the banks of] Ulai,º which called,ºª and said,ºª Gabriel,º make thisº [man] to understandºª² the vision.º 17 So he cameºª nearº where I stood:º and when he came,ºª I was afraid,ºª and fellºª upon² my face:º but he saidºª unto² me, Understand,ºª O sonº of man:º for² at the timeº of the endº [shall be] the vision.¹² 18 Now as he was speakingºª with² me, I was in a deep sleepºª on² my faceº toward the ground:º but he touchedºª me, and setºª me upright.º² 19 And he said,ºª Behold,² I will make thee knowºª² what² shall be² in the last endº of the indignation:º for² at the time appointedº the endº [shall be]. 20 The ramº which² thou sawestºª havingº [two] hornsº [are] the kingsº of Mediaº and Persia.º 21 And the roughº goatº [is] the kingº of Grecia:º and the greatº hornº that² [is] between² his eyesº [is] the firstº king.º 22 Now that being broken,ºª whereas fourº stood upºª for² it, fourº kingdomsº shall stand upºª out of the nation,º² but not² in his power.º 23 And in the latter timeº of their kingdom,º when the transgressorsºª are come to the full,ºª a kingº of fierceº countenance,º and understandingºª dark sentences,º shall stand up.ºª 24 And his powerº shall be mighty,ºª but not² by his own power:º and he shall destroyºª wonderfully,ºª and shall prosper,ºª and practise,ºª and shall destroyºª the mightyº and the holyº people.º 25 And through² his policyº also he shall cause craftº to prosperºª in his hand;º and he shall magnifyºª [himself] in his heart,º and by peaceº shall destroyºª many:º he shall also stand upºª against² the Princeº of princes;º but he shall be brokenºª withoutº hand.º 26 And the visionº of the eveningº and the morningº which² was toldºª [is] true:º wherefore shut thou upºª² the vision;º for² it [shall be] for manyº days.º 27 And I² Danielº fainted,ºª and was sickºª [certain] days;º afterward I rose up,ºª and didºª² the king'sº business;º and I was astonishedºª at² the vision,º but none² understoodºª [it].

[15] Jsh 5:14; Is 9:6; Ezk 1:26; Dn 7:16, 28; 10:5, 16; 12:8; Mt 13:36; 24:15, 30; Mk 4:12; 13:14; 1P 1:10; Rv 1:13; 13:18.
[16] Dn 8:2; 9:21, 22; 10:11, 14, 21; 12:5, 7; Zc 1:9; 2:4; Lk 1:19, 26; Ac 9:7; 10:13; He 1:14; Rv 1:12; 22:16.
[17] Gn 17:3; Ezk 1:28; 2:1; 6:2; Dn 8:15, 19; 9:23, 27; 10:7, 11, 16; 11:35; 12:4, 13; Hab 2:3; Mt 17:8; Mk 9:4; Rv 1:17; 19:9; 22:8.
[18] Gn 15:12; Jb 4:13; Ezk 2:2; Dn 8:17, 27; 10:8, 10, 16, 18; Zc 4:1; Lk 9:32; 22:45; Ac 26:6.
[19] Dn 8:15, 17, 23; 9:26; 11:27, 35; 12:7; Hab 2:3; Rv 1:1; 10:7; 11:18; 15:1; 17:17.
[20] Dn 8:3; 11:1.
[21] Dn 8:5, 8; 10:20; 11:3.
[22] Dn 8:3; 11:4.
[23] Gn 15:16; Nu 24:24; Dt 28:50; Ezk 38:8, 16; Dn 7:8, 11, 20, 25; 8:6, 9, 25; 10:14; 11:21, 24; Mt 23:32; 1Th 2:16; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 4:1; Rv 13:11; 19:20.
[24] Dn 7:25; 8:10, 12; 11:31, 36; Rv 13:3, 10; 16:6; 17:6, 12, 17; 19:2.
[25] Jb 34:20; Jr 48:26; Lm 4:6; Dn 2:34, 44; 7:8, 26; 8:11, 23; 11:21, 32, 36, 45; Ac 12:23; Rv 17:14; 19:16, 19.
[26] Is 24:22; Ezk 12:27; Dn 8:11; 10:1, 14; 12:4, 9; Ho 3:3; Rv 10:4; 22:10.
[27] 1S 3:15; Dn 2:48; 5:14; 6:2; 7:28; 8:2, 7, 15; 10:8, 16; Hab 3:16.


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