Daniel:8

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* In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king , a vision appeared unto me , [even ] to me Daniel , after that which appeared unto me at the first . * And I saw in the vision ; and it came to pass , when I saw , that I was in the fortress of Shushan , which is in the province of Elam . And I saw in the vision , and I was by the river Ulai . * And 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 ; and one was higher than the other , and the higher came up last . * I saw the ram pushing westward , and northward , and southward , and no beast could stand before him , neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand ; and he did according to his will , and became great . * And as I was considering , behold , a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth , and touched not the ground : and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes . * And he came to the ram that had the two horns , which I had seen standing before the river , and ran upon him in the fury of his power . * And I saw him come close to the ram , and he was enraged with him , and smote the ram , and broke his two horns ; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him ; and he cast him down to the ground , and trampled upon him ; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand . * And the he-goat became exceeding great ; but when he was become strong , the great horn was broken ; and in its stead came up four notable ones toward the four winds of the heavens . * And out of one of them came forth a little horn , which became exceeding great , toward the south , and toward the east , and toward the beauty [of the earth ]. * And it became great , even to the host of heaven ; and it cast down [some ] of the host and of the stars to the ground , and trampled upon them . * (And he magnified [himself ] even to the prince of the host , and from him the continual [sacrifice ] was taken away , and the place of his sanctuary was cast down . * And a time of trial was appointed unto the continual [sacrifice ] by reason of transgression .) And it cast down the truth to the ground ; and it practised and prospered . * And I heard one saint speaking , and another saint said unto that one who spoke , How long shall be the vision of the continual [sacrifice ] and of the transgression that maketh desolate , to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden down under foot ? * And he said unto me , Until two thousand and three hundred evenings [and ] mornings : then shall the sanctuary be vindicated . * And it came to pass , when I Daniel had seen the vision , I sought for the understanding of it , and behold , there stood before me as the appearance of a man . * And I heard a man 's voice between [the banks of ] the Ulai ; and he called and said , Gabriel , make this [man ] to understand the vision . * And he came near where I stood ; and when he came , I was afraid , and fell on my face ; and he said unto me , Understand , son of man ; for the vision is for the time of the end . * Now , as he was speaking with me , I was in a deep stupor , with my face toward the ground . And he touched me , and set me up where I had stood . * And he said , Behold , I will make thee know what shall be at the end of the indignation : for at the set time the end shall be . * The ram that thou sawest having the two horns : they are the kings of Media and Persia . * And the rough goat is the king of Greece ; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king . * Now that being broken , whereas four stood up in its stead , four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation , but not with his power . * And at the latter time of their kingdom , when the transgressors shall have come to the full , a king of bold countenance , and understanding riddles , shall stand up . * And his power shall be mighty , but not by his own power ; and he shall destroy marvellously , and shall prosper , and shall practise , and shall destroy the mighty ones , and the people of the saints . * And through his cunning shall he cause craft to prosper in his hand ; and he will magnify [himself ] in his heart , and by prosperity will corrupt many ; and he will stand up against the Prince of princes : but he shall be broken without hand . * And the vision of the evening and the morning which hath been told is true ; but close thou up the vision , for it is for many days [to come ]. * And I Daniel fainted , and was sick [certain ] days : then I rose up , and did the king 's business . And I was astonished at the vision , but none understood [it ].

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