Daniel 8:8

But, the he-goat, shewed himself very great,—and, when he had become mighty, the great horn, was broken in pieces, and there came up afterwards four, in its stead, towards the four winds of the heavens;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.

In Context

7Yea I saw him coming close upon the ram, and he was enraged at him, and smote the ram, and brake in pieces both his horns, and there was no strength in the ram to stand before him,—but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled him underfoot, and there was none could deliver the ram out of his power.

9and, out of the first of them, came forth a little horn,—which became exceedingly great, against the south and against the east, and against the beautiful [land];

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 26:16But, when he became strong, uplifted was his heart, unto ruin, for he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God,—and entered into the temple of Yahweh, to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

Psalms 82:6I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;

Ezekiel 16:7Into myriads—like the bud of the field, made I thee, And thou didst increase and become well grown, and didst attain to most excellent adornments,— Thy breasts were well-formed And thy hair was grown, But thou thyself wast utterly naked.

Daniel 4:31While yet the word was in the mouth of the king, a voice, out of the heavens, fell,—Unto thee, is it said, O Nebuchadnezzar the king, The kingdom, hath departed from thee;

Daniel 7:2Daniel spake and said, I was looking, in my vision [which came] with the night,—when, lo! the four winds of the heavens, bursting forth upon the great sea;

Daniel 8:5Now, 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.

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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