Daniel 8 · Verse 22

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 8:22, King James Version

Daniel 8:22 in other translations

BSBThe four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
WEBAs for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms will stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
ASVAnd as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
YLTand that being broken, stand up do four in its place, four kingdoms from the nation do stand up, and not in its power.
DARBYNow that being broken, whereas four stood up in its stead, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
BBEAnd as for that which was broken, in place of which four came up, four kingdoms will come up from his nation, but not with his power.
WebsterNow that being broken, whereas four stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

What does Daniel 8:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. not in his power--not with the power which Alexander possessed [Maurer]. An empire united, as under Alexander, is more powerful than one divided, as under the four Diadochi.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 But not in his power - The four kingdoms which shall arise out of the Macedonian empire shall not be of Alexander's power or family, nor have his strength and dignity.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

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Daniel 8:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶתve.Ha.nish.Be.retand the broken [horn]H7665
וַתַּֽעֲמֹ֥דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahand they aroseH5975
אַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'four [horns]H702
תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.hain place itsH8478
אַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'fourH702
מַלְכֻי֛וֹתmal.khu.YotkingdomsH4438
מִגּ֥וֹיmi.Goyfrom a nationH1471
יַעֲמֹ֖דְנָהya.'a.Mo.de.nahthey will ariseH5975
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
בְכֹחֽוֹ\׃ve.kho.Chowith power itsH3581

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 8:22

  • Daniel 8:3

    Then I lifted up mine 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.

  • Daniel 8:8

    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.

  • Daniel 11:4

    And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
whereas.
3; 11:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 8:23

    And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

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Daniel 8:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y que fué quebrado y sucedieron cuatro en su lugar, significa que cuatro reinos sucederán de la nación, mas no en la fortaleza de él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et qu’elle ait été brisée et que quatre autres cornes se soient élevées à sa place, c’est que quatre royaumes s’élèveront de la nation, mais non avec sa puissance.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und daß es zerbrach und vier an seiner Statt aufkamen: vier Königreiche werden aus dieser Nation aufstehen, aber nicht mit seiner Macht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod autem fracto illo surrexerunt quatuor pro eo: quatuor reges de gente ejus consurgent, sed non in fortitudine ejus.