19 He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of (A)the indignation, for it refers to (B)the appointed time of the end. 20 As for (C)the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of (D)Media and Persia. 21 And (E)the goat[a] is the king of Greece. And (F)the great horn between his eyes is (G)the first king. 22 (H)As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his[b] nation, (I)but not with his power. 23 And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. 24 His power shall be great—(J)but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction (K)and shall succeed in what he does, (L)and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. 25 (M)By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind (N)he shall become great. (O)Without warning he shall destroy many. And he (P)shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but (Q)by no human hand. 26 The vision of (R)the evenings and the mornings that has been told (S)is true, but (T)seal up the vision, (U)for it refers to many days from now.”

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  1. Daniel 8:21 Or the shaggy goat
  2. Daniel 8:22 Theodotion, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew a

19 He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath,(A) because the vision concerns the appointed time(B) of the end.[a](C) 20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.(D) 21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece,(E) and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.(F) 22 The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.

23 “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.(G) 25 He will cause deceit(H) to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes.(I) Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.(J)

26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true,(K) but seal(L) up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”(M)

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  1. Daniel 8:19 Or because the end will be at the appointed time