Daniel 7
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Daniel 7:1-14

1In the firstH2298 yearH8140 of BelshazzarH1113 kingH4430 of BabylonH895 DanielH1841 sawH2370 a 1dreamH2493 and visionsH2376 2in his mindH7217 as he lay on his bedH4903; thenH116 he 3wroteH3790 the dreamH2493 downH3790 and relatedH560 the 4following summaryH7217 of 5it. 2DanielH1841 6saidH6032H560, “I was 7lookingH2370 in my visionH2376 by nightH3916, and beholdH718, the 8fourH703 windsH7308 of heavenH8065 were stirringH1519 up the greatH7229 seaH3221. 3And fourH703 greatH7229 9beastsH2423 were comingH5559 up from the seaH3221, differentH8133 from oneH1668 anotherH1668. 4The firstH6933 was 10like a lionH744 and had the wingsH1611 of an eagleH5403. I keptH1934 lookingH2370 untilH5705H1768 its wingsH1611 were pluckedH4804, and it was liftedH5191 up from the groundH772 and madeH6966 to standH6966 on two feetH7271 like a manH606; a humanH606 11mindH3825 also was givenH3052 to it. 5And beholdH718, anotherH321 beastH2423, a secondH8578 one, resemblingH1821 a bearH1678. And it was raisedH6966 up on oneH2298 sideH7859, and threeH8532 ribsH5967 were in its mouthH6433 betweenH997 its teethH8128; and thusH3652 they saidH560 to it, ‘AriseH6966, devourH399 muchH7690 meatH1321!’ 6AfterH870 thisH1836 I keptH1934 lookingH2370, and beholdH718, anotherH321 one, 12like a leopardH5245, whichH1768 had on its 13backH1355 fourH703 wingsH1611 of a birdH5776; the beastH2423 also had 14fourH703 headsH7217, and dominionH7985 was givenH3052 to it. 7AfterH870 thisH1836 I keptH1934 lookingH2370 in the nightH3916 visionsH2376, and beholdH718, a 15fourthH7244 beastH2423, dreadfulH1763 and terrifyingH368 and extremelyH3493 strongH8624; and it had largeH7229 ironH6523 teethH8128. It devouredH399 and crushedH1855 and trampledH7512 downH7512 the remainderH7606 with its feetH7271; and it was differentH8133 from allH3606 the beastsH2423 that were beforeH6925 it, and it had 16tenH6236 hornsH7162. 8While I was contemplatingH7920 the hornsH7162, beholdH431, 17anotherH321 hornH7162, a littleH2192 oneH2192, cameH5559 up amongH997 them, and threeH8532 of the firstH6933 hornsH7162 were pulledH6132 out by the rootsH6132 beforeH4481H6925 it; and beholdH431, 18thisH1668 hornH7162 possessed eyesH5870 like the eyesH5870 of a manH606 and 19a mouthH6433 utteringH4449 greatH7229 boasts.

9“I keptH1934 lookingH2370 UntilH5705H1768 20thronesH3764 were setH7412 up, And the AncientH6268 of DaysH3118 tookH3488 His seatH3488; His 21vestureH3831 was like whiteH2358 snowH8517 And the 22hairH8177 of His headH7217 like pureH5343 woolH6015. His 23throneH3764 was 24ablazeH7631 with flamesH7631, Its 25wheelsH1535 were a burningH1815 fireH5135.10A riverH5103 of 26fireH5135 was flowingH5047 And comingH5312 out from beforeH6925 Him; 27ThousandsH506 upon thousandsH506 were attendingH8120 Him, And myriadsH7240 upon myriadsH7240 were standingH6966 beforeH6925 Him; The 28courtH1780 satH3488, And 29the booksH5609 were openedH6606. 11ThenH116 I keptH1934 lookingH2370 becauseH4481 of the soundH7032 of the 30boastfulH7229 wordsH4406 whichH1768 the hornH7162 was speakingH4449; I keptH1934 lookingH2370 untilH5705H1768 the beastH2423 was slainH6992, and its bodyH1655 was destroyedH7 and givenH3052 to the 31burningH3346 32fireH785. 12As for the restH7606 of the beastsH2423, their dominionH7985 was takenH5709 awayH5709, but an extensionH754 of lifeH2417 was grantedH3052 to them for an appointedH2166 periodH2166 of timeH5732.

13“I keptH1934 lookingH2370 in the nightH3916 visionsH2376, And beholdH718, with the cloudsH6050 of heavenH8065 One like a 33SonH1247 of ManH606 was comingH858, And He cameH4291 up to the AncientH6268 of DaysH3118 And was presentedH7127 beforeH6925 Him.14And to Him was givenH3052 34dominionH7985, GloryH3367 and 3536a kingdomH4437, 37That allH3606 the peoplesH5972, nationsH524 and men of every 38languageH3961 Might serveH6399 Him. 39His dominionH7985 is an everlastingH5957 dominionH7985 WhichH1768 will not passH5709 awayH5709; 40And His kingdomH4437 is one WhichH1768 will not be destroyedH2255.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 7:1 Job 33:14-16; Dan 1:17; 2:1, 26-28; 4:5-9; Joel 2:28 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 7:1 Lit of his head ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 7:1 Jer 36:4, 32 ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 7:1 Or beginning ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 7:1 Lit words ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 7:2 Lit spoke and said ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 7:2 Dan 7:7, 13 ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 7:2 Rev 7:1 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 7:3 Dan 7:17; Rev 13:1; 17:8 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 7:4 Jer 4:7 ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 7:4 Lit heart ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 7:6 Rev 13:2 ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 7:6 Or sides ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 7:6 Dan 8:22 ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 7:7 Dan 7:19, 20, 23 ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 7:7 Rev 12:3; 13:1 ↩
  17. 17. Daniel 7:8 Dan 8:9 ↩
  18. 18. Daniel 7:8 Lit in this horn were eyes ↩
  19. 19. Daniel 7:8 Rev 13:5, 6 ↩
  20. 20. Daniel 7:9 Rev 20:4 ↩
  21. 21. Daniel 7:9 Mark 9:3 ↩
  22. 22. Daniel 7:9 Rev 1:14 ↩
  23. 23. Daniel 7:9 Ezek 1:13, 26 ↩
  24. 24. Daniel 7:9 Lit flames of fire ↩
  25. 25. Daniel 7:9 Ezek 10:2, 6 ↩
  26. 26. Daniel 7:10 Ps 18:8; 50:3; 97:3; Is 30:27, 33 ↩
  27. 27. Daniel 7:10 Deut 33:2; 1 Kin 22:19; Rev 5:11 ↩
  28. 28. Daniel 7:10 Ps 96:11-13; Dan 7:22, 26 ↩
  29. 29. Daniel 7:10 Dan 12:1; Rev 20:11-15 ↩
  30. 30. Daniel 7:11 Lit great ↩
  31. 31. Daniel 7:11 Rev 19:20; 20:10 ↩
  32. 32. Daniel 7:11 Lit of the fire ↩
  33. 33. Daniel 7:13 Matt 24:30; 26:64; Mark 13:26; 14:62; Luke 21:27; Rev 1:7, 13; 14:14 ↩
  34. 34. Daniel 7:14 Dan 7:27; John 3:35; 1 Cor 15:27; Eph 1:20-22; Phil 2:9-11; Rev 1:6; 11:15 ↩
  35. 35. Daniel 7:14 Or sovereignty ↩
  36. 36. Daniel 7:14 Dan 2:37 ↩
  37. 37. Daniel 7:14 Ps 72:11; 102:22 ↩
  38. 38. Daniel 7:14 Lit tongue ↩
  39. 39. Daniel 7:14 Mic 4:7; Luke 1:33 ↩
  40. 40. Daniel 7:14 Heb 12:28 ↩

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