Daniel 7:2

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King 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.

In Context

1In the first year of Baltasar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream: and the vision of his head was upon his bed: and writing the dream, he comprehended it in few words: and relating the sum of it in short, he said:

3And four great beasts, different one from another, came up out of the sea.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 51:42The sea is come up over Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

Revelation 17:15And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:2-9

The Vision of the Four Beasts. ( b. c. 555.) 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. 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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