Daniel 7:17

Daniel 7:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)'These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from the earth.

Context of Daniel 7:17

15“I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: ‘Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth. 18But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’ 19“Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet;

Daniel 7:17 word by word

אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן־אַרְעָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Theseאִלֵּין'illêyn 'illên · theseH459
• greatרַבְרַבrabrab · greatH7260
• beastsחֵיוָאchêyvâ' · beastH2423
• whichאִנִּין'innûn 'innîyn · they(fem.)H581
• are fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ · fourH703
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• shall ariseקוּםqûm · to stand: riseH6966
• out ofמִן־min · fromH4481
• the earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772

Cross-references for Daniel 7:17

• Daniel 7:3And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.
• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory;
• Daniel 8:19And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.
• Psalms 17:14With Your hand from men, O Lord, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
• John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
• Revelation 13:1Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.

Commentaries on Daniel 7:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17These great beasts - are four kings - See the preceding verses, where the following explanations are inserted and illustrated.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings - Four kings or four dynasties. There is no reason for supposing that they refer to individual kings, but the obvious meaning is, that they refer to four dominions or empires that would succeed one another on the earth. So the whole representation leads us to suppose, and so the passage has been always interpreted. The Latin Vulgate renders it regna; the Septuagint ͂ basileiai Luther, Reiche; Lengerke…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 It is desirable to obtain the right and full sense of what we see and hear from God; and those that would know, must ask by faithful and fervent prayer. The angel told Daniel plainly. He especially desired to know respecting the little horn, which made war with the saints, and prevailed against them. Here is foretold the rage of papal Rome against true Christians. St. John, in his visions and prophecies, which point in the first place at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17These four great beasts are four kings: God gave Daniel a vision of history's course, which no human could achieve. These kingdoms from the earth (see Daniel 7:2) are human, not heavenly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. kings--that is, kingdoms. Compare Da 7:23, "fourth kingdom"; Da 2:38; 8:20-22. Each of the four kings represents a dynasty. Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, Antiochus, and Antichrist, though individually referred to, are representatives of characteristic tendencies.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