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A little horn came from one of these, and its power reached to the south, the east, and even to the holy land.[a] 10 (A) It became so strong that it attacked the stars in the sky, which were heaven's army.[b] Then it threw some of them down to the earth and trampled on them. 11-12 It humiliated heaven's army and dishonored its leader[c] by keeping him from offering the daily sacrifices. In fact, it was so terrible that it even disgraced the temple and wiped out true worship. It also did everything else it wanted to do.

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Footnotes

  1. 8.9 holy land: Hebrew “the lovely land.”
  2. 8.10 heaven's army: In verses 10-13 the Hebrew word translated “heaven's army” may also mean “God's people.”
  3. 8.11,12 leader: Hebrew “prince.”

And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.

11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down.

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