Daniel 7:8

While I was considering the horns, I looked and saw another horn grow up among them, a little horn. Three of the first horns were wrenched out by the roots. I saw in this horn eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that was boasting about great things.

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I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

In Context

7After this I saw in the visions of the night a fourth animal, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had large iron teeth; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had ten horns.

9As I looked, 1 thrones were set in place, 1 and the Ancient of Days took his seat. 1 His clothing was as white as snow, 1 and the hair of his head was like pure wool. 1 His throne was flames of fire, 1 and its wheels were burning fire.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:3Boast no more so very proudly; 1 let no arrogance come out of your mouth. 1 For Yahweh is a God of knowledge; 1 by him actions are weighed. 1

Daniel 7:20I wanted to know about the ten horns on its head, and about the other horn that grew up, and before which the three horns fell down. I wanted to know about the horn that had eyes and about the mouth that boasted about great things and that seemed greater than its companions.

Daniel 8:23At the latter time of those kingdoms, when the transgressors shall have reached their limit, a grim-faced king, one who is very intelligent, will arise.

2 Thessalonians 2:4This is he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped. As a result, he sits in the temple of God and exhibits himself as God.

2 Peter 2:18They speak with vain arrogance. They entice people through the lusts of the flesh. They entice people who try to escape from those who live in error.

Revelation 9:7The locusts looked like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like crowns of gold, and their faces were like human faces.

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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