Daniel 8:25

And by his cunning also he shall cause mirmah (deceit) to prosper through his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his lev, and by peace shall destroy rabbim (many); he shall also stand up against the Sar Sarim (Prince of Princes); but he shall be broken without [human] hand.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

In Context

24And his koach shall be mighty, but not by his own koach; and he shall cause astounding destruction, and shall prosper, and accomplish, and shall destroy the mighty and Am Kedoshim (the Holy People).

26And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is emes; and thou! Shut up the chazon; for it shall be for many yamim. + 8:26 i.e., distant times

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Cross References

Jeremiah 48:26Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Hashem; Moav also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

Daniel 2:34Thou sawest till that an even (stone) + 2:34 Moshiach; see Ps 118:22; Isa 53:3; Ps 2:9 was cut out without hands, which struck the tzelem upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

Daniel 7:8I was contemplating the karnayim (horns), and, hinei, there came up among them another keren (horn), a little one, before whom there were three of the first karnayim plucked up by the roots; and, hinei, in this keren were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

Daniel 8:11Yea, he magnified himself even unto the Sar HaTzava, and the daily sacrifice was taken away from Him, and the place of His Mikdash was cast down.

Daniel 11:12And the multitude shall be carried away; his lev shall be lifted up; and he shall cause thousands to fall, but will not be strong.

Daniel 11:32And such as do wickedly against the Brit shall he pervert in intrigue, but the people who know their G-d shall be strong and will do.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:16-27

The Vision of the Ram and Goat. ( b. c. 553.) 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 as 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 to 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 unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.… Read the whole commentary →

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