Daniel 7:5
“And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.”
Daniel 7:5 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And behold another beast like a bear stood up on one side: and there were three rows in the mouth thereof, and in the teeth thereof, and thus they said to it: Arise, devour much flesh.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
- DARBYDarby
- And behold, another beast, a second, like unto a bear, and it raised up itself on one side; and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and they said thus unto it: Arise, devour much flesh.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Behold, another animal, a second, like a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus to it, Arise, devour much flesh.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And lo, another beast, a second, like to a bear, and to the same authority it hath been raised, and three ribs are in its mouth, between its teeth, and thus they are saying to it, Rise, consume much flesh.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Then I saw another beast, a second one, resembling a bear. It was raised up on one side and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. They said to it, 'Get up, consume much flesh.'
Context: Daniel 7
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.
5And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
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.