Daniel 7:12

Daniel 7:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
• New International Version (NIV)(The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Context of Daniel 7:12

10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. 11Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season and a time. 13In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. 14And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

Daniel 7:12 word by word

וּשְׁאָר֙ חֵֽיוָתָ֔א הֶעְדִּ֖יו שָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹן וְאַרְכָ֧ה בְחַיִּ֛ין יְהִ֥יבַת לְה֖וֹן עַד־זְמַ֥ן וְעִדָּֽן׃Read the interlinear

• As for the restשְׁאָרshe'âr · remainderH7606
• of the beastsחֵיוָאchêyvâ' · beastH2423
• their dominionשׇׁלְטָןsholţân · dominionH7985
• was removedעֲדָה‛ădâ' ‛ădâh · to pass on/over/awayH5709
• but they were grantedיְהַבyehab · to giveH3052
• an extensionאַרְכָֿא'arkâ' 'arkâh · lengtheningH754
• of lifeחַיchay · livingH2417
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5705
• a seasonזְמַןzemân · timeH2166
• and a timeעִדָּן‛iddân · timeH5732

Cross-references for Daniel 7:12

• Daniel 7:4The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man.
• Daniel 8:7I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.

Commentaries on Daniel 7:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12As concerning the rest of the beasts - They had been superseded, but not destroyed. It would seem that they were still represented in vision to Daniel, as retaining their existence, though their power was taken away, and their fierceness subdued, or that they still seemed to remain alive for a time, or while the vision was passing. They were not cut down, destroyed, and consumed as the fourth beast was. They had their dominion taken away - They were…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 These verses are for the comfort and support of the people of God, in reference to the persecutions that would come upon them. Many New Testament predictions of the judgment to come, have plain allusion to this vision; especially Rev. 20:11,12. The Messiah is here called the Son of man; he was made in the likeness of sinful flesh, and was found in fashion as a man, but he is the Son of God. The great event foretold in this passage, is Christ's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12a season and a time: God, the Judge of the nations, can extend the lives of nations and individuals (compare Daniel 4:27). Defeated nations that have lost their political and military dominance can continue to exist culturally and ethnically, maintaining their national identities. This occurred with the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, and the Greeks.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. the rest of the beasts--that is, the three first, had passed away not by direct destroying judgments, such as consumed the little horn, as being the finally matured evil of the fourth beast. They had continued to exist but their "dominion was was taken away"; whereas the fourth beast shall cease utterly, superseded by Messiah's kingdom. for a season ... time--Not only the triumph of the beasts over the godly, but their very existence is limited to a…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 7:12

• Horn
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lion
• Nation
• Vision

In the dictionaries

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• Antichrist
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Christ, Offices of
• Daniel, Book of

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