18 Now while he was talking with me, I (A)sank into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he (B)touched me and made me stand [a]upright. 19 He said, “Behold, I am going to (C)let you know what will occur at the final period of the indignation, for it pertains to the appointed time of the end.

The Ram’s Identity

20 The (D)ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:18 Lit on my standing

18 While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.(A) Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.(B)

19 He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath,(C) because the vision concerns the appointed time(D) of the end.[a](E) 20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.(F)

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  1. Daniel 8:19 Or because the end will be at the appointed time