Daniel 8:1-12

Daniel 8:1-12

[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  ram  which had two horns:  were high;  but one  was higher  than the other,  and the higher  came up  last.  [4] I saw  the ram  pushing  westward,  and northward,  and southward;  so that no beasts  might stand  before  him, neither was there any that could deliver  out of his hand;  but he did  according to his will,  and became great.  [5] And as I was considering,  behold, an he  goat  came  from the west  on the face  of the whole earth,  and touched  not the ground:  and the goat  had a notable  horn  between his eyes.  [6] And he came  to the ram  that had  two horns,  which I had seen  standing  before  the river,  and ran  unto him in the fury  of his power.  [7] And I saw  him come  close unto  the ram,  and he was moved with choler  against him, and smote  the ram,  and brake  his two  horns:  and there was no power  in the ram  to stand  before  him, but he cast him down  to the ground,  and stamped  upon him: and there was none that could deliver  the ram  out of his hand.  [8] 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.  [9] And out of one  of them came forth  a little  horn,  which waxed exceeding  great,  toward the south,  and toward the east,  and toward the pleasant  [10] And it waxed great,  even to the host  of heaven;  and it cast down  some of the host  and of the stars  to the ground,  and stamped  [11] Yea, he magnified  himself even to the prince  of the host,  and by him the daily  sacrifice was taken away,  and the place  of his sanctuary  was cast down.  [12] And an host  was given  him against the daily  sacrifice by reason of transgression,  and it cast down  the truth  to the ground;  and it practised,  and prospered.