Daniel 8:5

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.

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In The King James 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.

In Context

4I saw the sheep pushing to the west and to the north and to the south; and no beasts were able to keep their place before him, and no one was able to get people out of his power; but he did whatever his pleasure was and made himself great.

6And he came to the two-horned sheep which I saw before the stream, rushing at him in the heat of his power.

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Cross References

Daniel 2:32As for this image, its head was made of the best gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, its middle and its sides were of brass,

Daniel 7:6After this I saw another beast, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; and the beast had four heads, and the power of a ruler was given to it.

Daniel 8:21And the he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:2-15

The Vision of the Ram and Goat. ( b. c. 553.) 1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, 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. 3 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… Read the whole commentary →

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