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In the third[H7969]year[H8141] of the reign[H4438] of king[H4428]Belshazzar[H1112] a vision[H2377]appeared[H7200] unto me, even unto me Daniel[H1840], after[H310] that which appeared[H7200] unto me at the first[H8462].
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And I saw[H7200] in a vision[H2377]; and it came to pass, when I saw[H7200], that I was at Shushan[H7800] in the palace[H1002], which is in the province[H4082] of Elam[H5867]; and I saw[H7200] in a vision[H2377], and I was by the river[H180] of Ulai[H195].
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Then I lifted up[H5375] mine eyes[H5869], and saw[H7200], and, behold, there stood[H5975]before[H6440] the river[H180]a[H259]ram[H352] which had two horns[H7161]: and the two horns[H7161] were high[H1364]; but one[H259] was higher[H1364] than the other[H8145], and the higher[H1364] came up[H5927]last[H314].
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I saw[H7200] the ram[H352]pushing[H5055]westward[H3220], and northward[H6828], and southward[H5045]; so that no beasts[H2416] might stand[H5975]before[H6440] him, neither was there any that could deliver[H5337] out of his hand[H3027]; but he did[H6213] according to his will[H7522], and became great[H1431].
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And as I was considering[H995], behold, an he[H5795]goat[H6842]came[H935] from the west[H4628] on the face[H6440] of the whole earth[H776], and touched[H5060] not the ground[H776]: and the goat[H6842] had a notable[H2380]horn[H7161] between his eyes[H5869].
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And he came[H935] to the ram[H352] that had[H1167] two horns[H7161], which I had[H1167]seen[H7200]standing[H5975]before[H6440] the river[H180], and ran[H7323] unto him in the fury[H2534] of his power[H3581].
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And I saw[H7200] him come[H5060] close unto[H681] the ram[H352], and he was moved with choler[H4843] against him, and smote[H5221] the ram[H352], and brake[H7665] his two[H8147]horns[H7161]: and there was no power[H3581] in the ram[H352] to stand[H5975]before[H6440] him, but he cast him down[H7993] to the ground[H776], and stamped[H7429] upon him: and there was none that could deliver[H5337] the ram[H352] out of his hand[H3027].
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Therefore the he[H6842]goat[H5795] waxed very[H3966]great[H1431]: and when he[H6842] was strong[H6105], the great[H1419]horn[H7161] was broken[H7665]; and for it came up[H5927]four[H702] notable ones[H2380] toward the four[H702]winds[H7307] of heaven[H8064].
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And out of one[H259] of them came forth[H3318] a little[H4704]horn[H7161], which waxed exceeding[H3499]great[H1431], toward the south[H5045], and toward the east[H4217], and toward the pleasant[H6643] land.
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And it waxed great[H1431], even to the host[H6635] of heaven[H8064]; and it cast down[H5307] some of the host[H6635] and of the stars[H3556] to the ground[H776], and stamped[H7429] upon them.
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Yea, he magnified[H1431] himself even to the prince[H8269] of the host[H6635], and by him the daily[H8548] sacrifice was taken away[H7311], and the place[H4349] of his sanctuary[H4720] was cast down[H7993].
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And an host[H6635] was given[H5414] him against the daily[H8548] sacrifice by reason of transgression[H6588], and it cast down[H7993] the truth[H571] to the ground[H776]; and it practised[H6213], and prospered[H6743].
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Then I heard[H8085]one[H259]saint[H6918]speaking[H1696], and another[H259]saint[H6918]said[H559] unto that certain[H6422]saint[H6918] which spake[H1696], How long shall be the vision[H2377] concerning the daily[H8548] sacrifice, and the transgression[H6588] of desolation[H8074], to give[H5414] both the sanctuary[H6944] and the host[H6635] to be trodden under foot?[H4823]
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And he said[H559] unto me, Unto two thousand[H505] and three[H7969]hundred[H3967]days[H6153]; then shall the sanctuary[H6944] be cleansed[H6663].
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And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel[H1840], had seen[H7200] the vision[H2377], and sought[H1245] for the meaning[H998], then, behold, there stood[H5975] before me as the appearance[H4758] of a man[H1397].
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And I heard[H8085] a man's voice[H6963] between the banks of Ulai[H195], which called[H7121], and said[H559], Gabriel[H1403], make this[H1975] man to understand[H995] the vision[H4758].
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So he came[H935]near[H681] where I stood[H5977]: and when he came[H935], I was afraid[H1204], and fell[H5307] upon my face[H6440]: but he said[H559] unto me, Understand[H995], O son[H1121] of man[H120]: for at the time[H6256] of the end[H7093] shall be the vision[H2377].
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Now as he was speaking[H1696] with me, I was in a deep sleep[H7290] on my face[H6440] toward the ground[H776]: but he touched[H5060] me, and set[H5975] me upright[H5977].
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And he said[H559], Behold, I will make thee know[H3045] what shall be in the last end[H319] of the indignation[H2195]: for at the time appointed[H4150] the end[H7093] shall be.
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The ram[H352] which thou sawest[H7200]having[H1167] two horns[H7161] are the kings[H4428] of Media[H4074] and Persia[H6539].
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And the rough[H8163]goat[H6842] is the king[H4428] of Grecia[H3120]: and the great[H1419]horn[H7161] that is between his eyes[H5869] is the first[H7223]king[H4428].
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Now that being broken[H7665], whereas four[H702] stood up[H5975] for it, four[H702]kingdoms[H4438] shall stand up[H5975] out of the nation[H1471], but not in his power[H3581].
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And in the latter time[H319] of their kingdom[H4438], when the transgressors[H6586] are come to the full[H8552], a king[H4428] of fierce[H5794]countenance[H6440], and understanding[H995] dark sentences[H2420], shall stand up[H5975].
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And his power[H3581] shall be mighty[H6105], but not by his own power[H3581]: and he shall destroy[H7843]wonderfully[H6381], and shall prosper[H6743], and practise[H6213], and shall destroy[H7843] the mighty[H6099] and the holy[H6918]people[H5971].
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And through his policy[H7922] also he shall cause craft[H4820] to prosper[H6743] in his hand[H3027]; and he shall magnify[H1431] himself in his heart[H3824], and by peace[H7962] shall destroy[H7843]many[H7227]: he shall also stand up[H5975] against the Prince[H8269] of princes[H8269]; but he shall be broken[H7665]without[H657]hand[H3027].
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And the vision[H4758] of the evening[H6153] and the morning[H1242] which was told[H559] is true[H571]: wherefore shut thou up[H5640] the vision[H2377]; for it shall be for many[H7227]days[H3117].
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And I Daniel[H1840]fainted[H1961], and was sick[H2470] certain days[H3117]; afterward I rose up[H6965], and did[H6213] the king's business[H4399]; and I was astonished[H8074] at the vision[H4758], but none understood[H995] it.