Daniel 8:21
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Daniel 8:21 in other translations
| BSB | The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. |
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| WEB | The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. |
| ASV | And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. |
| YLT | And the young he-goat, the hairy one, is the king of Javan; and the great horn that is between its eyes is the first king; |
| DARBY | And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king. |
| BBE | And the he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn between his eyes is the first king. |
| Webster | And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. |
What does Daniel 8:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 8:15-27
The eternal Son of God stood before the prophet in the appearance of a man, and directed the angel Gabriel to explain the vision. Daniel's fainting and astonishment at the prospect of evils he saw coming on his people and the church, confirm the opinion that long-continued calamities were foretold. The vision being ended, a charge was given to Daniel to keep it private for the present. He kept it to himself, and…
Daniel 8:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Daniel 8:21
- Daniel 11:3
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
- Daniel 10:20
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
- Daniel 8:5-8
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
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Context
- Daniel 8:20
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
- Daniel 8:21
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
- Daniel 8:22
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Daniel 8:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el macho cabrío es el rey de Javán: y el cuerno grande que tenía entre sus ojos es el rey primero. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le bouc velu, c’est le roi de Javan; et la grande corne qui était entre ses yeux, c’est le premier roi; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der zottige Ziegenbock ist der König von Griechenland; und das große Horn, das zwischen seinen Augen war, ist der erste König. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Porro hircus caprarum, rex Græcorum est; et cornu grande, quod erat inter oculos ejus, ipse est rex primus. |