Daniel 8:1-6

1 During the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me.
2 In this vision I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River.
3 As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river. One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one.
4 The ram butted everything out of his way to the west, to the north, and to the south, and no one could stand against him or help his victims. He did as he pleased and became very great.
5 While I was watching, suddenly a male goat appeared from the west, crossing the land so swiftly that he didn’t even touch the ground. This goat, which had one very large horn between its eyes,
6 headed toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the river, rushing at him in a rage.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. The original text from this point through chapter 12 is in Hebrew. See note at 2:4 .
  • [b]. Or the Ulai Gate; also in 8:16 .
  • [c]. Or the gate; also in 8:6 .
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