Daniel 8
Daniel’s Vision of the Ram and the Goat
1In the third year of the reign of aKing Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, bafter that which appeared to me cat the first. 2And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in dSusa the citadel, which is in the province of eElam. And fI saw in the vision, gand I was at the hUlai canal. 3I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, ia ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. 4I saw jthe ram charging westward and northward and southward. No kbeast lcould stand before him, mand there was no one who could rescue from his power. nHe did as he pleased and obecame great. 5As I was considering, behold, a pmale goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had qa conspicuous horn between his eyes. 6He came to rthe ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, sand he ran at him in his powerful wrath. 7I saw him come close to the ram, tand he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. uAnd the ram had no power to stand before him, but he vcast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. 8Then wthe goat xbecame exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four yconspicuous horns toward zthe four winds of heaven. 9Out of one of them came aaa little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward abthe south, toward the east, and toward acthe glorious land. 10 adIt grew great, aeeven to the host of heaven. And some of the host afand some ▼▼Or host, that is, some
of ahthe stars it threw down to the ground and aitrampled on them. 11 ajIt became great, even as great as akthe Prince of the host. alAnd the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. 12And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, ▼▼Or in an act of rebellion
and it will throw truth to the ground, and anit will act and prosper. 13Then I heard aoa holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, ap“For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, aqthe transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” 14And he said to me, ▼▼Hebrew; Septuagint, Theodotion, Vulgate to him
“For 2,300 asevenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.” The Interpretation of the Vision
15When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I atsought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having authe appearance of a man. 16 avAnd I heard a man’s voice awbetween the banks of the axUlai, and it called, ay“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17So he came near where I stood. And when he came, azI was frightened baand fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, bbO son of man, that the vision is for bcthe time of the end.” 18And when he had spoken to me, bdI fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But behe touched me and made me stand up. 19He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of bfthe indignation, for it refers to bgthe appointed time of the end. 20As for bhthe ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of biMedia and Persia. 21And bjthe goat ▼▼Or the shaggy goat
is the king of Greece. And blthe great horn between his eyes is bmthe first king. 22 bnAs for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his ▼▼Theodotion, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew the
nation, bpbut not with his power. 23And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. 24His power shall be great— bqbut not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction brand shall succeed in what he does, bsand destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. 25 btBy his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind buhe shall become great. bvWithout warning he shall destroy many. And he bwshall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but bxby no human hand. 26The vision of bythe evenings and the mornings that has been told bzis true, but caseal up the vision, cbfor it refers to many days from now.” 27And ccI, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king’s business, but I was appalled by the vision cdand did not understand it.
Copyright information for
ESV
Everyone uses cookies. We do too! Cookies are little bits of information stored on your computer which help us give you a better experience. You can find out more by reading the STEPBible cookie policy.
Welcome to STEP Bible
A simplified search is now available!){kind=link}
Here are the frequently asked questions:
How do I read passages in Bibles?
- How do I look up a passage?
- How do I see three Bibles at once?
- How do I find a parallel gospel passage?
- How do I follow a Bible reading plan?
- How do I also see a commentary?
){kind=link}
){kind=link}
1) Click the Resource icon.
2) Click the resource for parallel gospel passage
2) Click the resource for parallel gospel passage
1) Click the Resource icon.
2) Plans for 1/2/3 years, chronological, Jewish etc
2) Plans for 1/2/3 years, chronological, Jewish etc
1) Click the Bible button.
2) Click on Commentaries
2) Click on Commentaries
How do I find words and phrases?
- How do I find words or topics?
- How do I search only some books in the Bible?
- How do I find a Greek or Hebrew word?
- How do I find a word only where it relates to a topic?
- How do I find more about search?
){kind=link}
Video guide
1) Click on the search button
2) Click on Range
3) Select the books that you wish to search
){kind=link}
1) Click on the search button
2) Click on Range
3) Select the books that you wish to search
Video guide
1) Click on the search button
2) Click on the Hebrew or Greek tab
3) Type in the Greek/Hebrew word in the search box, press Return, and wait for the table to fill itself.
4) View corresponding row to see Greek/Hebrew translation of the word
){kind=link}
1) Click on the search button
2) Click on the Hebrew or Greek tab
3) Type in the Greek/Hebrew word in the search box, press Return, and wait for the table to fill itself.
4) View corresponding row to see Greek/Hebrew translation of the word
Video guide
1) Click on the search button
2) Click on the English tab
3) Type in the topic in the search box, press Return, and wait for the table to fill itself.
4) Click on one of the words or topics listed
){kind=link}
1) Click on the search button
2) Click on the English tab
3) Type in the topic in the search box, press Return, and wait for the table to fill itself.
4) Click on one of the words or topics listed
How do I do a word study?
- What information can I find about a word?
- Meaning: how the word is used throughout the Bible
- Dictionary: academic details about the word
- Related words: similar in meaning or origin
- Grammar: (only available for some Bibles)
- Why do only some Bibles have clickable words?
- What does “~20x” or “Frequency” mean?
- Why do some words have dropdown next to the frequency number?
- Where do I find the maps?
- How do I get the word frequency for a chapter or a book?
When you click on a word, the detailed lexicon opens with:
'Vocabulary' Bibles link the translation to Greek & Hebrew. So far, only some Bibles have this vocabulary feature. They are shown in the Bible select screen with the letter 'V'.
It is the number of occurrences of a word in the Bible. Click on it to see them all in the selected Bible(s).
This reveals different forms for some words and names. These details are often interesting to scholars, eg the word 'beginning' in Genesis.
Video guide
1st method:
Click on a place name then on the Map button in the detailed lexicon.
2nd method:
1) Click the Resource icon.
2) Click on "Places in the Bible"
){kind=link}
1st method:
Click on a place name then on the Map button in the detailed lexicon.
2nd method:
1) Click the Resource icon.
2) Click on "Places in the Bible"
Video guide
1) Click on the analysis icon.
2) Click on the "Selected passage" button if no analysis is shown.
){kind=link}
1) Click on the analysis icon.
2) Click on the "Selected passage" button if no analysis is shown.
How do I find more information on original languages?
- How do I see Greek/Hebrew vocabulary for my Bible?
- How do I see Greek/Hebrew transliteration for my Bible?
- How do I see Greek/Hebrew vocabulary for a verse?
- How can I view multiple Bibles together as an Interlinear?
- How do I see the various versions of the Greek OT?
- How do I display the color-coded grammar?
Video guide
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Refer to the legend and select the Bible translations with the Vocab feature
3) Click on the Option button, then click "Interlinear options”, then select "Greek / Hebrew". Original language vocab will be shown.
){kind=link}
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Refer to the legend and select the Bible translations with the Vocab feature
3) Click on the Option button, then click "Interlinear options”, then select "Greek / Hebrew". Original language vocab will be shown.
Video guide
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Refer to the legend and select the Bible translations with the Vocab feature
3) Click on the Option button, then click "Interlinear options”, then select "Transliteration".
){kind=link}
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Refer to the legend and select the Bible translations with the Vocab feature
3) Click on the Option button, then click "Interlinear options”, then select "Transliteration".
Video guide
1) Click on the verse number to list the words and meanings
2) Hover over or click on a word for more details about the word
){kind=link}
1) Click on the verse number to list the words and meanings
2) Hover over or click on a word for more details about the word
Video guides
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Refer to the legend and select two Bible with the vocabulary feature
3) Click on the Option button, then click Interlinear”. Interlinear will be shown.
){kind=link}
){kind=link}
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Refer to the legend and select two Bible with the vocabulary feature
3) Click on the Option button, then click Interlinear”. Interlinear will be shown.
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Select “Ancient” for the language
3) Scroll down to see the Greek OT translations
Examples
2) Select “Ancient” for the language
3) Scroll down to see the Greek OT translations
Examples
Video guide
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Refer to the legend and select the Bible translations with the grammar feature
3) Click on "G" or "Grammar" at the navigation bar. The text will then be color coded.
Examples
){kind=link}
1) Click on the Bible translation button
2) Refer to the legend and select the Bible translations with the grammar feature
3) Click on "G" or "Grammar" at the navigation bar. The text will then be color coded.
Examples
© STEPBible - 2024