Daniel 8:25

And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
policy	שִׂכְל֗וֹ sikh.Lo	H7922	intelligence · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
craft	מִרְמָה֙ mir.Mah	H4820	fraud · noun, common feminine singular absolute
prosper	וְהִצְלִ֤יחַ ve.hitz.Li.ach	H6743	to push forward · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיָד֔וֹ be.ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
magnify	יַגְדִּ֔יל yag.Dil	H1431	to be (causatively make) large (in various senses · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	וּבִלְבָב֣וֹ u.vil.va.Vo	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
peace	וּבְשַׁלְוָ֖ה uv.shal.Vah	H7962	security (genuine or false) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
destroy	יַשְׁחִ֣ית yash.Chit	H7843	to decay · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
many	רַבִּ֑ים ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute
up	יַעֲמֹ֔ד ya.'a.Mod	H5975	to stand · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Prince	שַׂר sar-	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine singular construct
princes	שָׂרִים֙ sa.Rim	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
broken	יִשָּׁבֵֽר yi.sha.Ver	H7665	to burst (literally or figuratively) · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
without	וּבְאֶ֥פֶס u.ve.'E.fes	H657	cessation · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
hand	יָ֖ד yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular absolute

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Cross-references

Daniel 8:11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was…
Daniel 11:32-33 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do e…
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him…
Job 34:20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
Daniel 11:21-25 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and o…
Revelation 19:19-21 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and agai…
Jeremiah 48:26 Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
Lamentations 4:6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as i…

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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 8:25

by peace--by pretending "peace" and friendship; in the midst of security [GESENIUS], suddenly striking his blow (compare Note, see on Jer 15:8). "A spoiler at noon-day." also . . . against the Prince of princes--not merely against the Jews (Dan 8:11; Dan 11:36). broken without hand--by God's special visitation. The stone "cut out of the mountain without hands," that is, Christ is to smite the world power image on his feet (Dan 2:34), that is, in its last development (compare Dan 7:11). Antiochus horrible death by worms and ulcers, when on his way to Judea, intending to take vengeance for the defeat of his armies by the Maccabees, was a primary fulfilment, foreshadowing God's judgment on…

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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!

The Church Fathers

[Gabriel] says this because [Antiochus] got into the city through fraudulence, polluted the precious vessels of the temple and committed pillages and demolished the walls. "Without warning he shall destroy many": he killed forty thousand Jews and captured just as many. "And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes": either because Antiochus would have attacked God with curses and blasphemies or because he would have violated the temple of God and would have destroyed the holy vessels.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 8:25

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Dictionary and topics

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…
Infidelity · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
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 8:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 8:25

Adam Clarke on Daniel 8:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 8:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 8:25

Adam Clarke on Daniel 8:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Daniel 8:25

John Calvin on Daniel 8:24-25

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 8:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 8:25

Rashi on Daniel 8:25