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And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and [a]it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. After this I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, terrible and [b]powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 7:5 Or, as otherwise read, it raised up one dominion
  2. Daniel 7:7 Or, dreadful

“And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’(A)

“After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard.(B) And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.

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

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