Daniel 7:2
“Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.”
Daniel 7:2 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.
- DARBYDarby
- 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.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Answered hath Daniel and said, 'I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the great sea;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Daniel spoke and said, "In my night vision, I saw the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea.
Context: Daniel 7
1In 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.
2Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
3And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
4The 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.
About Daniel 7: Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts
Daniel has a vision of four beasts that represent the future kingdoms of the world, and a "Son of Man" who represents God's kingdom.
Commentary
Daniel chapter 7 is a vision given to Daniel by God that reveals the future of the world. In this vision, Daniel sees four beasts that represent four kingdoms that will arise in the future. The first beast is a lion with eagle's wings, which symbolizes the Babylonian Empire. The second beast is a bear with three ribs in its mouth, which symbolizes the Medo-Persian Empire. The third beast is a leopard with four wings and four heads, which symbolizes the Greek Empire. The fourth beast is a terrifying creature with iron teeth and ten horns, which symbolizes the Roman Empire.