Daniel 8:12

And a host was placed over the daily sacrifice with impiety, and it cast down truth to the ground, and it accomplished its purpose and prospered.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.

In Context

11Yea, he magnified himself even to the Prince of the host, and the daily sacrifice did he take away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

13And I heard a holy one speak; and another holy one said to the one that had spoken, To how long a time extendeth the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the impiety of the destroyer, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

Read all of Daniel 8

Cross References

Psalms 119:43O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.

Isaiah 59:14And justice is turned back, And equity standeth afar off, For truth falleth in the gate, And rectitude cannot enter.

Daniel 7:21I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints and prevailed against them,

Daniel 11:28Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and he will set his heart against the holy covenant, and he will execute his purposes, and return to his own land.

2 Thessalonians 2:10and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Daniel 8:12