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In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. |
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And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I at Shushan the palace, which in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. |
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Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had horns: and the horns high; but one higher than the other, and the higher came up last. |
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I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. |
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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 a notable horn between his eyes. |
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And he came to the ram that had horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. |
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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. |
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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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And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant . |
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And it waxed great, to the host of heaven; and it cast down of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. |
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Yea, he magnified even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. |
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And an host was given against the daily by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. |
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Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain which spake, How long the vision the daily , and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? |
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And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. |
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And it came to pass, when I, I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. |
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And I heard a man's voice between Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this to understand the vision. |
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So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end the vision. |
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Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. |
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And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end . |
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The ram which thou sawest having horns the kings of Media and Persia. |
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And the rough goat the king of Grecia: and the great horn that between his eyes the first king. |
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Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. |
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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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And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. |
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And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. |
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And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it for many days. |
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And I Daniel fainted, and was sick days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood . |