Daniel 8:5

Now, I, was observing, when lo! a he-goat, coming in out of the west, over the face of all the earth, but it meddled not with the earth,—and, the goat, had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 ram, pushing strongly westward and northward and southward, so that no wild beast could stand before him, and none could deliver out of his hand,—but he did according to his own pleasure, and shewed himself great.

6So then he came up to the ram having the two horns, which I had seen, standing before the river,—and ran unto him, in the fury of his strength.

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Cross References

Daniel 2:32As for this image, its head, was of fine gold, its breast and its arms, were of silver,—its belly and its thighs, of bronze;

Daniel 7:6After that, I was looking, and lo! another like a leopard, and it, had four wings of a bird upon its back,—and four heads, had the wild beast, and dominion, was given to it,

Daniel 8:21and, the he-goat, is the king of Greece,—and, the great horn which was between his eyes, the same, 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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