Daniel 8:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then I lifted up my 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 one came up last.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then I lifted up{H5375} mine eyes,{H5869} and saw,{H7200} and, behold, there stood{H5975} before{H6440} the river{H180} a{H259} ram{H352} which had two horns:{H7161} and the two horns{H7161} were high;{H1364} but one{H259} was higher{H1364} than the other,{H8145} and the higher{H1364} came up{H5927} last.{H314}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then I lifted up{H5375}{(H8799)} mine eyes{H5869}, and saw{H7200}{(H8799)}, and, behold, there stood{H5975}{(H8802)} before{H6440} the river{H180} a{H259} ram{H352} which had two horns{H7161}: and the two horns{H7161} were high{H1364}; but one{H259} was higher{H1364} than the other{H8145}, and the higher{H1364} came up{H5927}{(H8802)} last{H314}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then I loked vp, and sawe: and beholde there stode before the ryuer, a ramme, which had hornes: and these hornes were hye, but one was hyer then another, and the hyest came vp last.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then I looked vp and sawe, and beholde, there stoode before the riuer a ramme, which had two hornes: and these two hornes were hie: but one was hier then another, and the hyest came vp last.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then I loked vp and saw, & beholde, there stoode before the riuer a ramme which had two hornes: and these two hornes were hye, but one was hyer then the other, & the hyest came vp last.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then I lifted up my 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it hath two horns, and the two horns `are' high; and the one `is' higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And lifting up my eyes, I saw, there before the stream, a male sheep with two horns: and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, the higher one coming up last.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then I lifted up my 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I looked up and saw a ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long, but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one.

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 8:20 : 20 The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
  • Dan 10:5 : 5 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz.
  • Zech 1:18 : 18 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four horns.
  • Zech 2:1 : 1 I lifted my eyes again and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
  • Zech 5:1 : 1 Then I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, a flying scroll.
  • Zech 5:5 : 5 Then the angel who talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up now your eyes, and see what this is that goes forth.
  • Zech 5:9 : 9 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.
  • Zech 6:1 : 1 And I turned and lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
  • Num 24:2 : 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
  • Josh 5:13 : 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went to him and said to him, Are you for us or for our adversaries?
  • 1 Chr 21:16 : 16 And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between the earth and the heavens, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
  • Ezra 1:2 : 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
  • Ezra 4:5 : 5 And hired counselors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
  • Esth 1:3 : 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.
  • Isa 13:17 : 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who will not regard silver; and as for gold, they will not delight in it.
  • Isa 21:2 : 2 A harsh vision is revealed to me; the treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing have I made to cease.
  • Isa 44:28 : 28 Who says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
  • Jer 51:11 : 11 Polish the arrows; gather the shields; the LORD has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, for His plan is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of His temple.
  • Dan 2:39 : 39 And after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you, and a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.
  • Dan 5:31 : 31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
  • Dan 6:28 : 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
  • Dan 7:5 : 5 And behold, another beast, a second one, was like a bear. It raised itself up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said to it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Dan 8:4-9
    6 verses
    85%

    4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts could stand before him, nor was there any that could deliver from his hand; but he did according to his will and became great.

    5 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.

    6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran at him in the fury of his power.

    7 And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram from his hand.

    8 Therefore the he goat became very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and in its place came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.

    9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which grew exceedingly great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

  • Dan 8:15-23
    9 verses
    83%

    15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

    16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.

    17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face; but he said to me, Understand, O son of man: for the vision shall be at the time of the end.

    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 you know what shall be in the latter end of the indignation: for at the appointed time the end shall be.

    20 The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

    21 And the rough goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

    22 Now that horn being broken, and four stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of the nation, but not with his power.

    23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall arise.

  • Dan 8:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, even to me Daniel, after the one that appeared to me at the first.

    2 And I saw in a vision; and it happened, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

  • Zech 1:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four horns.

    19 And I said to the angel who talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

  • Dan 7:6-8
    3 verses
    76%

    6 After this, I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

    7 After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

    8 I considered the horns, and behold, another little horn came up among them, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

  • Dan 7:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other which came up, and before which three fell; even that horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose appearance was greater than its companions.

    21 I watched, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them,

  • 5 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz.

  • 5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and, behold, there stood two others, one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

  • Dan 11:1-3
    3 verses
    68%

    1 Also I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood to confirm and strengthen him.

    2 And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall stand in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than all of them: and by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

    3 And a mighty king shall stand up, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.

  • 11 Then I watched because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I watched until the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame.

  • 11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

  • Dan 7:2-4
    3 verses
    68%

    2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

    3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, different from one another.

    4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on its feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

  • 21 And I said, What are these coming to do? And he spoke, saying, These are the horns that have scattered Judah so that no one could lift up his head; but these have come to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

  • 1 In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the message was true, but the time appointed was long; and he understood the message and had understanding of the vision.

  • 1 And I turned and lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.

  • 2 And said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl on top of it, and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on top of it:

  • Dan 7:16-17
    2 verses
    67%

    16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

    17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

  • 23 And as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut the tree down and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him.

  • 20 The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and its sight to all the earth,

  • 4 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw on the plain.

  • 10 These were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

  • 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise; and another shall rise after them, and he shall be different from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

  • 14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for the days to come.