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 \v 7 All the chief administrators of the kingdom, the regional governors, and the provincial governors, the advisors, and the governors have consulted together and decided that you, the king, should issue a decree and enforce a prohibition, so that whoever makes a petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, king, that person must be thrown into the den of lions.
 
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-\v 8 Now, king, issue the prohibition and sign the document so that it may not be changed, as directed by the laws of the Medes and Persians, so it cannot be repealed."
+\v 8 Now, king, issue the prohibition and sign the document so that it may not be changed, as directed by the law of the Medes and Persians, so it cannot be repealed."
 \v 9 So king Darius signed the document, the prohibition.
 
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 \v 3 I looked up and saw before me a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal. One horn was longer than the other, but the longer one grew more slowly than the shorter and was passed up in length by it.
-\v 4 I saw the ram charging west, then north, and then south; no other animal could stand before him. None of them was able to rescue anyone out of his hand. He did whatever he wanted, and he became great.
+\v 4 I saw the ram pushing west, then north, and then south; no other animal could stand before him. None of them was able to rescue anyone out of his hand. He did whatever he wanted, and he became great.
 
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 \v 5 As I was thinking about this, I saw a male goat come from the west, who went across the surface of the whole earth, running fast, not seeming to touch the ground. The goat had a large horn between his eyes.
-\v 6 He came to the ram who had two horns—I had seen the ram standing on the bank of the canal—and the goat ran toward the ram in a powerful rage.
+\v 6 He came to the ram who had two horns—I had seen the ram standing on the bank of the canal—and the goat rushed toward the ram in a powerful rage.
 
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 \v 7 I saw the goat come close to the ram. He was very angry at the ram, and he hit the ram and broke off its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand before him. The goat knocked him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.
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-\v 9 Out of one of them grew another horn, little at first, but which became very large in the south, in the east, and in the land of beauty.
+\v 9 Out of one of them grew another horn, little at first, but which grew exceedingly large toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land.
 \v 10 It became so large as to engage in war with the army of heaven. Some of that army and some of the stars were thrown down to the earth, and it trampled on them.
 
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 \v 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one answering him, "How long will these things last, this vision about the burnt offering, the sin that brings destruction, the handing over of the sanctuary, and heaven's army being trampled on?"
-\v 14 He said to me, "It will last for 2,300 evenings and mornings. After that the sanctuary will be put right."
+\v 14 He said to me, "It will last for 2,300 evenings and mornings. After that the sanctuary will be restored."
 
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 \v 18 When he spoke to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and made me stand up.
-\v 19 He said, "See, I will show you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time for the end.
+\v 19 He said, "See, I will make known to you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time for the end.
 
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 \v 20 As for the ram you saw, the one that had two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia.
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 \v 23 At the latter time of those kingdoms, when the transgressors shall have reached their limit, a grim-faced king, one who is very intelligent, will arise.
 
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-\v 24 His power will be great—but not by his own power. He will be amazing in what he destroys; he will act and succeed. He will destroy powerful people, people among the holy ones.
-\v 25 By his craftiness he will make deceit prosper under his hand. He will become great in his own mind. He will unexpectedly destroy many people. He will even rise up against the King of kings, and he will be broken, but not by any human hand.
+\v 24 His power will be mighty—but not by his own power. He will be amazing in what he destroys; he will act and succeed. He will destroy mighty ones and the holy people.
+\v 25 By his craftiness he will make deceit prosper under his hand. He will become great in his own mind. He will unexpectedly destroy many people. He will even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he will be broken, but not by any human hand.
 
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 \v 26 The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been told is true. But seal up the vision, for it refers to many days in the future."
 
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-\v 27 Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay weak for several days. Then I got up, and went about the king's business. But I was appalled by the vision, and there was no one who understood it.
+\v 27 Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay weak for several days. Then I got up, and went about the king's business. But I was astounded by the vision, and there was no one who understood it.
 
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