Bible Strands
Daniel 8:12
And in the rebellion, the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn, and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Daniel receives this vision during a prophetic revelation concerning the actions of the horn against God’s sanctuary and people. The message is delivered as part of an interpretive dialogue about future desolation.
The words — תִּנָּתֵ֥ן (ti.na.Ten) denotes “it will be given over,” and אֱמֶת (e.Met) means “truth.” Both terms anchor the verse’s description of surrender and degradation.
The thread — The motif of truth being cast down appears in Isaiah 59:14, where truth stumbles in the public square, and Daniel 11:28, where a ruler sets his heart against the holy covenant. Both passages track the same pattern of rebellion against divine order.
Why it lands — The text states that rebellion will temporarily succeed in suppressing worship and distorting truth. It asks the reader to recognize the reality of spiritual desolation and to measure present opposition against the promised fulfillment of the vision.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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, and prospered.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 59:14 So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
- Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Daniel 11:28 The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.
- Daniel 11:31 His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
- Revelation 13:7 Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
- Revelation 13:11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
- 1 Samuel 23:9 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
- Job 12:6 The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
- Psalms 119:43 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.