Read Daniel 7

World English Bible · 28 verses

1. ¹ In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ Four great animals came up from the sea, different from one another.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ “The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet as a man. A man’s heart was given to it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ “Behold, there was another animal, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said this to it: ‘Arise! Devour much flesh!’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ “After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The animal also had four heads; and dominion was given to it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ “After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. It was different from all the animals that were before it. It had ten horns.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ “I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking arrogantly.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ “I watched until thrones were placed, and one who was Ancient of Days sat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, and its wheels burning fire.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ A fiery stream issued and came out from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him. Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set. The books were opened.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ “I watched at that time because of the voice of the arrogant words which the horn spoke. I watched even until the animal was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ “I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ Dominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which will not pass away, and his kingdom one that will not be destroyed.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
16. ¹⁶ I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. “So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
17. ¹⁷ ‘These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who will arise out of the earth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
18. ¹⁸ But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
19. ¹⁹ “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;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
20. ²⁰ and concerning the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke arrogantly, whose look was more stout than its fellows.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
21. ²¹ I saw, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
22. ²² until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
23. ²³ “So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will tread it down and break it in pieces.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
24. ²⁴ As for the ten horns, ten kings will arise out of this kingdom. Another will arise after them; and he will be different from the former, and he will put down three kings.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
25. ²⁵ He will speak words against the Most High, and will wear out the saints of the Most High. He will plan to change the times and the law; and they will be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
26. ²⁶ “‘But the judgment will be set, and they will take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it to the end.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
27. ²⁷ The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions will serve and obey him.’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
28. ²⁸ “Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face was changed in me; but I kept the matter in my heart.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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