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 7:1 ¶ 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.

 7:1 ¶ In the firstº yearº of Belshazzarº kingº of Babylonº Danielº hadºº a dreamº and visionsº of his headº uponº his bed:º thenº he wroteºº the dream,º [and] toldºº the sumº of the matters.º

 7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.

 7:2 Danielº spakeºº and said,ºº I sawºººº in my visionº byº night,º and, behold,º the fourº windsº of the heavenº stroveºº upon the greatº sea.º

 7:3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

 7:3 And fourº greatº beastsº came upºº fromº the sea,º diverseºº oneº fromº another.ºº

 7:4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man; and a man's heart was given to it.

 7:4 The firstº [was] like a lion,º and had eagle'sºº wings:º I beheldºººº tillºº the wingsº thereof were plucked,ºº and it was lifted upºº fromº the earth,º and made standºº uponº the feetº as a man,º and a man'sº heartº was givenºº to it.

 7:5 And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and 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.

 7:5 And beholdº anotherº beast,º a second,º likeºº to a bear,º and it raised upºº itself on oneº side,º and [it had] threeº ribsº in the mouthº of it betweenº the teethº of it: and they saidºº thusº unto it, Arise,ºº devourºº muchº flesh.º

 7:6 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.

 7:6 Afterº thisº I beheld,ºººº and loº another,º like a leopard,º which had uponº the backº of it fourº wingsº ofº a fowl;º the beastº had also fourº heads;º and dominionº was givenºº to it.

 7:7 After this I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, terrible and 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.

 7:7 Afterº thisº I sawºººº in the nightº visions,º and beholdº a fourthº beast,º dreadfulºº and terrible,º and strongº exceedingly;º and it had greatº ironºº teeth:º it devouredºº and brake in pieces,ºº and stampedºº the residueº with the feetº of it: and itº [was] diverseºº fromº allº the beastsº thatº [were] beforeº it; and it had tenº horns.º

 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

 7:8 I consideredºººº the horns,º and, behold,º there came upºº amongº them anotherº littleº horn,º beforeºº whom there were threeº ofº the firstº hornsº plucked up by the roots:ºº and, behold,º in thisº hornº [were] eyesº like the eyesº of man,º and a mouthº speakingºº great things.º

 7:9 ¶ I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, [and] the wheels thereof burning fire.

 7:9 ¶ I beheldºººº tillºº the thronesº were cast down,ºº and the Ancientº of daysº did sit,ºº whose garmentº [was] whiteº as snow,º and the hairº of his headº like the pureº wool:º his throneº [was like] the fieryºº flame,º [and] his wheelsº [as] burningºº fire.º

 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

 7:10 A fieryºº streamº issuedºº and came forthºº fromº beforeº him: thousandº thousandsº ministeredºº unto him, and ten thousandº times ten thousandº stoodºº beforeº him: the judgmentº was set,ºº and the booksº were opened.ºº

 7:11 I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake; I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.

 7:11 I beheldºººº thenº becauseº ofº the voiceº of the greatº wordsº whichº the hornº spake:ºº I beheldºººº [even] tillºº the beastº was slain,ºº and his bodyº destroyed,ºº and givenºº to the burningº flame.º

 7:12 And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

 7:12 As concerning the restº of the beasts,º they had their dominionº taken away:ºº yet their livesº were prolongedººº forº a seasonº and time.º

 7:13 I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

 7:13 I sawºººº in the nightº visions,º and, behold,º [one] like the Sonº of manº cameººº withº the cloudsº of heaven,º and cameºº toº the Ancientº of days,º and they brought him nearºº beforeº him.

 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

 7:14 And there was givenºº him dominion,º and glory,º and a kingdom,º that allº people,º nations,º and languages,º should serveºº him: his dominionº [is] an everlastingº dominion,º whichº shall notº pass away,ºº and his kingdomº [that] whichº shall notº be destroyed.ºº

 7:15 ¶ As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

 7:15 ¶ Iº Danielº was grievedºº in my spiritº in the midstº of [my] body,º and the visionsº of my headº troubledºº me.

 7:16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

 7:16 I came nearºº untoº oneº ofº them that stood by,ºº and askedººº himº the truthº ofº allº this.º So he toldºº me, and made me knowºº the interpretationº of the things.º

 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise out of the earth.

 7:17 Theseº greatº beasts,º whichºº are four,º [are] fourº kings,º [which] shall ariseºº out ofº the earth.º

 7:18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

 7:18 But the saintsº of the most Highº shall takeºº the kingdom,º and possessºº the kingdomº forº ever,ºº even forº everºº and ever.º

 7:19 Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;

 7:19 Thenº I wouldºº knowº the truthºº ofº the fourthº beast,º whichº wasºº diverseºº fromº allº the others, exceedingº dreadful,ºº whose teethº [were of]º iron,º and his nailsº [of]º brass;º [which] devoured,ºº brake in pieces,ºº and stampedºº the residueº with his feet;º

 7:20 and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other [horn] which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows.

 7:20 And ofº the tenº hornsº thatº [were] in his head,º and [of] the otherº whichº came up,ºº and beforeºº whom threeº fell;ºº even [of] thatº hornº thatº had eyes,º and a mouthº that spakeºº very great things,º whose lookº [was] moreºº stoutº thanº his fellows.º

 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

 7:21 I beheld,ºººº and the sameº hornº madeºº warº withº the saints,º and prevailedºº against them;

 7:22 until the ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

 7:22 Untilºº the Ancientº of daysº came,ººº and judgmentº was givenºº to the saintsº of the most High;º and the timeº cameºº that the saintsº possessedºº the kingdom.º

 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

 7:23 Thusº he said,ºº The fourthº beastº shall beºº the fourthº kingdomº upon earth,º whichº shall be diverseºº fromº allº kingdoms,º and shall devourºº the wholeº earth,º and shall tread it down,ºº and break it in pieces.ºº

 7:24 And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings.

 7:24 And the tenº hornsº out ofº this kingdomº [are] tenº kingsº [that] shall arise:ºº and anotherº shall riseºº afterº them; and heº shall be diverseºº fromº the first,º and he shall subdueºº threeº kings.º

 7:25 And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.

 7:25 And he shall speakºº [great] wordsº againstº the most High,º and shall wear outºº the saintsº of the most High,º and thinkºº to changeºº timesº and laws:º and they shall be givenºº into his handº untilº a timeº and timesº and the dividingº of time.º

 7:26 But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

 7:26 But the judgmentº shall sit,ºº and they shall take awayºº his dominion,º to consumeºº and to destroyºº [it] untoº the end.º

 7:27 And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

 7:27 And the kingdomº and dominion,º and the greatnessº ofº the kingdomº underº the wholeº heaven,º shall be givenºº to the peopleº of the saintsº of the most High,º whose kingdomº [is] an everlastingº kingdom,º and allº dominionsº shall serveºº and obeyºº him.

 7:28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my countenance was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

 7:28 Hithertoºº [is] the endº ofº the matter.º As for meº Daniel,º my cogitationsº muchº troubledºº me, and my countenanceº changedºº inº me:º but I keptºº the matterº in my heart.º