Daniel 8:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And strength was given him against the continual sacrifice, because of sins: and truth shall be cast down on the ground, and he shall do and shall prosper.
Douay-Rheims

וְצָבָ֛א תִּנָּתֵ֥ן עַל־הַתָּמִ֖יד בְּפָ֑שַׁע וְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֱמֶת֙ אַ֔רְצָה וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה וְהִצְלִֽיחָה׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

Antiochus, through brutal and torturous means, audaciously defiled the altar, made an illegal offering, stripped God's temple of its beauty, violated the law of righteousness, and unjustly executed the faithful; in this way, the Prophet notes, he found success. Then

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Passages read together with this verse.

Jer 12:1Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly?
Isa 59:14And judgment is turned away backward, and justice hath stood far off: because truth hath fallen down in the street, and equity could not come in.
Rev 13:7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And power was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Dan 11:28And he shall return into his land with much riches: and his heart shall be against the holy covenant, and he shall succeed, and shall return into his own land.
2 Thess 2:10And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish: because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying:
2 Thess 2:12But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of God, for that God hath chosen you firstfruits unto salvation, in sanctification of the spirit and faith of the truth:
Rev 13:11And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth: and he had two horns, like a lamb: and he spoke as a dragon.
Rev 13:17And that no man might buy or sell, but he that hath the character, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.