Daniel 8:5-12

New International Version

⁵ As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. ⁶ It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage. ⁷ I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it,^(A) and none could rescue the ram from its power.^{(B) 8} The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off,^(C) and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.^(D)

⁹ Out of one of them came another horn, which started small^(E) but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.^{(F) 10} It grew until it reached^(G) the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth^(H) and trampled^(I) on them. ¹¹ It set itself up to be as great as the commander^(J) of the army of the Lord;^(K) it took away the daily sacrifice^(L) from the Lord, and his sanctuary was thrown down.^{(M) 12} Because of rebellion, the Lord’s people^[a] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.^(N)