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Daniel 7:2

Daniel

1 In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.

Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.

3 Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:

4 The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.

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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
Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
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.
WEB
Daniel spoke and said, “I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke out on the great sea.
ASV
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.
DARBY
Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens broke forth upon the great sea.
BLB
Daniel answered and said: “I was looking in my vision at night, and behold, four winds of the heavens were stirring up the great sea.
ÅB
Slik lød Daniels fortelling: Jeg hadde et syn om natten, og i det syn så jeg hvordan himmelens fire vinder brøt fram over det store hav.
OTB
Daniel erklærte: “I mitt nattlige syn så jeg de fire himmelvinder som rørte opp det store havet.
B1930
Således lød Daniels fortelling: Jeg hadde et syn om natten, og i det syn så jeg hvorledes himmelens fire vinder brøt frem over det store hav.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 7:1

    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.

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  • Revelation 17:15

    Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

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