Dan 8
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In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to
me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.
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And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace,
which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river
Ulai.
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Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram
which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other,
and the higher came up last.
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I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could
stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he
did according to his will, and magnified himself.
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And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the
whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his
eyes.
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And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river,
and ran upon him in the fury of his power.
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And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and
smote the ram, and brake his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand
before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was
none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
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And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn
was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable [horns] toward the four winds
of heaven.
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And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward
the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious [land].
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And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host and of the stars
it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them.
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Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and it took away from him
the continual [burnt-offering], and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
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And the host was given over [to it] together with the continual [burnt-offering] through
transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did [its pleasure] and
prospered.
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Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who
spoke, How long shall be the vision [concerning] the continual [burnt-offering], and
the transgression that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to
be trodden under foot?
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And he said to me, To two thousand and three hundred evenings [and] mornings; then
shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
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And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to
understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
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And I heard a man`s voice between [the banks of] the Ulai, which called, and said,
Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
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So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell upon my
face: but he said to me, Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongs to the time
of the end.
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Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground;
but he touched me, and set me upright.
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And he said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the latter time of the
indignation; for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.
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The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
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And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his
eyes is the first king.
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And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms
shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
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And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full,
a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
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And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully,
and shall prosper and do [his pleasure]; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and
the holy people.
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And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify
himself in his heart, and in [their] security shall he destroy many: he shall also
stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
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And the vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true: but shut
you up the vision; for it belongs to many days [to come].
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And I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king`s
business: and I wondered at the vision, but none understood it.