Daniel:8

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* In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me , Daniel , after that [vision ] which had appeared unto me before . * And I saw in [the ] vision ; (and it came to pass , when I saw it , that I [was ] at Shushan , which is [the ] head of the kingdom in the province of Persia ); so that I saw in that vision , being by the river of Ulai , * and I lifted up my eyes and saw , and , behold , a ram was standing before the river , which had two horns ; and even though they were high , the one [was ] higher than the other , and the higher one came up last . * I saw that the ram smote with the horns to the west , to the north , and to the south and that no beast could stand before him , nor could anyone escape from his hand ; but he did according to his will and made himself great . * And as I was considering , behold , a he goat came from the west upon the face of the whole earth and did not touch the earth : 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 against him in the fury of his power . * And I saw him come close unto the ram , and he rose up against him and smote him , and broke his two horns : because the ram did not have the strength to stand before him ; therefore he cast him down to the ground and trod him under ; and there was no one to deliver the ram out of his hand . * And the he goat made himself very great , and when he was at his greatest strength , that great horn was broken ; and in its place came up another four marvellous ones toward the four winds of heaven . * And out of the first of them came forth a little horn , which grew much toward the south and toward the east and toward the desirable [land ]. * And it magnified itself unto the host of heaven , and it cast down [part ] of the host and of the stars to the ground and trod them under . * Even [against ] the prince of the host did he magnify himself , and by him the daily [sacrifice ] was taken away , and the place of his sanctuary was cast to [the ] earth . * And the host was given over by reason of the prevarication upon the daily [sacrifice ]; and he cast the truth to the ground ; and he did [whatever he would ] and prospered . * Then I heard one saint speaking , and another saint said unto the one which spoke , How long [shall ] the vision of the daily [sacrifice last ] and the prevarication of desolation that places [both ] the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot ? * And he said unto me , Unto two thousand and three hundred [days of ] evening and morning ; then shall the sanctuary be justified . * And it came to pass , as I , Daniel , was considering the vision and seeking to understand it , behold , there stood before me the likeness of a man . * And I heard a man 's voice between [the banks of the ] Ulai , which called and said , Gabriel , teach this [man ] the vision . * So he came near where I stood , and with his coming , I was afraid and fell upon my face ; and he said unto me , Understand , O son of man : for at the time appointed [by God ] the vision shall be fulfilled . * Now as he was speaking with me , I fell into a [deep ] sleep on the ground upon my face ; and he touched me and changed my state . * And he said , Behold , I will show thee that [which ] is to come in the last end of the wrath ; for at the time appointed [this ] shall be fulfilled . * The ram which thou didst see having [two ] horns [are ] the kings of Media and Persia . * And the he goat [is ] the king of Grecia , and the great horn that he [had ] between his eyes [is ] the first king . * Now that being broken , whereas four stood up in its place , [means that ] four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation , but not in his strength . * And at the end of their empire , when the prevaricators are come to the full , a king of arrogant countenance and expert in enigmas shall raise [himself ] up . * And his power shall be strengthened , but not by his own power ; and he shall destroy marvellously and shall prosper and do [according to his will ] and shall destroy the mighty and the people of the saints . * And with his understanding he shall cause the deceit in his hand to prosper , and he shall magnify [himself ] in his heart , and by peace he shall destroy many ; he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes , and without hand he shall be broken . * And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told [is ] true ; therefore shut thou up the vision ; for it [shall be ] for many days . * And I Daniel was broken and was sick [certain ] days ; and after I rose up , I did the king 's business ; but I was astonished at the vision , and there was no one who could understand it .:

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