NASB — Daniel 7 — KJV

Vision of the Four Beasts

1 In the first° year° of Belshazzar° king° of Babylon° Daniel° saw° a adream° and visions° Iin his mind° [as he lay] on his bed°; then° he bwrote° the dream° down° [and] related° the II[following] summary° of IIIit. 2 Daniel° Isaid°°, “I was alooking° in my vision° by night°, and behold°, the bfour° winds° of heaven° were stirring° up the great° sea°. 3 And four° great° abeasts° were coming° up from the sea°, different° from one° another°. 4 The first° [was] alike a lion° and had [the] wings° of an eagle°. I kept° looking° until°° its wings° were plucked°, and it was lifted° up from the ground° and made° to stand° on two feet° like a man°; a human° Imind° also was given° to it. 5 And behold°, another° beast°, a second° one, resembling° a bear°. And it was raised° up on one° side°, and three° ribs° [were] in its mouth° between° its teeth°; and thus° they said° to it, ‘Arise°, devour° much° meat°!’ 6 After° this° I kept° looking°, and behold°, another° one, alike a leopard°, which° had on its Iback° four° wings° of a bird°; the beast° also had bfour° heads°, and dominion° was given° to it. 7 After° this° I kept° looking° in the night° visions°, and behold°, a afourth° beast°, dreadful° and terrifying° and extremely° strong°; and it had large° iron° teeth°. It devoured° and crushed° and trampled° down° the remainder° with its feet°; and it was different° from all° the beasts° that were before° it, and it had bten° horns°. 8 While I was contemplating° the horns°, behold°, aanother° horn°, a little° one°, came° up among° them, and three° of the first° horns° were pulled° out by the roots° before°° it; and behold°, Ithis° horn° possessed eyes° like the eyes° of a man° and ba mouth° uttering° great° [boasts].

[1] ILit of his head IIOr beginning IIILit words aJb 33:14-16; Dn 1:17; 2:1, 26-28; 4:5-9; Jol 2:28 bJr 36:4, 32
[2] ILit spoke and said aDn 7:7, 13 bRv 7:1
[3] aDn 7:17; Rv 13:1; 17:8
[4] ILit heart aJr 4:7
[6] IOr sides aRv 13:2 bDn 8:22
[7] aDn 7:19, 20, 23 bRv 12:3; 13:1
[8] ILit in this horn were eyes aDn 8:9 bRv 13:5, 6

The Ancient of Days Reigns

  9 ¶ “I kept° looking°
  Until°° athrones° were set° up,
  And the Ancient° of Days° took° [His] seat°;
  His bvesture° [was] like white° snow°
  And the chair° of His head° like pure° wool°.
  His dthrone° [was] Iablaze° with flames°,
  Its ewheels° [were] a burning° fire°.
  10 “A river° of afire° was flowing°
  And coming° out from before° Him;
  bThousands° upon thousands° were attending° Him,
  And myriads° upon myriads° were standing° before° Him;
  The ccourt° sat°,
  And dthe books° were opened°.
11 Then° I kept° looking° because° of the sound° of the Iboastful° words° which° the horn° was speaking°; I kept° looking° until°° the beast° was slain°, and its body° was destroyed° and given° to the aburning° IIfire°. 12 As for the rest° of the beasts°, their dominion° was taken° away°, but an extension° of life° was granted° to them for an appointed° period° of time°.

[9] ILit flames of fire aRv 20:4 bMk 9:3 cRv 1:14 dEzk 1:13, 26 eEzk 10:2, 6
[10] aPs 18:8; 50:3; 97:3; Is 30:27, 33 bDt 33:2; 1K 22:19; Rv 5:11 cPs 96:11-13; Dn 7:22, 26 dDn 12:1; Rv 20:11-15
[11] ILit great IILit of the fire aRv 19:20; 20:10

The Son of Man Presented

  13 ¶ “I kept° looking° in the night° visions°,
  And behold°, with the clouds° of heaven°
  One like a aSon° of Man° was coming°,
  And He came° up to the Ancient° of Days°
  And was presented° before° Him.
  14 “And to Him was given° adominion°,
  Glory° and Iba kingdom°,
  cThat all° the peoples°, nations° and [men of every] IIlanguage°
  Might serve° Him.
  dHis dominion° is an everlasting° dominion°
  Which° will not pass° away°;
  eAnd His kingdom° is one
  Which° will not be destroyed°.

[13] aMt 24:30; 26:64; Mk 13:26; 14:62; Lk 21:27; Rv 1:7, 13; 14:14
[14] IOr sovereignty IILit tongue aDn 7:27; Jn 3:35; 1Co 15:27; Ep 1:20-22; Php 2:9-11; Rv 1:6; 11:15 bDn 2:37 cPs 72:11; 102:22 dMi 4:7; Lk 1:33 eHe 12:28

The Vision Interpreted

15 ¶ “As for me, Daniel°, my spirit° was distressed° Iwithin° me, and the avisions° IIin my mind° kept balarming° me. 16 I approached° one° of those who were astanding° by and began asking° him the Iexact° meaning° of all° this°. So he btold° me and made° known° to me the interpretation° of these things°: 17 ‘These° great° beasts°, which° are four° [in number], are four° kings° [who] will arise° from the earth°. 18 But the Iasaints° of the Highest° One° will breceive° the kingdom° and possess° the kingdom° forever°, IIfor all° ages° to come°.’

[15] ILit in the midst of its sheath IILit of my head aDn 7:1 bDn 4:19; 7:28
[16] ILit truth concerning aZc 1:9, 19; Rv 5:5; 7:13, 14 bDn 8:16, 17; 9:22
[18] ILit holy ones IILit and unto the age of the ages aDn 7:22, 25, 27 bPs 149:5-9; Is 60:12-14; Dn 7:14; Rv 2:26, 27; 20:4; 22:5

19 ¶ “Then° I desired° to know° the Iexact° meaning° of the afourth° beast°, which° was different° from all° IIthe 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°, 20 and [the meaning] of the ten° horns° that [were] on its head° and the other° [horn] which° came° up, and before°° which three° [of them] fell°, namely, that horn° which had eyes° and a mouth° uttering° great° [boasts] and Iwhich was larger° in appearance° than° its associates°. 21 I kept° looking°, and that horn° was awaging° war° with the Isaints° and overpowering° them 22 until°° the Ancient° of Days° came° and ajudgment° was Ipassed° in favor of the IIsaints° of the Highest° One°, and the time° arrived° when the IIsaints° took° possession° of the kingdom°.

[19] ILit truth concerning IILit of them aDn 7:7, 8
[20] ILit its appearance was larger
[21] ILit holy ones aRv 11:7; 13:7
[22] ILit given for IILit holy ones aDn 7:10; 1Co 6:2, 3

23 ¶ “Thus° 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 tread° it down° and crush° it. 24 As for the aten° 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 subdue° three° kings°. 25 He will aspeak° Iout against° the bMost° High° and cwear° down° the IIsaints° of the Highest° One°, and he will intend° to make° dalterations° in times° and in law°; and IIIthey will be given° into his hand° for a IVetime°, IVtimes°, and half° a IVtime°. 26 But the court° will sit° [for judgment], and his dominion° will be ataken° away°, Iannihilated° and destroyed° IIforever°. 27 Then the Iasovereignty°, the dominion° and the greatness° of [all] the kingdoms° under° the whole° heaven° will be given° to the people° of the IIsaints° of the Highest° One°; His kingdom° [will be] an beverlasting° kingdom°, and all° the dominions° will cserve° and obey° Him.’

[24] aDn 7:7; Rv 17:12
[25] ILit words IILit holy ones IIII.e. the saints IVI.e. year(s) aDn 11:36; Rv 13:6 bDn 3:26; 4:2, 17, 34 cRv 13:7; 18:24 dDn 2:21 eDn 12:7; Rv 12:14
[26] ILit to annihilate and to destroy IILit to the end aRv 17:14; 19:2
[27] IOr kingdom IILit holy ones aIs 54:3; Dn 7:14, 18, 22; Rv 20:4 bPs 145:13; Is 9:7; Dn 2:44; 4:34; 7:14; Lk 1:33; Rv 11:15; 22:5 cPs 2:6-12; 22:27; 72:11; 86:9; Is 60:12; Rv 11:1

28 ¶ “IAt this° point° the revelation° ended°. As for me, Daniel°, my thoughts° were agreatly° alarming° me and my IIface° grew° pale°, but I bkept° the matter° IIIto myself°.”

[28] ILit To here the end of the word IILit brightness was changing upon me IIILit in my heart aDn 4:19 bLk 2:19, 51


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Daniel's vision of four beasts.

1 ¶ In the firstº yearº of Belshazzarº kingº of Babylonº Danielº hadºª a dreamº and visionsº of his headº uponº his bed:º thenº he wroteºª the dream,º [and] toldºª the sumº of the matters.º 2 Danielº spakeºª and said,ºª I sawººªª in my visionº byº night,º and, behold,º the fourº windsº of the heavenº stroveºª upon the greatº sea.º 3 And fourº greatº beastsº came upºª fromº the sea,º diverseºª oneº from¹ another.º² 4 The firstº [was] like a lion,º and had eagle'sº² wings:º I beheldººªª tillº² the wingsº thereof were plucked,ºª and it was lifted upºª fromº the earth,º and made standºª uponº the feetº as a man,º and a man'sº heartº was givenºª to it. 5 And beholdº anotherº beast,º a second,º likeºª to a bear,º and it raised upºª itself on oneº side,º and [it had] threeº ribsº in the mouthº of it betweenº the teethº of it: and they saidºª thusº unto it, Arise,ºª devourºª muchº flesh.º 6 Afterº thisº I beheld,ººªª and loº another,º like a leopard,º which had uponº the backº of it fourº wingsº of² a fowl;º the beastº had also fourº heads;º and dominionº was givenºª to it. 7 Afterº thisº I sawººªª in the nightº visions,º and beholdº a fourthº beast,º dreadfulºª and terrible,º and strongº exceedingly;º and it had greatº ironº² teeth:º it devouredºª and brake in pieces,ºª and stampedºª the residueº with the feetº of it: and itº [was] diverseºª fromº allº the beastsº that² [were] beforeº it; and it had tenº horns.º 8 I consideredººªª the horns,º and, behold,º there came upºª amongº them anotherº littleº horn,º beforeºº whom there were threeº ofº the firstº hornsº plucked up by the roots:ºª and, behold,º in thisº hornº [were] eyesº like the eyesº of man,º and a mouthº speakingºª great things.º

[1] Gn 15:1; 46:2; Nu 12:6; Jb 4:13; 33:14; Is 8:1; 30:8; Jr 23:28; 27:7; Ezk 1:1; Dn 2:1, 28; 4:5; 5:1, 22, 30; 7:7, 13, 15; 8:1; Jol 2:28; Am 3:7; Hab 2:2; Ac 2:17; Ro 15:4; 2Co 12:1; Rv 1:19; 10:4.
[2] Rv 7:1; 17:15.
[3] Ps 76:4; Ezk 19:3; Dn 2:32, 37; 7:4, 17; Zc 6:1; Rv 13:1.
[4] Dt 28:49; 2S 1:23; Jb 25:6; Ps 9:20; Is 5:28; 14:13; Jr 4:7, 13; 25:9, 38; 48:40; 50:30; Lm 4:19; Ezk 17:3; 28:2, 9; Dn 4:30, 31, 32, 36; 5:18; Hab 1:6; 2:5; Mt 24:28.
[5] 2K 2:24; Pv 17:12; Is 13:17; 56:9; Jr 50:21; Ezk 39:17; Dn 2:39; 5:28; 8:3, 4; 11:2; Ho 13:8.
[6] Ezk 17:3; Dn 2:39; 7:4; 8:5, 8, 20, 22; 10:20; 11:3, 4; Ho 13:7; Rv 13:2.
[7] 2S 22:43; Dn 2:40, 41; 7:2, 13, 19, 23, 24; 8:10; Rv 12:3; 13:1; 17:7, 12.
[8] 1S 2:3; Ps 12:3; Dn 7:20, 25; 8:9, 23; 11:36; 2Th 2:4; 2Ti 3:2; 2P 2:18; Jde 1:16; Rv 9:7; 13:1, 5, 11.

Of God's Kingdom.

9 ¶ I beheldººªª tillº² the thronesº were cast down,ºª and the Ancientº of daysº did sit,ºª whose garmentº [was] whiteº as snow,º and the hairº of his headº like the pureº wool:º his throneº [was like] the fieryº² flame,º [and] his wheelsº [as] burningºª fire.º 10 A fieryº² streamº issuedºª and came forthºª fromº beforeº him: thousandº thousandsº ministeredºª unto him, and ten thousand¹ times ten thousandº stoodºª beforeº him: the judgmentº was set,ºª and the booksº were opened.ºª 11 I beheldººªª thenº because¹ of² the voiceº of the greatº wordsº which² the hornº spake:ºª I beheldººªª [even] tillº² the beastº was slain,ºª and his bodyº destroyed,ºª and givenºª to the burningº flame.º 12 As concerning the restº of the beasts,º they had their dominionº taken away:ºª yet their livesº were prolongedºª² forº a seasonº and time.º 13 I sawººªª in the nightº visions,º and, behold,º [one] like the Sonº of manº cameºª² withº the cloudsº of heaven,º and cameºª toº the Ancientº of days,º and they brought him nearºª beforeº him. 14 And there was givenºª him dominion,º and glory,º and a kingdom,º that allº people,º nations,º and languages,º should serveºª him: his dominionº [is] an everlastingº dominion,º which² shall notº pass away,ºª and his kingdomº [that] which² shall notº be destroyed.ºª

[9] Ps 45:8; 90:2; 102:24; 104:2, 3; Is 9:6; Ezk 1:13; 10:2; Dn 2:34, 44; 7:13, 22; Mi 5:2; Hab 1:12; Mt 17:2; Mk 9:3; Ac 2:30, 33; 1Co 15:24; Php 3:9; 2Th 1:7; 1Ti 6:16; 2P 3:7; 1Jn 1:5; Rv 1:14; 19:18; 20:1.
[10] Dt 33:2; 1K 22:19; Ps 50:3; 68:17; 96:11; 97:2; Is 30:27, 33; 66:15; Na 1:5; Zc 14:5; Mal 3:16; Mt 25:31; He 12:22; Jde 1:14; Rv 5:11; 20:11.
[11] Dn 7:8, 25, 26; 8:25; 11:45; 2Th 2:8; 2P 2:18; Jde 1:16; Rv 13:5; 18:8; 19:20; 20:4, 10, 12.
[12] Dn 7:4; 8:7.
[13] Ps 8:4; 47:5; 68:17; Is 9:6; Jr 49:19; Ezk 1:26; Dn 7:9, 22; Mt 13:41; 24:30; 25:31; 26:64; Mk 13:26; 14:61; Lk 21:27, 36; Jn 3:13; 5:27; 12:34; Ac 7:56; Ep 1:20; Php 2:6; 1Ti 6:16; He 2:14; 9:24; Rv 1:7, 13, 18; 14:14.
[14] Ps 2:6; 8:6; 45:6; 72:17; 110:1; 145:13; 146:10; Is 9:7; 60:12; Dn 2:35, 44; 3:4; 4:3; 6:26; 7:18, 27; Ob 1:21; Mi 4:7; Mt 11:27; 28:18; Lk 1:33; 10:22; 19:11; Jn 3:35; 5:22; 12:34; 1Co 15:24, 27; Ep 1:20; Php 2:9; He 12:28; 1P 3:22; Rv 3:21; 11:15; 17:14.

The interpretation thereof.

15 ¶ Iº Danielº was grievedºª in my spiritº in the midstº of [my] body,º and the visionsº of my headº troubledºª me. 16 I came nearºª untoº oneº ofº them that stood by,ºª and askedºª² him¹ the truthº of² allº this.º So he toldºª me, and made me knowºª the interpretationº of the things.º 17 Theseº greatº beasts,º which¹² are four,º [are] fourº kings,º [which] shall ariseºª out ofº the earth.º 18 But the saintsº of the most Highº shall takeºª the kingdom,º and possessºª the kingdomº for¹ ever,º² even for¹ everº² and ever.º 19 Thenº I wouldºª know² the truthºª ofº the fourthº beast,º which² wasºª diverseºª fromº allº the others, exceedingº dreadful,ºª whose teethº [were of]² iron,º and his nailsº [of]² brass;º [which] devoured,ºª brake in pieces,ºª and stampedºª the residueº with his feet;º 20 And ofº the tenº hornsº that² [were] in his head,º and [of] the otherº which² came up,ºª and beforeºº whom threeº fell;ºª even [of] that² hornº that¹ had eyes,º and a mouthº that spakeºª very great things,º whose lookº [was] more¹ª stoutº thanº his fellows.º 21 I beheld,ººªª and the sameº hornº madeºª warº withº the saints,º and prevailedºª against them; 22 Untilº² the Ancientº of daysº came,ºª¹ and judgmentº was givenºª to the saintsº of the most High;º and the timeº cameºª that the saintsº possessedºª the kingdom.º 23 Thusº he said,ºª The fourthº beastº shall beºª the fourthº kingdomº upon earth,º which² shall be diverseºª fromº allº kingdoms,º and shall devourºª the wholeº earth,º and shall tread it down,ºª and break it in pieces.ºª 24 And the tenº hornsº out ofº this kingdomº [are] tenº kingsº [that] shall arise:ºª and anotherº shall riseºª afterº them; and he² shall be diverseºª fromº the first,º and he shall subdueºª threeº kings.º 25 And he shall speakºª [great] wordsº againstº the most High,º and shall wear outºª the saintsº of the most High,º and thinkºª to changeºª timesº and laws:º and they shall be givenºª into his handº untilº a timeº and timesº and the dividingº of time.º 26 But the judgmentº shall sit,ºª and they shall take awayºª his dominion,º to consumeºª and to destroyºª [it] untoº the end.º 27 And the kingdomº and dominion,º and the greatnessº of² the kingdomº underº the wholeº heaven,º shall be givenºª to the peopleº of the saintsº of the most High,º whose kingdomº [is] an everlastingº kingdom,º and allº dominionsº shall serveºª and obeyºª him. 28 Hithertoºº [is] the endº of² the matter.º As for meº Daniel,º my cogitationsº muchº troubledºª me, and my countenanceº changedºª in² me:¹ but I keptºª the matterº in my heart.º

[15] Gn 40:7; 41:8; Jr 15:17; 17:16; Dn 2:1, 3; 4:5; 7:28; 8:27; Hab 3:16; Lk 19:41; Ro 9:2; 2P 1:14; Rv 10:9.
[16] Dn 7:10; 8:13; 10:5, 11; 12:5; Zc 1:8; 2:3; 3:7; Rv 5:5; 7:13.
[17] Ps 17:14; Dn 2:37; 7:3; 8:19; Jn 18:36; Rv 13:1, 11.
[18] Ps 45:16; 149:5; Is 60:12; Dn 7:22, 27; Ep 1:3; 6:12; 2Ti 2:11; Rv 2:26; 3:21; 5:10; 20:4.
[19] Dn 2:40; 7:7.
[20] Dn 7:8, 11, 23; 8:9; 11:36.
[21] Dn 8:12, 24; 11:31; 12:7; Rv 11:7; 12:3; 13:5, 8; 17:6, 14; 19:19.
[22] Is 63:4; Dn 7:9, 18; Mt 19:28; Lk 22:29; 1Co 6:2; 2Th 2:8; Rv 1:6; 3:21; 5:10; 11:11; 14:8; 19:11; 20:4, 9.
[23] Dn 2:40; 7:7; Lk 2:1.
[24] Dn 7:8, 20; 8:9; 11:36; 2Th 2:3; 1Ti 4:1; Rv 12:3; 13:1; 17:3, 12, 16.
[25] Is 37:23; Dn 2:21; 4:25, 32; 7:8, 20; 8:24; 11:28, 30, 31, 36; 12:7, 11; 2Th 2:4; 1Ti 4:1; Rv 6:9; 11:2, 7; 12:6, 14; 13:5, 7, 11, 15; 14:12; 16:6; 17:6; 18:24.
[26] Dn 7:10, 22; 2Th 2:8; Rv 11:13; 20:10.
[27] Ps 2:6; 22:27; 72:11; 86:9; 145:13; 149:5; Is 9:7; 49:23; 54:3; 60:11, 12; Dn 2:44; 4:34; 7:14, 18, 22; Ob 1:21; Zp 3:19; Zc 14:9; Lk 1:33; Jn 12:34; Rv 11:15; 17:14; 19:16; 20:4.
[28] Gn 37:10; Dn 7:15; 8:17, 19, 27; 10:8; 11:27; 12:9, 13; Mk 9:15; Lk 2:19, 51; 9:44.


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