I saw him approaching the ram, and infuriated with him, he struck the ram, shattering his two horns, and the ram was not strong enough to stand against him. The goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and there was no one to rescue the ram from his power. Then the male goat became very great,(A) but when he became powerful, the large horn was shattered.(B) Four conspicuous horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.(C)

The Little Horn

From one of them a little horn(D) emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:9 = Israel

And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, [a]attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand.

Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it (A)four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven. (B)And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, (C)toward the east, and toward the (D)Glorious Land.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:7 Lit. struck