Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And I shall lift up mine eyes, and I shall see, and behold, one ram stood before the stream, and horns to him: and the horns high; and the one high above the second, and the high came up at the last.
New American Standard Bible
Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a
King James Version
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Holman Bible
I looked up,
International Standard Version
"Then I turned my head to look, and to my surprise, a two-horned ram was standing beside the canal. The two horns grew long, the first one growing longer than the second, with the longer one springing up last.
A Conservative Version
Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns. And the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
American Standard Version
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Amplified
Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there in front of the canal stood a [lone] ram (the Medo-Persian Empire) which had two horns. The two horns were high, but one (Persia) was higher than the other (Media), and the higher one came up last.
Bible in Basic English
And lifting up my eyes, I saw, there before the stream, a male sheep with two horns: and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, the higher one coming up last.
Darby Translation
And I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns; and the two horns were high; and one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
King James 2000
Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I lifted up my eyes and I saw, and look! A ram standing {before} the stream, and {it had} two horns, and the horns [were] long, but the one [was] longer than the second, and the longer [one] came up {after the other one}.
Modern King James verseion
Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And behold, a ram with two horns stood before the canal having two horns, and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then I looked up, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river, a ram, which had horns: and these horns were high, but one was higher than another, and the highest came up last.
NET Bible
I looked up and saw a ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long, but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one.
New Heart English Bible
Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns. And the two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one came up last.
The Emphasized Bible
So then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and lo! a ram, standing before the river, and, it, had two horns, - and, the two horns, were high, but, the one, was higher than the other, and, the higher, had come up, last.
Webster
Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
World English Bible
Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it hath two horns, and the two horns are high; and the one is higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last.
Themes
Empires/world powers » The ram and the he goat
Horns » Illustrative » Of kings
Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » A ram with two horns
Interlinear
Nasa'
`ayin
Ra'ah
`amad
Paniym
'echad
Gaboahh
Gaboahh
Sheniy
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 8:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Vision Of A Small Horn That Oppresses Israel And Threatens The Temple
2 And I shall see in a vision; and it will be in my seeing, and I in Shushan the fortress, in Elam the province; and I shall see in a vision, and I was by the stream of strength. 3 And I shall lift up mine eyes, and I shall see, and behold, one ram stood before the stream, and horns to him: and the horns high; and the one high above the second, and the high came up at the last. 4 And I saw the ram pushing the sea, and north and south; and all the beasts will not stand before him, and none delivering from his hand; and he did according to his will, and increased.
Cross References
Daniel 8:20
The ram which thou sawest possessing horns, the kings of Media and Persia.
Daniel 10:5
And I shall lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, one man being clothed with linen garments, and his loins being girded with gold of Uphaz:
Numbers 24:2
And Balsam will lift up his eyes and see Israel dwelling according to his tribes; and the spirit of God will be upon him.
Joshua 5:13
And it will be in Joshua's being by Jericho, and he will lift up his eyes and will see, and behold, a man standing before him and his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua will go to him and say to him, Art thou for us or for our adversaries?
1 Chronicles 21:16
And David will lift up his eyes and see the messenger of Jehovah standing between the earth and between the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand stretched forth over Jerusalem. And David will fall, and the old men being covered with sackcloth, upon their face.
Ezra 1:2
Thus said Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth Jehovah gave to me, the God of the heavens; and he charged upon me to build for him a house in Jerusalem which is in Judah.
Ezra 4:5
And counselors being hired against them to annul their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, and even to the kingdom of Darius king of Persia.
Esther 1:3
In the third year to his reign he made a drinking to all his chiefs and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and chiefs of the provinces before him:
Isaiah 13:17
Behold me rousing up the Modes against them, who shall not reckon silver; and gold they shall not delight in it
Isaiah 21:2
A hard vision was announced to me: The spoiler spoiled, and he laying waste, laid waste. Go up, O Elam: press, O Media; all her sighing I caused to cease.
Isaiah 44:28
Saying to Cyrus, My shepherd, and he shall complete all my delight: and saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and the temple shall be founded.
Jeremiah 51:11
Polish the arrows; fill the quivers: Jehovah roused up the spirit of the kings of the Males: for his purpose is against Babel, to destroy her; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
Daniel 2:39
And after thee shall arise another kingdom lower than thee, and another third kingdom of brass, that shall have power over all the earth.
Daniel 5:31
And Darius the Median received the kingdom, as the son of two and sixty years.
Daniel 6:28
And this Daniel was prospered in the kingdom of Darius, and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel 7:5
And lo, another beast, a second being like to a bear; and it rose up to one side, and three ribs in its mouth between its teeth: and saying to it thus, Arise, eat much flesh.
Zechariah 1:18
And I shall lift up mine eyes, and see, and behold, four horns
Zechariah 2:1
I shall lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, a man, and in his hand a cord of measure.
Zechariah 5:1
And I shall turn back and lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, a roll flying.
Zechariah 5:5
And the messenger speaking with me will go forth and say to me, Lift up now thine eyes and see what this going forth.
Zechariah 5:9
And I shall lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, two women will come forth, and the wind in their wings; and to them wings as the wings of the stork; and they shall lift up the ephah between the earth and between the heavens.
Zechariah 6:1
And I shall turn back and lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, four chariots going forth from between two mountains; and the mountains, mountains of brass.