Daniel 8:22
20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21 The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
23 In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
24 His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
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.
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- BSB
- The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
- KJV
- Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
- WEB
- As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms will stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its stead, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
- BLB
- And the broken one, and that arose the four in its place, [is] four kingdoms from that nation that will rise up, and not with its power.
- ÅB
- Og at dette horn ble avbrutt, og at det kom fire andre i dets sted, det betyr at fire kongeriker[^4] skal oppstå av hans folk, men ikke med hans kraft.
- OTB
- Det brukne hornet og de fire hornene som vokste i stedet representerer fire riker som vil oppstå fra hans nasjon, men de vil ikke ha samme makt.
- B1930
- Og at dette horn blev avbrutt, og at det kom fire andre i dets sted, det betyr at fire kongeriker skal opstå av hans folk, men ikke med hans kraft. / < d.e. det makedoniske, trakiske, syriske og egyptiske.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 8:3
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
Read in contextDaniel 8:8
Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.
Read in contextDaniel 11:4
But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.
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