Daniel 7:3

And four great beasts came up from the sea, differing one from another.

Leeser Tanakh

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And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

In Context

2Daniel commenced and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven blew fiercely on the great sea.

4the first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I looked till its wings were plucked out, and it was lifted up from the earth, and was placed upon its feet as a man, and a human heart was given to it.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 19:3And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to tear in pieces the prey; [even] men he devoured.

Daniel 2:37Thou, O king, art a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven hath given kingdom, power, and strength, and honor:

Daniel 7:17These great beasts, of which there are four, are four kings, who are to arise on the earth.

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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