Daniel 8:20
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
- KJV
- The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
- WEB
- The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
- ASV
- The ram which thou sawest, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
- DARBY
- The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia.
- BLB
- The ram that you saw, owner of the two horns, [are] the kings of Media and Persia.
- ÅB
- Væren du så, den med de to horn, det er kongene av Media og Persia.
- OTB
- Væren du så med de to hornene representerer kongene av Media og Persia.
- B1930
- Væren du så, den med de to horn, det er kongene av Media og Persia.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 8:3
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.
Read in contextDaniel 11:1–2
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
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