Daniel 8:12

Translations

Modern

And in the rebellion, the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn, and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And an army will be given over, along with the daily sacrifice, because of transgression, and he will cast down truth to the ground; and he will act, and will prosper.

Latin

Robur autem datum est ei contra juge sacrificium propter peccata: et prosternetur veritas in terra, et faciet, et prosperabitur.

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Hebrew

English

And in the rebellion, the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn, and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did.

Notes

Daniel 8:11–12

God commands heaven’s army (compare Joshua 5:13–15; 1 Samuel 4:4; 1 Kings 22:19). Daily sacrifices were offered to God in his temple, where his name dwelled, and Israel worshiped their King (Isaiah 18:7; Ezekiel 43:6–7).
overthrew: The religious function of the temple was stopped.
God restrained the heavenly army for reasons only he knows.
The truth of God’s law, shown in true worship, was also overthrown (literally cast down).

Daniel 8:5–12

Daniel 8:21–25 explains the symbolism.

Daniel 8:1–27

This vision builds on the vision in Daniel 7, developing additional symbolism regarding the second and third beasts (Daniel 7:5–6). It describes a small horn that comes from the goat, similar to the "little horn" in Daniel 7:8, 20–25; the "prince" in 9:26–27; and the "despicable person" in 11:21–45.

Theme notes and profiles

Daniel Hellenistic Kingdoms Apocalyptic Literature The Collapse of Culture The Little Horn The Seventy Sets of Seven Visions

Events

Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 59:14
So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
Revelation 13:11–17
Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
Daniel 11:31–36
His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
Revelation 13:7
Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Daniel 11:28
The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.
2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
…and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
Job 12:6
The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
1 Samuel 23:9
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
Psalm 119:142
Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
Daniel 8:4
I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
Psalm 119:43
Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

Glossary

Antiochus IV Apocalyptic Book of Daniel Daniel (Person) Horn Ulai Vision, Visions

Topics

Armies: The Church Temple: Herod the Great's Temple: Prophecies Concerning Its Destruction, by Daniel The Macedonian Empire: Predictions Respecting: The Little Horn to Arise out of One of Its Divisions

Daniel 8:12

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