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Daniel 8:3-14 Daniel Chapter 8

3 I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later.

4 I watched the ram as he charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and none could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.

5 As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground.

6 He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at him in great rage.

7 I saw him attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him; the goat knocked him to the ground and trampled on him, and none could rescue the ram from his power.

8 The goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.

9 Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.

10 It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.

11 It set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host; it took away the daily sacrifice from him, and the place of his sanctuary was brought low.

12 Because of rebellion, the host of the saints and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.

13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host that will be trampled underfoot?”

14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”

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Cross References for Daniel 8:3-14

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Daniel 10:5 - I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold arou... Click to read the verse Daniel 10:5 Click to read the verse Daniel 10:5

Daniel 7:5 - “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of i... Click to read the verse Daniel 7:5 Click to read the verse Daniel 7:5

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Daniel 8:20 - The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. Click to read the verse Daniel 8:20 Click to read the verse Daniel 8:20

Jeremiah 51:11 - “Sharpen the arrows, take up the shields! The Lord has stirred up the kings of the Medes, becau... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:11

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Zechariah 5:1 - The Flying Scroll I looked again—and there before me was a flying scroll! Click to read the verse Zechariah 5:1 Click to read the verse Zechariah 5:1

Daniel 8:22 - The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emer... Click to read the verse Daniel 8:22 Click to read the verse Daniel 8:22

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Daniel 6:28 - So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian. Click to read the verse Daniel 6:28 Click to read the verse Daniel 6:28

Daniel 2:39 - “After you, another kingdom will rise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze,... Click to read the verse Daniel 2:39 Click to read the verse Daniel 2:39

Zechariah 6:1 - Four Chariots I looked up again—and there before me were four chariots coming out from between ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 6:1 Click to read the verse Zechariah 6:1

Zechariah 1:18 - Four Horns and Four Craftsmen Then I looked up—and there before me were four horns! Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:18 Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:18

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