Daniel 7:9

As 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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In The King James Version

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

In Context

8While 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.

10A river of fire flowed out from before him; 1 millions served him, 1 and one hundred million were standing before him. 1 The court was in session, 1 and the books were opened.

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:19Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven were standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were formed, 1 or you formed the earth and the world, 1 from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. 1

Psalms 102:24I said, “My God, do not take me away in the middle of life; 1 you are here throughout all generations. 1

Isaiah 6:1In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne; he was high and elevated, and the hem of his robe filled the temple.

Jeremiah 49:38Then I will put my throne in Elam and will destroy its king and leaders from there—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1

Ezekiel 1:16This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: Each wheel was like beryl, and the four had the same likeness; their appearance and structure was like a wheel intersecting another wheel.

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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