History & Narratives Verses

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}.

And it came to pass, when I, {even} I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. {set...: Heb. made me stand upon my standing}

And the rough goat {is} the king of Grecia: and the great horn that {is} between his eyes {is} the first king.

And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. {are...: Heb. are accomplished}

And I Daniel fainted, and was sick {certain} days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood {it}.

And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. {gotten...: Heb. made thee a name}

And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof {shall be} with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. {but...: or, and shall have nothing} {desolations...: or, it shall be cut off by desolations}

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing {was} true, but the time appointed {was} long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. {long: Heb. great}

And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.

Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.