He said, ‘Do you know why I’ve come to you? I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I leave, the prince of Greece will come.
Daniel 8:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the shaggy and rough he-goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the first king [who consolidated the whole realm, Alexander the Great]. American Standard Version (1901) And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Common English Bible The long-haired he-goat is the king of Greece, and the big horn between its eyes is the first king. Catholic Public Domain Version Furthermore, the he-goat among she-goats is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn, which was between his eyes, is the same one, the first king. English Standard Version 2016 And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king. |
He said, ‘Do you know why I’ve come to you? I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I leave, the prince of Greece will come.
Now I will tell you the truth. ‘Three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will be far richer than the others. By the power he gains through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
Then a warrior king will arise; he will rule a vast realm and do whatever he wants.
‘After you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours, and then another, a third kingdom, of bronze, which will rule the whole earth.
‘After this, while I was watching, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard with four wings of a bird on its back. It had four heads, and it was given dominion.
The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
The four horns that took the place of the broken horn represent four kingdoms. They will rise from that nation, but without its power.
For I will bend Judah as my bow; I will fill that bow with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece. , I will make you like a warrior’s sword.