Daniel 8
1 Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat.
13 The two thousand three hundred days of the suspension of the daily sacrifice.
15 Gabriel comforts Daniel, and interprets the vision.
third <07969> [Cir. A.M. 3451. B.C. 553. the third.]
Daniel <01840> [me Daniel.]
vision ... saw ................. vision ... saw <07200 02377> [I saw in.]
Susa <07800> [Shushan.]
province <04082> [province.]
Ulai <0195> [Ulai.]
looked <05375> [I lifted.]
ram ................ one ................ one <0259 0352> [a ram.]
The Medo-Persian empire, of which a ram was the ensign; and a ram's head with horns, one higher than the other, is still to be seen on the ruins of Persepolis.
one ................ one <0259> [one.]
Media was the more ancient kingdom; but Persia, after Cyrus, was the most considerable.
after <08145> [the other. Heb. the second.]
butting <05055> [pushing.]
deliver <05337> [neither.]
did <06213> [but.]
[an he-goat.]
land ... touching ... ground <0776 05060> [touched not the ground. or, none touched him in the earth. a notable horn. Heb. an horn of sight. Alexander the Great.]
ram <0352> [to the.]
fit of rage <04843> [moved.]
ability <03581> [and there was no.]
hurled <07993> [but.]
deliver <05337> [there was none.]
<03966> [waxed.]
strong <06105> [when.]
large <01419> [the great.]
four .......... four <0702> [toward.]
came <03318> [came.]
beautiful <06643> [the pleasant.]
army .............. army <06635> [to the host. or, against the host.]
trampled <07429> [and stamped.]
acted arrogantly <01431> [he magnified.]
Prince <08269> [to. or, against. the prince.]
daily <08548> [by him. or, from him. the daily.]
<04349> [and the place.]
army ... given ...... daily <05414 08548 06635> [an host was given him against the daily sacrifice. or, the host was given over for the transgression against the daily sacrifice.]
hurled <07993> [and it cast.]
enjoyed <06213> [and it practised.]
holy one ... Another holy one <0259 06918> [one saint.]
holy ... speaking ... holy one .... the one .... speaking <06918 06422 01696> [that certain saint. or, the numberer of secrets, or, the wonderful numberer. Heb. Palmoni.]
vision <02377> [How.]
vision <02377> [the vision.]
rebellion ........... army <06588 06635> [and the.]
destructive <08074> [of desolation. or, making desolate. to be.]
2,300 <0505> [Unto.]
2,300 <0505> [two thousand.]
That is, 2,300 years, which reckoned from the time Alexander invaded Asia, B.C. 334, will be A.D. 1966.
evenings <06153> [days. Heb. evening, morning.]
sanctuary <06944> [then.]
right <06663> [cleansed. Heb. justified.]
Daniel <01840> [I Daniel.]
sought <01245> [sought.]
appeared <04758> [as.]
heard <08085> [I heard.]
Ulai <0195> [between.]
Gabriel <01403> [Gabriel.]
this <01975> [make.]
terrified <01204> [I was.]
Understand <0995> [Understand.]
son <01121> [O son.]
time <06256> [at.]
trance <07290> [I was.]
touched <05060> [he touched.]
stood <05977 05975> [set me upright. Heb. made me stand upon my standing.]
inform you about <03045> [I will.]
latter <0319> [the last.]
goat <08163> [the rough.]
large <01419> [the great.]
broken <07665> [being broken.]
After Alexander's death, in the prime of life and in the height of his conquests, his brother and two sons were all murdered; and the kingdom was divided among four of his generals. 1. Seleucus, who had Syria and Babylon; 2. Lysimachus, who had Asia Minor; 3. Ptolemy, who had Egypt; and, 4. Cassander, who had Greece, etc.
four ..... four <0702> [whereas.]
end <0319> [in the.]
rebellious acts <06586> [when.]
complete <08552> [come. Heb. accomplished. a king.]
The Roman empire, which reduced Judea to a province, burnt the city and temple, and scattered the Jews to the four winds of heaven.
deceitful <0995> [and understanding.]
<05975> [shall stand.]
power ............ strength <03581> [but.]
successful <06743> [shall prosper.]
destruction ............ destroy <07843> [shall destroy.]
people .... holy ones <05971 06918> [holy people. Heb. people of the holy ones.]
treachery <07922> [through.]
arrogant <01431> [magnify.]
schemes <07962> [peace. or, prosperity.]
rise up <05975> [stand.]
broken apart <07665> [but.]
vision .... evenings ................. vision <02377 04758 06153> [the vision of.]
refers <05640> [wherefore.]
many <07227> [for.]
It is now 2,387 years since Daniel had this vision; and the utter desolation of the sanctuary had continued 1,764 years; and no doubt the end of 2,300 years is not far distant.
<01961> [fainted.]
carried <06213> [and did.]
explain <0995> [but.]
