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Daniel 7:13-14 KJV
Daniel · chapter 7 · verses 13–14
13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, 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.Daniel 7:13-14 · King James Version
Daniel 7:13-14 in context
11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, 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.
15I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
16I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Commentary
Cross references
- Matthew 26:64
- Revelation 1:7
- Luke 21:27
- Revelation 14:14
- Matthew 24:30
- Mark 14:61-62
- Mark 13:26
- Matthew 25:31
- Revelation 11:15
- Daniel 7:27
- Daniel 2:44
- John 3:35
Key words (Strong's)
- everlastingʻâlamremote timeH5957 →
- languageslishshânspeechH3961 →
- dominionsholṭânempireH7985 →
- visionschêzêva sightH2376 →
- kingdommalkûwdominionH4437 →
- nationsʼummâh{a collectionH524 →
- beholdʼărûwlo!H718 →
- cloudsʻănan{a cloudH6050 →
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Whether we understand the fourth beast to signify the Syrian empire, or the Roman, or the former as the figure of the latter, it is plain that these verses are intended for the comfort and support of the people of God in reference to the persecutions they were likely to sustain both from the one and from the other,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-14