11 And extolled himself against the [a]prince of the host, from whom the [b]daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his Sanctuary was cast down.

12 And [c]a time shall be given him over the daily sacrifice for the iniquity: and it shall [d]cast down the truth to the ground, and thus shall it do, and prosper.

13 Then I heard one of the [e]Saints speaking, and one of the Saints spake unto a certain one, saying, How long shall endure the vision of the daily sacrifice, and the iniquity of the [f]desolation to tread both the Sanctuary and the [g]army underfoot?

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:11 That is, God, who governeth and maintaineth his Church.
  2. Daniel 8:11 He labored to abolish all religion, and therefore cast God’s service out of his Temple, which God had chosen as a little corner from all the rest of the world to have his Name there truly called upon.
  3. Daniel 8:12 He showeth that their sins are the cause of these horrible afflictions: and yet comforteth them, in that he appointeth this tyrant a time, whom he would not suffer utterly to abolish his religion.
  4. Daniel 8:12 This horn shall abolish for a time the true doctrine, and so corrupt God’s service.
  5. Daniel 8:13 Meaning, that he heard one of the Angels asking this question of Christ, whom he called a certain one, or a secret one, or a marvelous one.
  6. Daniel 8:13 That is, the Jews’ sins, which were cause of his destruction.
  7. Daniel 8:13 That is, which suppresseth God’s religion, and his people.

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