Daniel 8:5 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 8:5

As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.

BSB

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ASV

And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

"Touched not . . . ground," implies the incredible swiftness of his conquests; he overran the world in less than twelve years. The he-goat answers to the leopard (Da 7:6). Caranus, the first king of Macedonia, was said to have been led by goats to Edessa, which he made the seat of his kingdom, and called Ã†ge, that is, "goat-city."

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The interpretation of this vision by an angel, showing that the ram signified the Persian empire, the he-goat the Grecian, and the little horn a king of the Grecian monarchy, that should set himself against the Jews and religion, which was Antiochus Epiphanes,

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This was Alexander the Great, the son of Philip king of Macedonia. He came from the west, from Greece, which lay west from Persia. He fetched a great compass with his army: he came upon the face of the whole earth; he did in effect conquer the world, and then sat down and wept because there was not another world to be conquered.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַאֲנִ֣י׀	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
הָיִ֣יתִי	ha.Yi.ti	I was	H1961 →
מֵבִ֗ין	me.Vin	observing	H995 →
וְהִנֵּ֤ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
צְפִיר־	tze.fir-	[the] he-goat of	H6842 →
הָֽעִזִּים֙	ha.'i.Zim	the goats	H5795 →
בָּ֤א	ba'	[was] coming	H935 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַֽמַּעֲרָב֙	ha.ma.'a.Rav	the west	H4628 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
פְּנֵ֣י	pe.Nei	[the] surface of	H6440 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הָאָ֔רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →
וְאֵ֥ין	ve.'Ein	and not	H369 →
נוֹגֵ֖עַ	no.Ge.a'	[it was] touching	H5060 →
בָּאָ֑רֶץ	ba.'A.retz	<in> the earth	H776 →
וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔יר	ve.Ha.tza.Fir	and the he-goat	H6842 →
קֶ֥רֶן	Ke.ren	a horn of	H7161 →
חָז֖וּת	cha.Zut	conspicuousness	H2380 →
בֵּ֥ין	bein	[was] between	H996 →
עֵינָֽיו׃	'ei.Nav	eyes its	H5869 →

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Daniel 7:6
Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was…
leads to
- Revelation 13:2
  The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
- Daniel 8:5–8
  As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Daniel 11:3
Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
leads to
- Daniel 11:36
  Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the…
- Daniel 11:16
  The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.
- Daniel 8:21
  The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
Through
Daniel 8:8
Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of…
leads to
- Daniel 7:2
  Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
Through
Daniel 8:21
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
leads to
- Daniel 10:20
  “Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece…
Through
Daniel 2:39
But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
leads to
- Daniel 5:28–31
  PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Daniel

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Daniel