Daniel 7:2

In my vision that I had that night I saw a tremendous storm, blowing from every direction, stirring up a great sea.

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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 Belshazzar's reign as king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream in which visions passed through his mind as he lay in bed. Afterwards he wrote down the dream, describing it in summary form.

3Four very large beasts were coming up from the sea, every one of them different.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 51:42It's as if the sea has flooded over Babylon, covering her in crashing waves.

Revelation 17:15The angel went on to explain to me, “The waters that you saw where the prostitute was sitting represent peoples, crowds of people, nations, and languages.

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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