Daniel 8:24

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
power	כֹּחוֹ֙ ko.Cho	H3581	vigor · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
mighty	וְעָצַ֤ם ve.'a.Tzam	H6105	to bind fast · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
power	בְכֹח֔וֹ ve.kho.Cho	H3581	vigor · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
destroy	יַשְׁחִ֖ית yash.Chit	H7843	to decay · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wonderfully	וְנִפְלָא֥וֹת ve.nif.la.'ot	H6381	properly · conjunction + verb, niphal active participle, feminine plural absolute
prosper	וְהִצְלִ֣יחַ ve.hitz.Li.ach	H6743	to push forward · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
practise	וְעָשָׂ֑ה ve.'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
destroy	וְהִשְׁחִ֥ית ve.hish.Chit	H7843	to decay · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
mighty	עֲצוּמִ֖ים 'a.tzu.Mim	H6099	powerful (specifically · adjective, masculine plural absolute
holy	קְדֹשִֽׁים ke.do.Shim	H6918	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · adjective, masculine plural absolute
people	וְעַם ve.'am-	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Daniel 8:12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised…
Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: an…
Daniel 11:31-36 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall…
Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven,…
Revelation 13:3-10 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Revelation 17:17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fu…
Daniel 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
Revelation 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with gr…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:15–end

Here we have, I. Daniel's earnest desire to have this vision explained to him (Dan 8:15): I sought the meaning. Note, Those that rightly know the things of God cannot but desire to know more and more of them, and to be led further into the mystery of them; and those that would find the meaning of what they have seen or heard from God must seek it, and seek it diligently. Seek and you shall find. Daniel considered the thing, compared it with the former discoveries, to try if he could understand it; but especially he sought by prayer (as he had done Dan 2:18), and he did not seek in vain. II. Orders given to the angel Gabriel to inform him concerning this vision. One in the appearance of a man…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 8:24

not by his own power--which in the beginning was "little" (Dan 8:9; Dan 7:8); but by gaining over others through craft, the once little horn became "mighty" (compare Dan 8:25; Dan 11:23). To be fully realized by Antichrist. He shall act by the power of Satan, who shall then be permitted to work through him in unrestricted license, such as he has not now (Rev 13:2); hence the ten kingdoms shall give the beast their power (Th2 2:9-12; Rev 17:13). prosper and practise--prosper in all that he attempts (Dan 8:12). holy people--His persecutions are especially directed against the Jews.

Adam Clarke on Daniel 8:24

But not by his own power - The strength of the other kingdoms consisted in themselves; but the Roman empire, as a horn or kingdom of the goat, was not mighty by its own power - was not strong by virtue of the goat, but drew its nourishment and strength from Rome and Italy. There grew the trunk and body of the tree; though the branches extended over Greece, Asia, Syria, and Egypt. - Bp. Newton. Shall destroy wonderfully - In the taking of Jerusalem by the Romans ninety-seven thousand Jews were made captives, and eleven hundred thousand were slain. So they destroyed this once mighty and holy people!

John Gill on Daniel 8:24

And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power,.... He should possess a large kingdom, and that should be increased by conquests: but not in his power (s), the power of Alexander; he should not arrive to that greatness he did, as in Daniel 8:22 so Jacchiades: or, "in his own power" (t); for it was not so much by his own courage and valour, by any heroic actions of Antiochus, he became so great, as by craft and deceit: through sedition he procured the death of his father and eider brother; and by fraud got the kingdom from his nephew; and through the perfidy of Menelaus and Jason, the high priests of the Jews, and other apostates, he obtained what dominion he had over the Jews; and…

The Church Fathers

Nothing will be an obstacle to him; instead, he will do what he wishes. Of such people blessed David says in exhortation, "Do not vie with the one who prospers in his way, with the one who commits lawlessness": it often happens that people living a godless and lawless life prosper considerably in their lawless pursuits.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 8:24-25

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Dictionary and topics

Horn — Trumpets were at first horns perforated at the tip, used for various purposes (Josh. 6:4, 5). Flasks or vessels were made of horn (1 Sam. 16:1, 13; 1 Kings 1:39). But the word is used also…
Shushan — A lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris, about 150 miles to the north of the head of the Persian Gulf. It is…
Macedonian Empire, The · Predictions respecting: The little horn to arise out of one of its divisions — Predictions respecting: The little horn to arise out of one of its divisions
Prophets · God communicated to: By angels — God communicated to: By angels

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 8:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 8:24

Adam Clarke on Daniel 8:24

John Gill on Daniel 8:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 8:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 8:24

Adam Clarke on Daniel 8:24

John Gill on Daniel 8:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 8:24-25

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 8:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 8:24

Rashi on Daniel 8:24