Daniel 8

In the third year of the reign of king ^aBelshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me ^bat the first. ²And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at ^cShushan in ^cdthe palace, which is in the province of ^eElam; and ^fI saw in a vision, and I was by ^gthe river of ^hUlai. ³Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before ^gthe river ⁱa ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. ⁴I saw the ram ^kpushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no ^lbeasts ^mmight stand before him, ^mneither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he ⁿdid according to his will, and became great. ⁵And as I was considering, behold, ^oa he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and ^ptouched not the ground: and the goat had ^qa notable horn between his eyes. ⁶And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before ^gthe river, and ^rran unto him in the fury of his power. ⁷And I saw him come close unto the ram, and ^she was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and ^mthere was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down ^tto the ground, and ^tstamped upon him: and ^mthere was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. ⁸Therefore ^othe he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn ^uwas broken; and for it came up ^vfour notable ones toward ^wthe four winds of heaven. ⁹And out of one of them came forth ^xa little horn, which waxed exceeding great, ^ytoward the south, and ^ztoward the east, and toward ^athe pleasant land. ¹⁰And ^bit waxed great, even ^cto the host of heaven; and ^dit cast down some of the host and of the stars ^eto the ground, and ^estamped upon them. ¹¹Yea, ^fhe magnified himself even to ^gthe prince of the host, and by him ^hithe daily sacrifice ^hwas taken away, and ^jthe place of his sanctuary ^kwas cast down. ¹²And ^la host was given him against ⁱthe daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and ^kmit cast down ⁿthe truth to the ground; and it ^opractised, and ^oprospered. ¹³Then I heard ^pone saint speaking, and ^qanother saint said unto that certain saint which spake, ^rHow long shall be the vision concerning ⁱthe daily sacrifice, and ^rrthe transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and ^sthe host ^tto be trodden under foot? ¹⁴And he said unto me, ^uUnto two thousand and three hundred days; ^uthen shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

¹⁵And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and ^vsought for the meaning, then behold, there stood before me ^was the appearance of a man. ¹⁶And I heard a man’s voice ^xbetween the banks of ^yUlai, which called, and said, ^zGabriel, make this man to understand the vision. ¹⁷So he came near where I stood: and when he came, ^aI was afraid, and ^bfell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, ^cO son of man: for at ^ccthe time of the end shall be the vision. ¹⁸Now as he was speaking with me, ^dI was in a deep sleep ^deon my face toward the ground: but ^eehe touched me, and ^fset me upright. ¹⁹And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of ^hthe indignation: for at ⁱthe time appointed the end shall be. ^20kThe ram which thou sawest having two horns are ^lthe kings of ^mMedia and Persia. ²¹ⁿAnd ^othe rough goat is ^lthe king of ^pGrecia: and ⁿthe great horn that is between his eyes ^qis the first king. ²²Now ^rthat being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, ^sbut not in his power. ²³And in the latter time of their kingdom, ^twhen the transgressors are come to the full, a king ^uof fierce countenance, and ^vunderstanding dark sentences, shall stand up. ²⁴And his power shall be mighty, ^wbut not by his own power: and he shall destroy ^xwonderfully, and ^yshall prosper, and ^ypractise, and ^zashall destroy the mighty and ^zthe holy people. ²⁵And ^bthrough his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and ^che shall magnify himself in his heart, and ^dby peace ^eshall destroy many: he shall also stand up ^cagainst the Prince of princes; but ^fhe shall be broken ^gwithout hand. ²⁶And the vision ^hof the evening and the morning which was told ⁱis true: wherefore ^kshut thou up the vision; for ^lit shall be for many days. ²⁷And ^mI Daniel fainted, and was sick ⁿcertain days; afterward I rose up, and ^odid the king’s business; and I ^pwas astonished at the vision, but ^qnone understood it.

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