Daniel 8:3

Translations

Modern

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.

Traditional

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

Literal

And I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold! One ram was standing at the face of the river, and unto it were two horns; and the two horns were high, and one was higher than the second, and the higher one came up later.

Latin

Et levavi oculus meos, et vidi: et ecce aries unus stabat ante paludem, habens cornua excelsa, et unum excelsius altero atque succrescens. Postea

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Hebrew

English

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.

Notes

Daniel 8:3–4

Two long horns suggest there were two major nations in this kingdom, represented by a ram (see Daniel 8:20–21).
God allowed the nation to act freely, but God remained in control (compare Isaiah 45:1–4).

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 Apocalyptic Literature The Collapse of Culture Visions

Events

Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC

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Glossary

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

Topics

Horn: Symbolical Horns of Kings Medo-Persian Kingdom: Illustrated by a Ram with Two Horns Ram: A Sheep: Seen in Daniel's Vision

Daniel 8:3

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