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Daniel 7:2

Daniel

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.

Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.

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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

    And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

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  • Revelation 17:15

    And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

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