Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king. New Living Translation The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire. English Standard Version And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king. Berean Standard Bible The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. King James Bible And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. New King James Version And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king. New American Standard Bible The shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. NASB 1995 “The shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. NASB 1977 “And the shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Legacy Standard Bible Now the shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Amplified Bible The shaggy (rough-coated) male goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the first king. Christian Standard Bible The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king. Holman Christian Standard Bible The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king. American Standard Version And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Contemporary English Version the goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the powerful horn between his eyes is the first of its kings. English Revised Version And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. GOD'S WORD® Translation The hairy male goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is its first king. Good News Translation The goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the prominent horn between his eyes is the first king. International Standard Version The demonic goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn between its eyes is its first king. Majority Standard Bible The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. NET Bible The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king. New Heart English Bible The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Webster's Bible Translation And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. World English Bible The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the young male goat, the hairy one, [is] the king of Javan; and the great horn that [is] between its eyes is the first king; Young's Literal Translation And the young he-goat, the hairy one, is the king of Javan; and the great horn that is between its eyes is the first king; Smith's Literal Translation And the hairy he goat, the king of Grecia: and the great horn which is between his eyes, he the first king. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the he goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn that was between his eyes, the same is the first king. Catholic Public Domain Version Furthermore, the he-goat among she-goats is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn, which was between his eyes, is the same one, the first king. New American Bible The he-goat is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn on its forehead is the first king. New Revised Standard Version The male goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn between its eyes is the first king. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the he-goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Alexandrus And the kid of the goats is the King of the Greeks, and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first King OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Brenton Septuagint Translation The he-goat is the King of the Greeks: and the great horn which was between his eyes, he is the first king. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gabriel Interprets Daniel's Vision…20The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. 21The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. 22The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.… Cross References Daniel 7:6 Next, as I watched, suddenly 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. Daniel 11:3-4 Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases. / But 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. Daniel 2:39 But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth. Zechariah 9:13 For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man. Isaiah 10:13-14 For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’” Jeremiah 49:35-38 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might. / I 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. / So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off. ... Ezekiel 26:7-14 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops. / He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you. / He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes. ... Joel 3:6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. Habakkuk 1:6-11 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. / They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty. / Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. ... Matthew 24:15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Acts 17:6-7 But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, / and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!” Romans 1:14-16 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. / That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. / I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. 1 Corinthians 1:22-24 Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, / but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, / but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Treasury of Scripture And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. the rough. Daniel 8:5-7 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes… Daniel 10:20 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. the great. Daniel 8:8 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. Daniel 11:3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. Jump to Previous Eyes First Goat Great Grecia Greece Hairy He-Goat Horn Javan Kingdom Large Male Represents Rough Shaggy YoungJump to Next Eyes First Goat Great Grecia Greece Hairy He-Goat Horn Javan Kingdom Large Male Represents Rough Shaggy YoungDaniel 8 1. Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat.13. The two thousand three hundred days of the suspension of the daily sacrifice. 15. Gabriel comforts Daniel, and interprets the vision. The shaggy goat In the vision of Daniel, the "shaggy goat" symbolizes the kingdom of Greece. The imagery of a goat is significant in ancient Near Eastern symbolism, often representing power and aggression. Historically, the goat was associated with the Greek god Pan, a deity of the wild and rustic music, which aligns with the untamed and forceful nature of the Greek empire under Alexander the Great. The Hebrew word for goat here, "צָפִיר" (tsaphir), emphasizes the rough and unkempt nature of the animal, reflecting the swift and unbridled expansion of Greece. represents the king of Greece and the large horn between his eyes is the first king Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The shaggyהַשָּׂעִ֖יר (haś·śā·‘îr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun goat וְהַצָּפִ֥יר (wə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄îr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6842: A male goat represents the king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Greece, יָוָ֑ן (yā·wān) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3120: Javan -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants and their land and the large הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent horn וְהַקֶּ֤רֶן (wə·haq·qe·ren) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7161: A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power between בֵּין־ (bên-) Preposition Strong's 996: An interval, space between his eyes עֵינָ֔יו (‘ê·nāw) Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain is ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are the first הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ (hā·ri·šō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank king. הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Links Daniel 8:21 NIVDaniel 8:21 NLT Daniel 8:21 ESV Daniel 8:21 NASB Daniel 8:21 KJV Daniel 8:21 BibleApps.com Daniel 8:21 Biblia Paralela Daniel 8:21 Chinese Bible Daniel 8:21 French Bible Daniel 8:21 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 8:21 The rough male goat is the king (Dan. 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