“After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, (A)a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, (B)and it had ten horns. I was considering the horns, and (C)there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes (D)of a man, (E)and a mouth speaking [a]pompous words.

Vision of the Ancient of Days

“I(F) watched till thrones were [b]put in place,
And (G)the Ancient of Days was seated;
(H)His garment was white as snow,
And the hair of His head was like pure wool.
His throne was a fiery flame,
(I)Its wheels a burning fire;
10 (J)A fiery stream issued
And came forth from before Him.
(K)A thousand thousands ministered to Him;
Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
(L)The [c]court was seated,
And the books were opened.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 7:8 Lit. great things
  2. Daniel 7:9 Or set up
  3. Daniel 7:10 Or judgment

“After that, in my vision(A) at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron(B) teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled(C) underfoot whatever was left.(D) It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.(E)

“While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little(F) one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being(G) and a mouth that spoke boastfully.(H)

“As I looked,

“thrones were set in place,
    and the Ancient of Days(I) took his seat.(J)
His clothing was as white as snow;(K)
    the hair of his head was white like wool.(L)
His throne was flaming with fire,
    and its wheels(M) were all ablaze.
10 A river of fire(N) was flowing,
    coming out from before him.(O)
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
    ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
    and the books(P) were opened.

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14 (A)Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all (B)peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is (C)an everlasting dominion,
Which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed.

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14 He was given authority,(A) glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him.(B) His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom(C) is one that will never be destroyed.(D)

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