Daniel 8:25 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁵ “And through his skill he shall make deceit prosper in his hand, and hold himself to be great in his heart, and destroy many who are at ease, and even stand against the Prince of princes – yet without hand he shall be broken.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ And through his policy he shall cause trickery to prosper in his hand; he shall magnify himself in his heart and mind, and in their security he will corrupt and destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he shall be broken and that by no [human] hand. [Rev. 19:19, 20.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Common English Bible

²⁵ Along with his cunning, he will succeed by using deceit. In his own mind, he will be great. In a time of peace, he will bring destruction on many, opposing even the supreme leader. But he will be broken— and not by a human hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ according to his will, and treachery will be guided by his hand. And his heart will be inflated, and by the abundance of everything he will kill many, and he will rise up against the Lord of lords, and he will be knocked down without a hand.

Daniel 8:25 Cross References

Job 34:20

In a moment they die, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and pass away; and the mighty are taken away without a hand.

Jeremiah 48:26

“Make him drunk, because he has made himself great against יהוה. Mo’aḇ

Lamentations 4:6

And the crookedness of the daughter of my people Is greater than the punishment of the sin of Seḏ

Daniel 11:12

and he shall capture the army, his heart being exalted. And he shall cause tens of thousands to fall, but not prevail.

Daniel 11:45

and he shall pitch the tents of his palace between the seas and the splendid set-apart mountain, but shall come to his end with none to help him.

Daniel 7:26

‘But the Judgement shall sit, and they shall take away its rule, to cut off and to destroy, until the end.

Daniel 7:8

“I was thinking about the horns, then saw another horn, a little one, coming up among them, and three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots before it. And see, eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speaking great words.

Daniel 8:11

It even exalted itself as high as the Prince of the host. And it took that which is continual away from Him, and threw down the foundation of His set-apart place.

Daniel 9:25

“Know, then, and understand: from the going forth of the command to restore and build Yerushalayim until Messiah the Prince is seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It shall be built again, with streets and a trench, but in times of affliction.

Acts 12:23

And instantly a messenger of יהוה  smote him, because he did not give the esteem to Elohim. And becoming worm-eaten, he died.

2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no one deceive you in any way, because the falling away is to come first, and the man of lawlessness is to be revealed, the son of destruction,

2 Thessalonians 2:8

And then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Master shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth and bring to naught with the manifestation of His coming.

Revelation 17:14

“They shall fight with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for He is Master of masters and Sovereign of sovereigns. And those with Him are called, and chosen, and trustworthy.”

Revelation 19:16

And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: SOVEREIGN OF SOVEREIGNS AND MASTER OF MASTERS.