5And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
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And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)Here is, I. The date of this vision, Dan. 8:1. It was in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar , which proved to be his last year, as many reckon; so that this chapter also should be, in order of time, before the fifth. That Daniel might not be surprised at the destruction of Babylon, now at hand, God gives him a foresight of the destruction of other kingdoms hereafter, which in their day had…
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