Daniel 8:4

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

Literal

I saw the ram charging to the west, and to the north, and to the south; and all living creatures could not stand before him, and there was no one to deliver from his hand; and he did according to his will, and he became great.

Latin

…vidi arietem cornibus ventilantem contra occidentem, et contra aquilonem, et contra meridiem, et omnes bestiæ non poterant resistere ei, neque liberari de manu ejus: fecitque secundum voluntatem suam, et magnificatus est.

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English

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.

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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Daniel 11:16
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Daniel 8:7
I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
Daniel 11:36
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.
Ezekiel 34:21
Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,
Micah 5:8
Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
Deuteronomy 33:17
His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
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That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
Isaiah 45:1–5
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Job 10:7
…though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
Psalm 50:22
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Daniel 11:2–3
Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
Psalm 7:2
…or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

Glossary

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

Topics

Animals: Beasts Symbolical Beasts: Kingdoms Horn: Symbolical Medo-Persian Kingdom: Predictions Respecting: Extensive Conquest

Daniel 8:4

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