Daniel 8:3New Messianic Version BibleThen I lifted up my 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. See the chapter |
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes [middle land]: for his device [is] against Bavel (to jumble, or a confused medley of sounds; confusion; gate of the deity) (Babylon) [confusion], to destroy it; because it [is] the vengeance of the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), the vengeance of his temple.
Thus says Koresh (Cyrus) [possess you the furnace] king of Paras (Persia) [pure or splendid], The Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has charged me to build him an house at Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace], which [is] in Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised].
And David [beloved] lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace]. Then David [beloved] and the elders [of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], who were] clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
And it came to pass, when Y’hoshua [Yehovah is Salvation] was by Yericho [Its Moon], that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Y’hoshua [Yehovah is Salvation] went unto him, and said unto him, [Are] youi for us, or for our adversaries?