New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 7:17-27

17‘These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18But the 1 2saints of the Highest One will 3receive the kingdom and take possession of the kingdom forever, 4for all ages to come.’

19“Then I desired to know the 5exact meaning of the 6fourth beast, which was different from all 7the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed, and trampled down the remainder with its feet, 20and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three of the horns fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts, and 8which was larger in appearance than its associates. 21I kept looking, and that horn was 9waging war with the 10saints and prevailing against them, 22until the Ancient of Days came and 11judgment was 12passed in favor of the 13saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the 14saints took possession of the kingdom.

23“This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth which will be different from all the other kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth and trample it down and crush it. 24As for the 15ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will 16humble three kings. 25And he will 17 18speak against the 19Most High and 20wear down the 21saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make 22alterations in times and in law; and 23they will be handed over to him for a 24 25time, 26times, and half a 27time. 26But the court will 28convene for judgment, and his dominion will be 29taken away, 30annihilated and destroyed 31forever. 27Then the 32 33sovereignty, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the 34saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an 35everlasting kingdom, and all the empires will 36serve and obey Him.’

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Notes

1. Daniel 7:18 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
2. Daniel 7:18 Dan 7:22, 25, 27 ↩
3. Daniel 7:18 Ps 149:5-9; Is 60:12-14; Dan 7:14; Rev 2:26, 27; 20:4; 22:5 ↩
4. Daniel 7:18 Lit and unto the age of the ages ↩
5. Daniel 7:19 Lit truth concerning ↩
6. Daniel 7:19 Dan 7:7, 8 ↩
7. Daniel 7:19 Lit of them ↩
8. Daniel 7:20 Lit its appearance was larger ↩
9. Daniel 7:21 Rev 11:7; 13:7 ↩
10. Daniel 7:21 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
11. Daniel 7:22 Dan 7:10; 1 Cor 6:2, 3 ↩
12. Daniel 7:22 Lit given for ↩
13. Daniel 7:22 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
14. Daniel 7:22 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
15. Daniel 7:24 Dan 7:7; Rev 17:12 ↩
16. Daniel 7:24 Or humiliate ↩
17. Daniel 7:25 Lit speak words ↩
18. Daniel 7:25 Dan 11:36; Rev 13:6 ↩
19. Daniel 7:25 Dan 3:26; 4:2, 17, 34 ↩
20. Daniel 7:25 Rev 13:7; 18:24 ↩
21. Daniel 7:25 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
22. Daniel 7:25 Dan 2:21 ↩
23. Daniel 7:25 I.e., the saints ↩
24. Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s) ↩
25. Daniel 7:25 Dan 12:7; Rev 12:14 ↩
26. Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s) ↩
27. Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s) ↩
28. Daniel 7:26 Lit take its place ↩
29. Daniel 7:26 Rev 17:14; 19:2 ↩
30. Daniel 7:26 Lit to annihilate and to destroy ↩
31. Daniel 7:26 Lit to the end ↩
32. Daniel 7:27 Or kingdom ↩
33. Daniel 7:27 Is 54:3; Dan 7:14, 18, 22; Rev 20:4 ↩
34. Daniel 7:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
35. Daniel 7:27 Ps 145:13; Is 9:7; Dan 2:44; 4:34; 7:14; Luke 1:33; Rev 11:15; 22:5 ↩
36. Daniel 7:27 Ps 2:6-12; 22:27; 72:11; 86:9; Is 60:12; Rev 11:1 ↩

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