Daniel 8:7

I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Daniel records a vision he witnessed, describing the moment a goat confronts a two-horned ram near a canal. This occurs within a prophetic sequence detailing the rise and fall of earthly kingdoms.

The words — The Hebrew verb וּרְאִיתִ֞יוּ (u.rei.Ti/vu) translates literally to "and I saw it," establishing the narrator’s direct observation. The participle מַגִּיעַ (ma.Gi.a) means "approaching," highlighting the goat’s deliberate advance toward the ram.

The thread — The imagery of unopposed destruction echoes the terrifying fourth beast in Daniel 7:7, while the theme of rage in battle parallels the conflict between the king of the South and the king of the North in Daniel 11:11.

Why it lands — The text states that the ram is powerless and trampled, with no one able to deliver it from the goat's power. It demands recognition that earthly kingdoms will be overthrown by forces beyond their control.

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The Hebrew words

וּרְאִיתִ֞יוu./re.'i.Ti/vand/ I saw/ it מַגִּ֣יעַ׀ma.Gi.a'approaching אֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelbeside הָאַ֗יִלha./'A.yilthe/ ram וַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤רva/i.yit.mar.Marand/ it was enraged אֵלָיו֙'e.La/vagainst/ it וַיַּ֣ךְva/i.Yakhand/ it struck אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָאַ֔יִלha./'A.yilthe/ ram וַיְשַׁבֵּר֙va/y.sha.Berand/ it broke אֶת־'et-<obj.>שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei[the] two קְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.Na/vhorns/ its וְלֹא־ve./lo'-and/ not הָ֥יָהHa.yahit was כֹ֛חַKho.achstrength בָּאַ֖יִלba./'A.yilin the/ ram לַעֲמֹ֣דla./'a.Modto/ stand לְפָנָ֑יוle./fa.Na/v<to>/ before/ it וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּva/i.yash.li.Khe./huand/ it threw/ it אַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tza/h[the] ground/ towards וַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּva/i.yir.me.Se./huand/ it trampled/ it וְלֹא־ve./lo'-and/ not הָיָ֥הha.Yahanyone was מַצִּ֛ילma.Tzildelivering לָאַ֖יִלla./'A.yil<to> the/ ram מִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi./ya.D/ofrom/ hand/ its

King James Version

And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

Cross-references

Daniel 7:7 After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
Daniel 11:11 In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
Joshua 8:20 When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.
Leviticus 26:37 They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies.