Daniel 8:9

Daniel 8:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
• New International Version (NIV)Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land.

Context of Daniel 8:9

7I saw him attacking the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering his two horns. Now the ram was not strong enough to stand against him, so he knocked the ram to the ground and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from his power. 8“The male goat became exceedingly great, but as soon as he became mighty, the large horn was broken, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven. “Out of one of them came forth a small horn, which grew extremely large to the south and the east, and toward the beautiful land. 10It grew as high as the host of heaven and hurled some of the host and the stars down to the earth and trampled them. 11It set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host. It took away from him the daily offering and the place of his sanctuary was thrown down.

Daniel 8:9 word by word

וּמִן־הָאַחַ֣ת מֵהֶ֔ם יָצָ֥א קֶֽרֶן־אַחַ֖ת מִצְּעִירָ֑ה וַתִּגְדַּל־יֶ֛תֶר אֶל־הַנֶּ֥גֶב וְאֶל־הַמִּזְרָ֖ח וְאֶל־הַצֶּֽבִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And out of oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of them came forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• a littleמִצְּעִירָהmitstse‛îyrâh · littleH4704
• hornקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• which waxed exceedingיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
• greatגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• toward the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• and toward the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• and toward the pleasantצְבִיtsebîy · beautyH6643

Cross-references for Daniel 8:9

• Daniel 8:23“‘Now toward the end of their reign, when the measure of transgressions is completed, a stern-faced king, a master of intrigue, will arise.
• Daniel 7:8“While I was pondering the horns, behold, another horn, a small one, sprang up between them, and three of the first horns were uprooted from before it. And behold, this horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking boastfully.
• Daniel 11:21“Then in his place will arise a despicable person, on whom royal honor has not been conferred. He will come in a time of tranquility, and seize the kingdom through intrigue.
• Daniel 11:16But the invader will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand against him. He will take his stand in the beautiful land and its devastation in his hand.
• Psalms 48:2Great is Adonai, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God —His holy mountain.
• Psalms 105:24He made His people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their foes.
• Jeremiah 3:19“Then I Myself said: ‘How gladly would I make you sons and give you a pleasant land— the most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’ I thought you would call Me—Avi!— and would not turn from following Me.
• Ezekiel 20:6On that day I lifted up My hand to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had sought out for them, flowing with milk and honey, the splendor of all lands.
• Zechariah 7:14‘I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations they have not known. Thus the land was left so desolate behind them that no one passed through or returned, for they made the pleasant land desolate.’”

Commentaries on Daniel 8:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Out of one of them came forth a little horn - Some think that Antiochus Epiphanes is meant; but Bp. Newton contends that it is the Roman government that is intended; and although very great at its zenith, yet very little in its rising. Waxed - great toward the south - The Romans made Egypt a province of their empire, and it continued such for some centuries. Toward the east - They conquered Syria, and made it a province. Toward the pleasant land - Judea…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And out of one of them, came forth a little horn - Emblematic of new power that should spring up. Compare the notes at Daniel 7:8. This little horn sprang, up out of one of the others; it did not spring up in the midst of the others as the little horn, in Daniel 7:8, did among the ten others. This seemed to grow out of one of the four, and the meaning cannot be misunderstood. From one of the four powers or kingdoms into which the empire of Alexander would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-12Daniel 8:21–25 explains the symbolism.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. little horn--not to be confounded with the little horn of the fourth kingdom in Da 7:8. The little horn in Da 7:8 comes as an eleventh horn after ten preceding horns. In Da 8:9 it is not an independent fifth horn, after the four previous ones, but it arises out of one of the four existing horns. This horn is explained (Da 8:23) to be "a king of fierce countenance," &c. Antiochus Epiphanes is meant. Greece with all its refinement produces the first…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Daniel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings