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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.
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Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stoodbefore the riveraram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came uplast.
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I saw the rampushingwestward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might standbefore him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
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And as I was considering, behold, an hegoatcame from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notablehorn between his eyes.
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And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his twohorns: and there was no power in the ram to standbefore 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.
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Therefore the hegoat waxed verygreat: and when he was strong, the greathorn was broken; and for it came upfour notable ones toward the fourwinds of heaven.
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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.
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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.
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Then I heardonesaintspeaking, and anothersaintsaid unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
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And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
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So he camenear where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
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And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fiercecountenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
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And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroywonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holypeople.
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And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroymany: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be brokenwithouthand.
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And I Danielfainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king'sbusiness; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.