Daniel 7:19
17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.
- KJV
- Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
- WEB
- “Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of bronze; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;
- ASV
- Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;
- DARBY
- Then I desired to know the certainty concerning the fourth beast, which was different from them all, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet;
- BLB
- Then I wished to know about the fourth beast, which was different from them all, exceedingly fearsome, [with] its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, devouring, breaking into pieces, and trampling the remainder with its feet,
- ÅB
- Da ønsket jeg å få sikker opplysning om det fjerde dyr, som var anderledes enn alle de andre, det som var så fryktelig og hadde tenner av jern og klør av kobber, og som spiste og knuste og trådte det som ble tilovers, ned med sine føtter,
- OTB
- Da ønsket jeg å forstå betydningen av det fjerde dyret, som var forskjellig fra alle de andre og overmåte fryktinngytende, med sine jerntenner og bronseklør, som fortærte, knuste og trampet ned det som var igjen med føttene.
- B1930
- Da ønsket jeg å få sikker oplysning om det fjerde dyr, som var anderledes enn alle de andre, det som var så fryktelig og hadde tenner av jern og klør av kobber, og som åt og knuste og trådte det som blev tilovers, ned med sine føtter,
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Daniel 7:7
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Read in contextDaniel 2:40–43
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
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