DAN 7:17 Parallel Verse View

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ULT ‘These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth.

UST He said, “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will exist on the earth.

OEB ‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise out of the earth.

WEBBE ‘These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who will arise out of the earth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET ‘These large beasts, which are four in number, represent four kings who will arise from the earth.

LSV These great beasts, that [are] four, [are] four kings, they rise up from the earth;

FBV “These four large beasts symbolize four kingdoms[fn] that will rise to power on the earth.

7:17 “Kingdoms”: literally, “kings.”

T4T He said, “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms/empires that will exist on the earth.

LEB ‘These great beasts which are four in number are four kings who will arise from the earth.

BBE These great beasts are four kings who will be cut off from the earth.

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JPS 'These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise out of the earth.

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

DRA These four great beasts are four kingdoms, which shall arise out of the earth.

YLT 'These great beasts, that [are] four, [are] four kings, they rise up from the earth;

Drby These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, [that] shall arise out of the earth.

RV These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

Wbstr These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

KJB-1769 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

KJB-1611 These great beasts, which are foure, are foure Kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps These great beastes which are foure, are foure kinges which shall arise out of the earth:
(These great beasts/animals which are four, are four kings which shall arise out of the earth:)

Gnva These great beastes which are foure, are foure Kings, which shall arise out of the earth,
(These great beasts/animals which are four, are four Kings, which shall arise out of the earth, )

Cvdl These foure greate beastes, are foure kinges which shal aryse out of the earth.
(These four great beasts/animals, are four kings which shall arise out of the earth.)

Wycl These foure grete beestis ben foure rewmes, that schulen rise of erthe.
(These four great beasts/animals been four realms, that should rise of earth.)

Luth Diese vier großen Tiere sind vier Reiche, so auf Erden kommen werden.
(This/These four large Tiere are four Reiche, so on earthn coming become.)

ClVg Hæ quatuor bestiæ magnæ, quatuor sunt regna, quæ consurgent de terra.
(Hæ four bestiæ magnæ, four are regna, which consurgent about terra. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Little Horn

The little horn in Daniel’s vision stands for a king; it has personal features such as human eyes and a mouth. This imagery is characteristic of apocalyptic literature. The little horn captures Daniel’s attention because of its “boastful speech” and its violent actions against other kings, God’s people, and the Most High.

What or who is the little horn? The little horn of Daniel 7:8 is closely tied to the figures of evil in 9:27 and 11:40-45. Antiochus IV Epiphanes (8:9-14, 23-25; 11:21-39) has characteristics similar to the little horn of 7:8, but they do not appear to be identical. Ancient and modern interpreters have held that the little horn is the Antichrist to come. Some maintain that certain historical persons of the Greek and Roman empires have preliminarily fulfilled the vision (e.g., Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Nero, Caligula, Domitian). According to this view, this being yet to come will be a man, not a demon or Satan.

It is also helpful to see the little horn as representing the embodiment of evil that is directed against God and his people. Some interpreters believe that no single man will fulfill this vision, but that the vision represents the evil forces at work in the world. Others hold that the Antichrist has already come. The idea of the Antichrist does seem to have an ultimate fulfillment, as suggested by the New Testament (see 2 Thes 2:3-12; 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Jn 1:7; Rev 13:1, 5; 16:13-14; 17:11; 19:20-21; 20:10).

Regardless, this little horn reminds God’s people that evil violently opposes God and his people. The king described here usurps the kingdoms of this world (Dan 7:8), but his demonic system will not prevail because evil will be destroyed. God’s people can take comfort in knowing that this onslaught and manifestation of evil will be short lived (Rev 12:12) and the works of this hellish kingdom will be demolished (Dan 7:11-12). God’s chosen leader, the one “like a son of man” installed by the Ancient One (7:13-14), will rule by God’s divine approval and power, and his reign will prevail in an indestructible kingdom. God’s people are encouraged to endure and be faithful. They live in hope of a righteous kingdom in which God will live among his people (see Rev 21:3). “The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!” (Isa 9:7).

Passages for Further Study

Dan 7:8, 11, 20-21, 24-26; 8:9-12; 9:26-27; Mark 13:14; 2 Thes 2:5-12; 2 Jn 1:7; Rev 13:1-10; 20:10

UTN uW Translation Notes:

אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣⁠א רַבְרְבָתָ֔⁠א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע

these beasts,the great,the that/who they four

Alternate translation: “These four large beasts”

אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין

four kings

Alternate translation: “represent four kings”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן־אַרְעָֽ⁠א

four kings arise from/more_than earth,the

Here from the earth means they are real people. Alternate translation: “are four kings who will come to power on the earth” or “are four men who will rise up from among the people of the earth and become kings”

Parallel DAN 7:17