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Daniel 8:10
ESV It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them.
NIV It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.
NASB It grew up to the heavenly lights, and some of the lights, that is, some of the stars it threw down to the earth, and it trampled them.
CSB It grew as high as the heavenly army, made some of the army and some of the stars fall to the earth, and trampled them.
NLT Its power reached to the heavens, where it attacked the heavenly army, throwing some of the heavenly beings and some of the stars to the ground and trampling them.
KJV 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.

What does Daniel 8:10 mean?

Daniel's prophecy (Daniel 8:1–2) included symbolic references to future events (Daniel 8:3–7). These are later explained as references to the Medo-Persian and Greek empires (Daniel 8:20–22). His vision also depicts how Alexander the Great would fall, only to be replaced by four others (Daniel 8:8–9). The next notable ruler is described as a "little horn." Scholars suggest this is a reference to the infamous Antiochus IV Epiphanes. As noted here, this figure treated godly things with contempt and vile disrespect (Daniel 8:11–14, 23–25).

Epiphanes blasphemed God and persecuted the Jewish people. The phrase "host of heaven" usually refers to God's heavenly armies. Here, it seems to be a symbolic representation of the people of Israel. This is not an uncommon analogy in the Bible; the Lord compared Abraham's descendants to the stars (Genesis 15:5; 22:17). Exodus 12:41 describes the Hebrews as "the hosts of the LORD." Balaam's prophecy about the Messiah refers to the Messiah as a star that comes out of Jacob (Numbers 24:17). Jeremiah 33:22 compares the offspring of David to "the host of heaven that cannot be numbered." Daniel 12:3 prophesies that, when believing Jews are resurrected, "those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever."
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