they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

g

7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; h and it had ten horns.

i

8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

m

k

n

9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, P and his wheels as burning fire.

r

10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thou sands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

t

11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: Rev. 19. 20. I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

+ Chald. a prolonging in life was given them.

" Ezek. 1.

& 26, 64.

12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

13 I saw in the night visions, and, Matt. 24.36 behold, "one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Rev. 1.7, 13.

& 14. 14.

ver. 9.

7 Ps. 2. 6, 7, 8.
& 8.6. & 110.
1, 2.
Matt. 11.27.

& 28. 18.
John 3. 35.
1 Cor. 15. 27.
Ephes. 1. 22.

2 ch. 3. 4.

a Ps. 145. 13.

ch. 2. 44.

ver. 27.

Mic. 4. 7.

Luke 1. 33.
John 12. 34.

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15 I Daniel was grieved in my was grieved in my Hebr. 12. 28. spirit in the midst of my † body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

b

ver. 28.

+ Chald.

18 But the saints of the † most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse † from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces,+Chald. from and stamped the residue with his feet;

20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.

Rev. 2. 26, 27. & 3. 21. & 20. 4. + Chald. high ones, that is, things, or, places. ver. 7. +Chald.from all those.

f ch. 8. 12, 24. & 11. 31. Rev. 11, 7. & 13. 7. & 17. 14. & 19. 19.

8 ver. 9.

22 Until the Ancient of days came, hand judgment was given to the saints of ver. 18. the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all || dominions shall serve and obey him.

t

1 Cor. 6. 2. Rev. 1. 6. & 5. 10. & 20.4.

i ch. 2. 40.

k ver. 7, 8, 20. Rev. 17. 12.

1 Isai. 37. 23. ch. 8. 24, 25. & 11. 28, 30, 31, 36.

Rev. 13. 5, 6. m Rev. 17. 6. & 18. 24.

n ch. 2. 21. • Rev. 13. 7. P ch. 12. 7. Rev. 12. 14. 9 ver. 10, 22.

' ver. 14, 18,

22.

⚫ ch. 2. 44. Luke 1. 33.

John 12. 34. Rev. 11. 15. Isai. 60. 12.

u ver. 15.

ch. 8. 27. & 10. 8, 16.

28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. Or, rulers. As for me Daniel, "my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me but I kept the matter in my heart.

X

* Luke 2. 19, 51.

The vision of the ram and he goat.

Before CHRIST

cir. 553.

cir. 553.

a ch. 7. 1.

b Esth. 1. 2.

+ Heb. the second.

© ch. 5. 19.

& 11. 3, 16.

CHAPTER VIII.

1 Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat. 13 The two thousand three hundred days of sacrifice. 15 Gabriel comforteth Daniel, and interpreteth the vision.

Ν

The vision interpreted.

and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

q

12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth

8

Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me,

even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

a

b

2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than † the other, and the higher came up last.

4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the || in the earth. ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.

7 And I saw him come close unto the and he was moved with choler against ram, him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 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.

е

9 And out of one of them came forth little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

h

10 1 And it waxed great, even to the Or, against. host of heaven; and 'it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.

n Josh. 5. 14. ° ch. 11. 31.

& 12. 11.

|| Or, from

m

11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away,

P

13 Then I heard "one saint speaking, and another saint said unto ||† that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of || desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host Or, the to be trodden under foot?

14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred † days; then shall the sanctuary be † cleansed.

15 ¶ And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and † set me upright.

19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: 'for at the time appointed the end shall be.

20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

21h And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

k

22 Now that being broken, whereas ver. 8. four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his

cir. 538.
ch. 1. 21.
& 5. 31.

& 6. 28.

Or, in which he, &c.

b2 Chron. 36. 21.

Jer. 25. 11, 12. & 29.10.

Neh. 1. 4.

Jer. 29. 12,

Z

a

27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, band did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.

C

CHAPTER IX.

1 Daniel, considering the time of the captivity, 3 maketh confession of sins, 16 and prayeth for the restoration of Jerusalem. 20 Gabriel informeth him of the seventy weeks.

a

IN the first year of Darius the son of

Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, ||which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans

2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

3¶And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, Jam. 4.8,9, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

13.

ch. 6. 10.

10.

Deut. 7. 9.

Neh. 1. 5. & 9. 32.

4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said,

d Exod. 20.6. Od Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

1 Kings 8. 47, 48.

5 We have sinned, and have comNeh. 1. 6, 7. mitted iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

& 9. 33, 34.
Ps. 106. 6.
Isai. 64. 5,
6, 7.
Jer. 14. 7.
ver. 15.

2 Chron. 36.
15, 16.
ver. 10.

Neh. 9. 33. Or, thou hast, &c.

b ver. 7.

6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

7 O Lord, righteousness || belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and

The seventy weeks foretold.

Before CHRIST cir. 538.

Jews] they shall be no more his people.

27 And he shall confirm || 'the covenant with many for one week and in Or, and the the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, || and for the overspreading of "abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured || upon the desolate.

ch. 11. 17. or, and the prince's [Messiah's

ver. 25.] future people Matt. 22. 7.

10, 22. Nah. 3. Jer. 31. 31.

Hebr. 9. 28.

" Matt. 24.15.

Luke 21. 24.

Luke 19. 44. h Matt. 24. 2. Matt. 24. 6, 14. Isai. 8. 7, 8. ch. 11. 1. 8. ||Or, it shall be cut off by desolations. || Or, a. 1 Isai. 42. 6. & 55. Ezek. 16. 60, 61, 62. Isai. 53. 11. Matt. 26. 28. Rom. 5. 15, 19. Or, and upon the battlements shall be the idols of the desolator. Mark 13. 14. Luke 21. 20. See Isai. 10. 22, 23. & 28. 22. ch. 11. 36. Rom. 11. 26. Or, upon the desolator.

Daniel seeth a vision.

CHAPTER X.

1 Daniel having humbled himself seeth a vision. 10 Being troubled with fear he is comforted by the angel.

IN

a

b

Before CHRIST cir. 534.

cir. 534.

FN the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed_unto Daniel, whose name was called Belte-ch. 1. 7. shazzar; and the thing was true, but ch. 8. 26. the time appointed was † long and hever. 14. a understood the thing, understood the thing, and had underunder-Heb. great. standing of the vision.

2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three † full weeks.

e

Rev. 19. 9.

d ch. 1. 17. & 8. 16.

+ Heb. weeks of days.

of desires. e Matt. 6. 17.

3 I ate not pleasant bread, neither + Heb. bread came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

Daniel is comforted.

Before CHRIST cir. 534.

⚫ ver. 20. b ver. 21. ch. 12. 1. Jude 9. Rev. 12. 7. [Or, the first. © Gen. 49. 1. ch. 2. 28.

4 ch. 8. 26. ver. 1. Hab. 2. 3.

* ver. 9.

ch. 8. 18.

f ch. 8. 15. & ver. 10. Jer. 1. 9.

a ver. 8.

Or, this servant of my lord.

! ver. 11.

* Judg. 6. 23.

1 ver. 13.

+ Heb. strengthen

a

b

13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the || chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the king of Persia. 14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

e

15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

f

g

16 And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision "my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

17 For how can || the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight 'with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there eth himself is none that † holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

ver. 13.

Jude 9.

Rev. 12. 7.

* ch. 9. 1.

b ch. 5. 31.

© ch. 7.6. & 8. 5.

4 ch. 8. 4.

ver. 16, 36.

m

CHAPTER XI.

1 The overthrow of Persia by the king of Grecia. 5 Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the south and of the north. 30 The invasion and tyranny of the Romans.

a

4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

5 ¶ And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

Before CHRIST cir. 534.

⚫ ch. 8. 8.

í ch. 8. 22.

associate themselves.

6 And in the end of years they t shall + Heb. shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make tan agree- + Heb.rights. ment but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and || he that be-Or, whom gat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

she brought forth.

place, or, office. ver. 20.

7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up || in his estate, which Or, in his shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with t their precious vessels of silver and + Heb. vessels of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

10 But his sons || shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall forces and one shall certainly come, 8 and overflow, and pass through: shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.

13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come tafter certain years with a great army and with much riches. 14 And in those times there shall many

ch. 9. 26. || Or, then shall he be stirred up again.

h ver. 7.

+ Heb. at the end of times, even years. ch. 4. 16.

& 12.7.