Daniel 8:5
As I was pondering this, suddenly a male goat came from the west, crossing the entire earth without touching the ground, and it had a notable horn between its eyes.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And as I was considering, behold, a he goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, and did not touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And as I was considering,{H995} behold, a he -{H5795} goat{H6842} came{H935} from the west{H4628} over the face{H6440} of the whole earth,{H776} and touched{H5060} not the ground:{H776} and the goat{H6842} had a notable{H2380} horn{H7161} between his eyes.{H5869}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And as I was considering{H995}{(H8688)}, behold, an he{H5795} goat{H6842} came{H935}{(H8802)} from the west{H4628} on the face{H6440} of the whole earth{H776}, and touched{H5060}{(H8802)} not the ground{H776}: and the goat{H6842} had a notable{H2380} horn{H7161} between his eyes{H5869}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
I toke hede vnto this, and then came there an hegoate from the west, ouer the whole earth, and touched not the grounde. This goate had a maruelous goodly horne betwixte his eyes,
Geneva Bible (1560)
And as I considered, beholde, a goate came from the West ouer the whole earth, and touched not the grounde: and this goate had an horne that appeared betweene his eyes.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And as I considered, beholde there came a hee goate from the west, ouer the whole earth, and touched not the grounde: and this goate had a horne appeared betwixt his eyes.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat [had] a notable horn between his eyes.
Webster's Bible (1833)
As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn't touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And I have been considering, and lo, a young he-goat hath come from the west, over the face of the whole earth, whom none is touching in the earth; as to the young he-goat, a conspicuous horn `is' between its eyes.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And while I was giving thought to this, I saw a he-goat coming from the west over the face of all the earth without touching the earth: and the he-goat had a great horn between his eyes.
World English Bible (2000)
As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn't touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
While I was contemplating all this, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of all the land without touching the ground. This goat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes.
Referenced Verses
- Dan 8:21 : 21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
- Dan 11:3 : 3 Then a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
- Dan 8:8 : 8 The male goat became very great, but at the height of its power, its large horn was broken off, and in its place, four prominent horns grew toward the four winds of heaven.
- Dan 2:32 : 32 The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze.
- Dan 2:39 : 39 After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours; then a third kingdom, made of bronze, which will rule over the whole earth.
- Dan 7:6 : 6 After this, I looked, and behold, there was another beast, like a leopard. It had four wings of a bird on its back, and the beast had four heads. Dominion was given to it.
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- Dan 8:6-105 verses86%
6 It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage.
7 I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking it and breaking its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and no one could rescue the ram from its power.
8 The male goat became very great, but at the height of its power, its large horn was broken off, and in its place, four prominent horns grew toward the four winds of heaven.
9 Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, the east, and the Beautiful Land.
10 It grew until it reached the host of heaven, and it cast some of the stars and the host down to the earth and trampled on them.
- Dan 8:2-43 verses84%
2 In the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. In the vision, I was beside the Ulai canal.
3 I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two high horns standing beside the canal. One horn was higher than the other, and the higher one grew later.
4 I saw the ram charging to the west, north, and south. No animal could stand against it, and no one could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.
- Dan 8:17-237 verses81%
17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell facedown. He said to me, 'Understand, son of man, that the vision concerns the time of the end.'
18 While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.
19 He said, 'I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.'
20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
22 The broken horn was replaced by four other horns that arose in its place. These represent four kingdoms that will emerge from that nation, but they will not have its power.
23 In the latter part of their reign, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, a stern-faced king, skilled in intrigue, will arise.
- Dan 7:3-86 verses78%
3 Four great beasts, each different from the other, came up out of the sea.
4 The first was like a lion and had wings like an eagle. I watched until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground to stand on two feet like a man, and a human heart was given to it.
5 Then I saw a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said to it, 'Arise, devour much flesh!'
6 After this, I looked, and behold, there was another beast, like a leopard. It had four wings of a bird on its back, and the beast had four heads. Dominion was given to it.
7 After this, I saw in the visions of the night a fourth beast, terrifying, dreadful, and exceedingly strong. It had large iron teeth and devoured, crushed, and trampled the remainder with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.
8 I was considering the horns, and behold, another horn, a small one, came up among them. Three of the first horns were uprooted before it. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking great things.
- Dan 7:19-213 verses75%
19 Then I wanted to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—exceedingly terrifying, with iron teeth and bronze claws, which devoured, crushed, and trampled the remainder with its feet.
20 And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up, before which three fell—the horn that had eyes and a mouth speaking great things, and whose appearance was greater than the others.
21 As I was watching, that horn made war against the holy ones and was prevailing against them.
- Dan 7:11-133 verses71%
11 I continued to watch because of the sound of the boastful words spoken by the horn. I watched until the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.
12 As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
13 I continued watching in the visions of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven came one like a son of man. He approached the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him.
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15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one who looked like a man.
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11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.
- Dan 7:16-172 verses70%
16 I approached one of those standing there and asked him the truth about all this. So he told me and revealed the interpretation of these things.
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8 Flee from Babylon, leave the land of the Chaldeans, and be like male goats leading the flock.
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23 The command to leave the stump with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
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31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.
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23 He said, 'The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on earth, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it, and crush it.'
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17 As for you, My flock, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the male goats.
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5 At that very moment, the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.
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4 And there was the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision that I had seen in the valley.
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1 Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, and on its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads were names of blasphemy.
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20 And you saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots bound with iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field. Let it be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let it live with the animals of the field until seven periods of time pass over it.’
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13 Let his mind be changed from that of a human, and let the mind of a beast be given to him, and let seven periods of time pass over him.
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5 Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and said to me, 'Look up and see what is appearing.'
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5 I looked up, and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold from Uphaz around his waist.
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6 Then I saw a Lamb, standing as though it had been slain, in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. It had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.