Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
Daniel 8:21 - English Standard Version 2016 And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is 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. Good News Translation The goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the prominent horn between his eyes is the first king. |
Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
“And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.
Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do as he wills.
Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.
After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia.
As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power.
For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and wield you like a warrior’s sword.