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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 heaven.

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ASV

And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of heaven.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּצְפִ֥ירu.tze.Firand [the] he-goat ofH6842 →
הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.Zimthe goatsH5795 →
הִגְדִּ֣ילhig.Dilit magnified itselfH1431 →
עַד־'ad-up toH5704 →
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdmuchnessH3966 →
וּכְעָצְמ֗וֹu.khe.'a.tze.Moand just as became mighty itH6105 →
נִשְׁבְּרָה֙nish.be.Rahit was brokenH7665 →
הַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renthe hornH7161 →
הַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.Lah<the> greatH1419 →
וַֽתַּעֲלֶ֜נָהva.ta.'a.Le.nahand they grew upH5927 →
חָז֤וּתcha.ZutconspicuousnessH2380 →
אַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'fourH702 →
תַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.hain place itsH8478 →
לְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'to [the] fourH702 →
רוּח֥וֹתru.Chot[the] winds ofH7307 →
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →

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Daniel 7:2Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.Revelation 7:1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.Daniel 8:22The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.Daniel 8:5As 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.Daniel 5:20But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.Jeremiah 49:36I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go.Psalms 82:6–7I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’Jeremiah 5:27Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.Matthew 24:31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.2 Chronicles 26:16But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.Ezekiel 28:9Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.Daniel 11:4But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.Mark 13:27And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.Esther 9:4For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.Daniel 4:31While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.Daniel 7:6Next, 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 given authority to rule.Deuteronomy 31:20When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.Ezekiel 16:7I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.

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