Daniel 7:8

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
considered	הֲוֵ֜ית ha.Veit	H1934	to exist · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
horns	בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א be.kar.nai.Ya'	H7162	a horn (literally or for sound) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
behold	וַ֠אֲלוּ Va.'a.lu	H431	lo! · conjunction + interjection
up	סִלְקָ֣ת sil.Kat	H5559	to ascend · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
among	בֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ן bei.nei.hon	H997	between (repeated before each noun · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine plural
another	אָחֳרִ֤י 'o.cho.Ri	H317	other · adjective, both genders singular absolute
little	זְעֵירָה֙ ze.'ei.Rah	H2192	small · adjective, feminine singular absolute
horn	קֶ֣רֶן Ke.ren	H7162	a horn (literally or for sound) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
before	קֳדָמַ֑הּ ko.da.mai.yah	H6925	before · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
three	וּתְלָ֗ת u.te.Lat	H8532	three or third · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
of	מִן min-	H4481	properly · preposition
first	קַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔א kad.Ma.ya.Ta'	H6933	first · ordinal number, feminine plural determined + particle of affirmation
horns	קַרְנַיָּא֙ kar.nai.Ya'	H7162	a horn (literally or for sound) · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
roots	אֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה 'et.'a.ka.ru	H6132	to pluck up (especially by the roots) · verb, perfect, 3rd person feminine plural
behold	וַאֲל֨וּ va.'a.Lu	H431	lo! · conjunction + interjection
this	דָ֔א Da'	H1668	this · demonstrative particle
horn	בְּקַרְנָא be.kar.na-'	H7162	a horn (literally or for sound) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
eyes	עַיְנִ֜ין 'ay.Nin	H5870	an eye · noun, common masculine plural absolute
eyes	כְּעַיְנֵ֤י ke.'ay.Nei	H5870	an eye · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
man	אֲנָשָׁא֙ 'a.na.Sha'	H606	a man · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
mouth	וּפֻ֖ם u.Fum	H6433	the mouth (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
speaking	מְמַלִּ֥ל me.ma.Lil	H4449	to speak · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
things	רַבְרְבָֽן rav.re.Van	H7260	huge (in size) · adjective, feminine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Revelation 13:5-6 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crown…
Psalms 12:3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Revelation 13:11-13 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Daniel 8:9-12 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…
Daniel 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous thi…
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewi…
Revelation 9:7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their fac…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:1-8

The date of this chapter places it before ch. 5, which was in the last year of Belshazzar, and ch. 6, which was in the first of Darius; for Daniel had those visions in the first year of Belshazzar, when the captivity of the Jews in Babylon was drawing near a period. Belshazzar's name here is, in the original, spelt differently from what it used to be; before it was Bel-she-azar - Bel is he that treasures up riches. But this is Bel-eshe-zar - Bel is on fire by the enemy. Bel was the god of the Chaldeans; he had prospered, but is now to be consumed. We have, in these verses, Daniel's vision of the four monarchies that were oppressive to the Jews. Observe, I. The circumstances of this vision. D…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:8

little horn--little at first, but afterwards waxing greater than all others. He must be sought "among them," namely, the ten horns. The Roman empire did not represent itself as a continuation of Alexander's; but the Germanic empire calls itself "the holy Roman empire." Napoleon's attempted universal monarchy was avowedly Roman: his son was called king of Rome. The czar (CÃ&brvbrsar) also professes to represent the eastern half of the Roman empire. The Roman civilization, church, language, and law are the chief elements in Germanic civilization. But the Romanic element seeks universal empire, while the Germanic seeks individualization. Hence the universal monarchies attempted by the Papacy, C…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:8

Another little horn - Among Protestant writers this is considered to be the popedom. Before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up - These were probably, 1. The exarchate of Ravenna. 2. The kingdom of the Lombards. And, 3. The state of Rome. The first was given to the Pope, Stephen II., by Pepin, king of France, a.d. 755; and this constituted the pope's temporal princes. The second was given to St. Peter by Charlemagne, in 774. The third, the state of Rome, was vested in the pope, both in spirituals and temporals, and confirmed to him by Lewis the pious. These are the three horns which were plucked up from the roots before the little horn. Were eyes like the eyes of a man - Inti…

The Church Fathers

"I considered the horns." That is to say, I looked intently at the beast, and was astonished at everything about it, but especially at the number of the horns. For the appearance of this beast differed from that of the other beasts in kind.
— Hippolytus of Rome, Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments - Scholia on Daniel

This is Antiochus, the persecutor of the Jews, who sprang up in the midst of the ten kings and grew up. And this last horn, he says, "after three of the earlier horns were plucked by the roots, spoke arrogantly." Since there is here a hint of the fall of the previous three horns, it must be referred to the grandchildren and successors of the three past kings. Indeed the arrogant words, which this small horn spoke, are the insults and blasphemies thrown against God.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 7:8

Here he alludes to the antichrist, who arises among the ten horns, and he states that the antichrist will pluck out root and all three horns before himself. This means that he will overpower three kings of the ten who would reign at that time. And he calls it a "little" horn, as it was born from the little tribe of the Jews. However, he also calls it "eminent" since he would be noble. By its "eyes" he refers to its prudence and astuteness, by which he will deceive many. And yet he speaks of its "mouth speaking great things," which refers to its arrogance and haughtiness.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 7:7-8

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Dictionary and topics

Daniel, Book of — Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See BIBLE.) It consists of two distinct parts. The first part, consisting of the first six chapters, is…
Dreams · Mentioned in scripture of: Daniel — Mentioned in scripture of: Daniel
Horn · SYMBOLI — SYMBOLI
Horns · Illustrative: Of kings — Illustrative: Of kings
Roman Empire, The · Predictions respecting: Origin of papal power in — Predictions respecting: Origin of papal power in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 7:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:8

Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 7:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:8

Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Daniel 7:8

John Calvin on Daniel 7:8

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 7:8

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