Daniel 7:16

I nighed to one of the standers nigh, and I asked of him the truth of all these things. And he said to me the interpreting of these words, and he taught me, (or And he told me the interpretation of these things, and he taught me).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

In Context

15My spirit had horror, either hideousness; I, Daniel, was afeared in these things, and the sights of mine head disturbed me. (My spirit felt horror, or terror; and I, Daniel, was afraid of these things, and the sights in my head disturbed me.)

17These four great beasts be four realms, that shall rise of [the] earth. ( And he said, These four great beasts be four kingdoms, that shall rise upon the earth.)

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Cross References

Daniel 8:13And I heard one of [the] holy angels speaking; and one holy angel said to another, I know not to whom speaking, How long the vision, and the continual sacrifice, and the sin of desolation, [or discomfort], which is made, and the saintuary, and the host, shall be defouled? (And I heard one of the holy ones speaking; and one holy one said to another, I know not speaking to whom, For how long shall the period of this vision last, concerning the continual, or the daily, sacrifice, and the sin of desolation, or the sin of discomfort, that is done, and the sanctuary shall be defiled, and the host shall be trampled upon?)

Daniel 10:5And I raised mine eyes, and I saw, and lo! one man was clothed with linen clothes, and his reins were girded with shining gold; (And I raised up my eyes, and I saw, and behold! a man (who was) clothed in linen clothes, and he (had) on his waist a belt made of the gold of Uphaz, (or of Ophir);)

Daniel 12:5And I, Daniel, saw, and lo! as twain other men stood; one stood on this side, on the brink of the flood, and another on that side, on the tother part of the flood. (And I, Daniel, saw, and behold! two other (men) stood there; one stood on this side, on the bank of the river, and the other stood on the other side of the river.)

Zechariah 2:3And lo! the angel that spake in me, went out, and another angel went out into the meeting of him, (And behold! the angel who spoke to me, went out, and another angel went out to meet him,)

Revelation 5:5And one of the elder men said to me, Weep thou not; lo! a lion of the lineage of Juda (h), the root of David, hath overcome to open the book, and to undo the seven seals of it. (And one of the elders said to me, Weep not; behold! a lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book, and to undo its seven seals.)

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:16-28

The Vision of the Four Beasts. ( b. c. 555.) 15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19 Then I… Read the whole commentary →

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