Daniel 7:2

Daniel 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
• New International Version (NIV)Daniel said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Daniel declared, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Daniel spoke, saying, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea.

Context of Daniel 7:2

1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions appeared in his mind as he lay on his bed; then he wrote the dream down and related a summary of it. Daniel said, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea (the nations). 3And four great beasts, each different from the other, were coming up out of the sea [in succession]. 4The first (the Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar) was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind was given to it.

Daniel 7:2 word by word

עָנֵ֤ה דָנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוִ֖י עִם־לֵֽילְיָ֑א וַאֲר֗וּ אַרְבַּע֙ רוּחֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א מְגִיחָ֖ן לְיַמָּ֥א רַבָּֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• spakeעֲנָה‛ănâh · to answerH6032
• and saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• I sawהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• I sawחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
• in my visionחֱזוּchêzev · visionH2376
• byעִם‛im · withH5974
• nightלֵילָאlêyleyâ' · nightH3916
• and, beholdאֲרוּ'ărû · behold!H718
• the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ · fourH703
• windsרוּחַrûach · spiritH7308
• of the heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
• stroveגִּיחַgîyach gûach · to striveH1519
• upon the greatרַבrab · greatH7229
• seaיַםyâm · seaH3221

Cross-references for Daniel 7:2

• Revelation 7:1After this I saw four angels stationed at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
• Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.

Commentaries on Daniel 7:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea - The idea of strife is taken here from the effects that must be produced, were the east, the west, the north, and the south winds to rise tempestuously, and meet on the surface of the sea. By the great sea, the Mediterranean is meant; and is so called to distinguish it from those lakes called seas by the Hebrews; such as the Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea, Sea of Tiberias, etc.; but even that may refer to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Daniel spake and said - That is, he spake and said in the manner intimated in the previous verse. It was by a record made at the time, and thus he might be said to speak to his own generation and to all future times. I saw in my vision by night - I beheld in the vision; that is, he saw represented to him the scene which he proceeds to describe. He seemed to see the sea in a tempest, and these monsters come up from it, and the strange succession of events…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2In the Old Testament, the sea symbolizes evil or chaos (see Psalm 89:10; Isaiah 5:30; 57:20). This view was common in the ancient Near East.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the four winds--answering to the "four beasts"; their several conflicts in the four quarters or directions of the world. strove--burst forth (from the abyss) [Maurer]. sea--The world powers rise out of the agitations of the political sea (Jr 46:7, 8; Lu 21:25; compare Re 13:1; 17:15; 21:1); the kingdom of God and the Son of man from the clouds of heaven (Da 7:13; compare Joh 8:23). Tregelles takes "the great sea" to mean, as always elsewhere in…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 7:2

• Sea

In the dictionaries

• Daniel
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ancient
• Contempt
• Diverse
• Obey
• Wear
• Winds
• Antichrist
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language

Commentaries on Daniel 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings