Daniel 8:25

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Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.

Traditional

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 destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Literal

And by his cunning he will also make prosper deceit under his hand, and in his heart he will magnify himself. And when at ease he will destroy many; and against the Prince of princes he will rise, and without human hand he will be broken.

Latin

…secundum voluntatem suam, et dirigetur dolus in manu ejus: et cor suum magnificabit, et in copia rerum omnium occidet plurimos: et contra principem principum consurget, et sine manu conteretur.

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Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.

Notes

Daniel 8:25

The Prince of princes is the king of Israel, the ruler of heaven and earth (Daniel 7:9–10, 13–14). At the time of his death, Antiochus exalted himself as God and aimed to destroy Jerusalem.
he will be broken: Just as Antiochus IV rose to power not by his own strength (Daniel 8:24), he was destroyed by God's hand, not by human power. He met his end by being eaten by worms (1 Maccabees 6:7–16 and 2 Maccabees 9:4–28; compare Herod Agrippa, Acts 12:20–23).

Daniel 8:23–25

The little horn (Daniel 8:9) was a fierce king. This description fits Antiochus IV, who was a ruler from the Seleucid dynasty from 175 to 163 BC (compare Daniel 11:21–45). He called himself "Epiphanes," which means "The Manifest Presence [of God]." But many people, including Jews, mockingly called him "Epimanes," which means "Mad Man."

By desecrating the temple and Jewish worship (Daniel 8:11–12), Antiochus tried to destroy Judaism and unify his kingdom under Hellenistic culture. Some Jews were influenced by Hellenism and adopted Greek customs.

Daniel 8:19–26

These verses explain the vision from Daniel 8:3–14.

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

Daniel 8:11
It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
Daniel 11:32–33
With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
Revelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Job 34:20
They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
Revelation 19:19–21
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
Daniel 11:21–25
In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
Daniel 7:8
While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
Jeremiah 48:26
“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
Lamentations 4:6
The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
Daniel 2:44–45
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
Daniel 2:34–35
As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
Daniel 11:36–37
Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.

Glossary

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

Topics

Infidelity: General Scriptures Concerning Jesus, the Christ: King Prophets: God Communicated To by Angels The Macedonian Empire: Predictions Respecting: The Little Horn to Arise out of One of Its Divisions

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