Daniel 8:23-25
Expanded Bible
23 “When the end comes near for those kingdoms, a ·bold and cruel [fierce/stern-faced] king who ·tells lies will come [L understands riddles/enigmas; C Antiochus Epiphanes, who terrorized the Jews in the mid-second century bc]. This will happen when ·many people have turned against God [rebellions/transgressions will reach their height]. 24 ·This king will be very powerful [L His power will be strong], but ·his power will not come from himself [L not his own power]. He will cause ·terrible [fearful] destruction and will be successful in everything he does. He will destroy powerful people and even ·God’s holy people [L the people of the holy ones]. 25 This king will succeed by using ·lies and force [L the deceit in his hand/power]. He will ·think that he is very important [L be great in his heart]. He will destroy many people ·without warning [or with ease]; he will ·try to fight [L stand against] even the Prince of princes! But ·that cruel king [L he] will be ·destroyed [L broken], and not by human ·power [L hand].
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Daniel 8:23-25
New King James Version
23 “And in the latter time of their kingdom,
When the transgressors have reached their fullness,
A king shall arise,
(A)Having fierce [a]features,
Who understands sinister schemes.
24 His power shall be mighty, (B)but not by his own power;
He shall destroy [b]fearfully,
(C)And shall prosper and thrive;
(D)He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
25 “Through(E) his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his [c]rule;
(F)And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
(G)He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be (H)broken without human [d]means.
Footnotes
- Daniel 8:23 Lit. countenance
- Daniel 8:24 Or extraordinarily
- Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
- Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
Daniel 8:23-25
English Standard Version
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—(A)but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction (B)and shall succeed in what he does, (C)and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. 25 (D)By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind (E)he shall become great. (F)Without warning he shall destroy many. And he (G)shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but (H)by no human hand.
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Daniel 8:23-25
King James Version
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 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.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
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