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Daniel 8:24

His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.

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ASV

And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do his pleasure; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעָצַ֤םve.'a.Tzamand it will be mightyH6105 →
כֹּחוֹ֙ko.Chopower hisH3581 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
בְכֹח֔וֹve.kho.Choby own power hisH3581 →
וְנִפְלָא֥וֹתve.nif.la.'otand wondersH6381 →
יַשְׁחִ֖יתyash.Chithe will destroyH7843 →
וְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achand he will succeedH6743 →
וְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.Sahand he will actH6213 →
וְהִשְׁחִ֥יתve.hish.Chitand he will destroyH7843 →
עֲצוּמִ֖ים'a.tzu.Mimmighty [ones]H6099 →
וְעַם־ve.'am-and a people ofH5971 →
קְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.Shimholy [ones]H6918 →

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Daniel 8:12And in the rebellion, the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn, and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did.Daniel 7:21As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them,Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.Revelation 17:17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.Daniel 12:7And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”Revelation 13:3–10One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.Daniel 7:25He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.Daniel 11:31–36His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,Revelation 19:2For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”Revelation 17:12–13The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.Revelation 17:6I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.Daniel 8:10It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth, and trampled them.Daniel 11:28The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.Daniel 11:31His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.Daniel 2:40Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.Isaiah 63:18For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

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