Daniel 8:3

Daniel sees a ram with two horns, one higher and rising later than the other. The vision begins by depicting the Medo-Persian empire.

Cross-references · 22

• Dan 8:20The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
• Dan 10:5I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
• 1 Chr 21:16When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
• Dan 6:28So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
• Zech 6:1And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.
• Zech 2:1Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
• Num 24:2When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
• Isa 44:28who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
• Josh 5:13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
• Dan 7:5Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’
• Ezra 1:2“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
• Isa 21:2A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
• Esth 1:3In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
• Zech 5:1Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.
• Jer 51:11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.
• Dan 2:39But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
• Dan 5:31and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
• Ezra 4:5They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
• Zech 5:9Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
• Zech 5:5Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”
• Zech 1:18Then I looked up and saw four horns.
• Isa 13:17Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.

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