English Standard Version
Daniel 7:2
2Daniel declared, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In my vision that night, I, Daniel, saw a great storm churning the surface of a great sea, with strong winds blowing from every direction.
Context of Daniel 7:2
1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. Daniel declared, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. 3And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. 4The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it.
Read all of Daniel 7Daniel 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 standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
- Revelation 17:15And the angel said to me, "The waters that 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
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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
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