Daniel 8:8
6 He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
7 I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
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.
9 From one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land.
10 It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth, and trampled them.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
- WEB
- The male goat magnified himself exceedingly. When he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And the he-goat became exceeding great; but when he was become strong, the great horn was broken; and in its stead came up four notable ones toward the four winds of the heavens.
- BLB
- And the male of the goats grew as far as exceedingly, and with his becoming mighty, the large horn was broken, and came up four conspicuous ones in place of it, toward the four winds of the heavens.
- ÅB
- Og geitebukken ble overmåte mektig; men just som den hadde nådd sin fulle styrke, ble det store horn brutt av, og i stedet for det vokste det opp fire veldige horn, som vendte mot himmelens fire hjørner.
- OTB
- Geitebukken ble overmåte stor, men da den var på høyden av sin makt, ble det store hornet brukket, og i stedet vokste det fram fire iøynefallende horn mot himmelens fire vinder.
- B1930
- Og gjetebukken blev overmåte mektig; men just som den hadde nådd sin fulle styrke, blev det store horn brutt av, og i stedet for det vokste det op fire veldige horn, som vendte mot himmelens fire hjørner.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 7:2
Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
Read in contextRevelation 7:1
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
Read in contextDaniel 5:20
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
Read in contextDaniel 8:22
The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
Read in contextDaniel 8:5
As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
Read in context2 Chronicles 26:16
But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Read in contextMark 13:27
And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Read in contextDaniel 4:31
While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
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