- seven times:
- That is, seven years, a time in the prophetic language denoting a year. "And whereas¹ the kingª sawª° a watcherª and an holy oneª coming downª° fromª heaven,ª and saying,ª° Hew²° the tree² down,ª¹ and destroyª° it; yetª leaveª° the stumpª of the rootsª thereof in the earth,ª even with a bandª of¹ ironª and brass,ª in the tender grassª of¹ the field;ª and let it be wetª° with the dewª of heaven,ª and [let] his portionª [be] withª the beastsª of the field,ª tillª¹ sevenª timesª passª overª him;" {Dan 4:23} + "That they shall driveª° thee fromª men,ª and thy dwellingª shall beª° withª the beastsª of the field,ª and they shall make thee to eatª° grassª as oxen,ª and they shall wetª° thee with the dewª¹ of heaven,ª and sevenª timesª shall passª overª thee, tillª¹ thou knowª° that¹ the most Highª rulethª in the kingdomª of men,ª and givethª° it to whomsoeverª¹ he will.ª°" {Dan 4:25} + "Whileª the wordª [was] in the king'sª mouth,ª there fellª° a voiceª fromª heaven,ª [saying], O kingª Nebuchadnezzar,ª to thee it is spoken;ª° The kingdomª is departedª° fromª thee." {Dan 4:31} + "And he shall speakª° [great] wordsª againstª the most High,ª and shall wear outª° the saintsª of the most High,ª and thinkª° to changeª° timesª and laws:ª and they shall be givenª° into his handª untilª a timeª and timesª and the dividingª of time.ª" {Dan 7:25} + "For the kingª of the northª shall return,ª° and shall set forthª° a multitudeª greaterª than¹ the former,ª and shall certainly²° comeª° afterª certainª yearsª with a greatª armyª and with muchª riches.ª" {Dan 11:13} + "And I heardª°¹ the manª clothedª° in linen,ª which¹ [was] uponª¹ the watersª of the river,ª when he held upª° his right handª and his left handª unto¹ heaven,ª and swareª° by him that livethª for everª that¹ [it shall be] for a time,ª times,ª and an half;ª and when he shall have accomplishedª° to scatterª° the powerª of the holyª people,ª all¹ these¹ [things] shall be finished.ª°" {Dan 12:7} + "Andª to the¹ womanª were givenª° twoª wingsª of a greatª eagle,ª thatª she might flyª° intoª the¹ wilderness,ª intoª her²¹ place,ª whereª she is nourishedª° for¹ a time,ª² andª times,ª andª halfª a time,ª fromª the faceª of the¹ serpent.ª" {Rev 12:14}
|
