Daniel 8:9

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, + 8:9 Antiochus Epiphanes which became exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the [eretz] hatzevi (the glorious [land]). + 8:9 i.e., Eretz Israel

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

In Context

8Therefore the he-goat was acting very presumptuously; and when he was powerful, the keren hagedolah (great horn), + 8:8 i.e., Alexanderʼs Empire was broken; and in the place of it came up conspicuously four, toward the arbah ruchot HaShomayim (the four winds of Heaven).

10And it became great, even unto the tzva HaShomayim; and it caused to fall down to the earth some of the host and some of the kokhavim it trampled.

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Cross References

Psalms 48:2Gadol is Hashem, 1 and greatly to be praised in the Ir Eloheinu, 1 in His Har Kodesh. 1

Jeremiah 3:19But I said: 1 How can I set thee among the banim, 1 and give thee an eretz chemdah (a land of desire), 1 the most beautiful nachalah of the Goyim? 1 And I said: Thou shalt call Me, Avi; 1 and shalt not turn back from following Me. 1

Ezekiel 20:15Yet also I lifted up My Yad unto them in the midbar, that I would not bring them into ha'aretz which I had given them, zavat cholov udevash, the most beautiful of all lands;

Daniel 7:20And concerning the eser karnayim (ten horns) that were in its head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell, even of that horn + 7:20 Anti-Moshiach that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogant things, which seemed greater than the others.

Daniel 7:25And he + 7:25 Anti-Moshiach shall speak great words against Elyon, 1 and shall wear out the kedoshim Elyon, 1 and think to change set times and law, and they shall be given into his hand 1 until a time and times and half a time. 1

Daniel 11:16But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in Eretz HaTzevi (Beautiful Land), and destruction (shall be) in his hand.

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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