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Daniel 8

Vision of the Ram and Goat

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In the thirdh7969 yearh8141 of the reignh4438 of Belshazzarh1112 the kingh4428 a visionh2377 appearedh7200 to me,  1Danielh1840, subsequenth310 to the one which appearedh7200 to me  2previouslyh8462.

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I  alookedh7200 in the visionh2377, and while I was lookingh7200 I was in the citadelh1002 of  bSusah7800, whichh834 is in the provinceh4082 of  cElamh5867a; and I lookedh7200 in the visionh2377 and I myselfh589 was besideh5921 the Ulaih195  1Canalh180.

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Then I liftedh5375 my eyesh5869 and lookedh7200, and beholdh2009, a  aramh352a which had two hornsh7161 was standingh5975 in fronth6440 of the  1canalh180. Now the two hornsh7161 were  2longh1364, but oneh259 was  2longerh1364 thanh4480 the otherh8145, with the  2longerh1364 oneh1364 comingh5927 up lasth314.

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I sawh7200 the ramh352a  abuttingh5055 westwardh3220, northwardh6828, and southwardh5045, and noh3808 other beastsh2421b could standh5975 beforeh6440 him norh369 was thereh369 anyone to rescueh5337 from his  1powerh3027, but  bhe didh6213a as he pleasedh7522 and magnifiedh1431 himself.

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While I was observingh995, beholdh2009, a maleh6842 goath6842 was comingh935 from the westh4628 overh5921 the surfaceh6440 of the wholeh3605 earthh776 withouth369 touchingh5060 the groundh776; and the  1goath6842 had a  aconspicuoush2380 hornh7161 betweenh996 his eyesh5869.

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He cameh935 up to the ramh352a that had the two hornsh7161, whichh834 I had seenh7200 standingh5975 in fronth6440 of the  1canalh180, and rushedh7323 at him in his mightyh3581b wrathh2534.

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I sawh7200 him comeh5060 besideh681a the ramh352a, and he was enragedh4843 at him; and he struckh5221 the ramh352a and shatteredh7665 his twoh8147 hornsh7161, and the ramh352a hadh1961 noh3808 strengthh3581b to withstandh5975 him. So he hurledh7993 him to the groundh776 and trampledh7429 on him, and there was noneh3808 to rescueh5337 the ramh352a from his  1powerh3027.

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Then the maleh6842 goath5795 magnifiedh1431 himself exceedinglyh5704h3966. But as soon as  ahe was mightyh6105a, the  blargeh1419 hornh7161 was brokenh7665; and in its placeh8478 there cameh5927 up fourh702 conspicuoush2380 horns toward the  cfourh702 windsh7307 of heavenh8064.

The Little Horn

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Out of oneh259 of them cameh3318 forthh3318 a rather  asmallh6810 hornh7161 which grewh1431 exceedinglyh3499a greath1431 towardh413 the southh5045, towardh413 the easth4217, and towardh413 the  1 bBeautifulh6643a Land.

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It grewh1431 up to the hosth6635 of heavenh8064 and caused someh4480 of the hosth6635 and someh4480 of the  astarsh3556 to fallh5307 to the earthh776, and it  btrampledh7429 them downh7429.

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It evenh5704  amagnifiedh1431 itself  1to be equalh5704 with the  2Commanderh8269 of the hosth6635; and it removedh7311 the  bregularh8548 sacrificeh8548 from Him, and the placeh4349 of His sanctuaryh4720 was thrownh7993 downh7993.

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And on account of transgressionh6588 the hosth6635 will be givenh5414 over to the horn alongh5921 with the regularh8548 sacrificeh8548; and it will  aflingh7993 truthh571 to the groundh776 and performh6213a its will and prosperh6743b.

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Then I heardh8085 a  aholyh6918 oneh6918 speakingh1696, and anotherh259 holyh6918 oneh6918 saidh559 to that particularh6423 oneh6423 who was speakingh1696, " bHowh4970 longh5704h4970 will the visionh2377 about the regularh8548 sacrificeh8548 apply,  1while the transgressionh6588 causesh8074 horrorh8074, so as to allowh5414 both the holyh6944 place and the hosth6635  2to be  ctrampledh4823?"

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He saidh559 to me, "For  a2,300h505h7969h3967 eveningsh6153 and morningsh1242; then the holyh6944 place will be  1properlyh6663 restoredh6663."

Interpretation of the Vision

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When  aI, Danielh1840, had seenh7200 the visionh2377, I soughth1245  1to understandh998 it; and beholdh2009, standingh5975 beforeh5048 me was one  2whoh4758 lookedh4758 like a  bmanh1397.

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And I heardh8085 the voiceh6963 of a manh120 betweenh996 the banks of Ulaih195, and he calledh7121 out and saidh559, " aGabrielh1403, giveh995 thish1975 man an understandingh995 of the visionh4758."

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So he cameh935 nearh681a to whereh5977 I was standingh5977, and when he cameh935 I was frightenedh1204 and  afellh5307 on my faceh6440; but he saidh559 to me, "Sonh1121 of manh120, understandh995 that the visionh2377 pertains to the  btimeh6256 of the endh7093."

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Now while he was talkingh1696 with me, I  asankh7290a into a deeph7290a sleeph7290a with my faceh6440 to the groundh776; but he  btouchedh5060 me and made me standh5975  1uprighth5921h5977.

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He saidh559, "Beholdh2009, I am going to  alet you knowh3045 whath834 will occurh1961 at the finalh319 periodh319 of the indignationh2195, for it pertains to the appointedh4150 timeh4150 of the endh7093.

The Ram's Identity

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"The  aramh352a whichh834 you sawh7200 with the two hornsh7161 represents the kingsh4428 of Mediah4074 and Persiah6539.

The Goat

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"The shaggyh8163a  1goath5795 represents the  2kingdomh4428 of Greeceh3120, and the largeh1419 hornh7161 that is betweenh996 his eyesh5869 is the firsth7223 kingh4428.

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"The  abrokenh7665 horn and the fourh702 horns that aroseh5975 in its placeh8478 represent fourh702 kingdomsh4438 which will ariseh5975 from his nationh1471, although not with his powerh3581b.

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"In the latterh319 periodh319 of their  1ruleh4438, When the transgressorsh6586 have  2runh8552 their course, A kingh4428 will ariseh5975,  3Insolenth5794h6440 and skilledh995 in  4intrigueh2420.

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"His powerh3581b will be mightyh6105a, but not by his own powerh3581b, And he will  1 adestroyh7843 to an extraordinaryh6381 degreeh6381 And prosperh6743b and performh6213a his will; He will  1destroyh7843 mightyh6099 menh6099 and  2the holyh6918 peopleh5971a.

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"And throughh5921 his shrewdnessh7922 He will cause deceith4820 to succeedh6743b by his  1influenceh3027; And he will magnifyh1431 himself in his hearth3824, And he will  2destroyh7843 manyh7227a while they are  3at easeh7962. He will even  4 aopposeh5975 the Princeh8269 of princesh8269, But he will be brokenh7665  bwithouth657  1humanh3027 agencyh3027.

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"The visionh4758 of the eveningsh6153 and morningsh1242 Whichh834 has been toldh559 is  atrueh571; But  bkeeph5640 the visionh2377 secreth5640, For it pertains to manyh7227a  cdaysh3117 in the future."

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Then I, Danielh1840, was  1 aexhaustedh1961 and sickh2470a for daysh3117. Then I goth6965 up again and  bcarriedh6213a on the king'sh4428 businessh4399; but I was astoundedh8074 at the visionh4758, and thereh369 was noneh369 to  2explainh995 it.



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