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Daniel 7:9-18
New American Standard Bible
Daniel 7:9-18
New American Standard Bible
The Ancient of Days Reigns
9 “I kept looking
Until (A)thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days took His seat;
His (B)garment was white as snow,
And the (C)hair of His head like pure wool.
His (D)throne was [a]ablaze with flames,
Its (E)wheels were a burning fire.
10 A river of (F)fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
(G)Thousands upon thousands were serving Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The (H)court [b]convened,
And (I)the books were opened.
11 Then I kept looking because of the sound of the [c]boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was killed, and its body was destroyed and given to the (J)burning [d]fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.
The Son of Man Presented
13 “I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a son of man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
14 And to Him was given (K)dominion,
Honor, and [e](L)a kingdom,
(M)So that all the peoples, nations, and populations of all [f]languages
Might serve Him.
(N)His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
(O)And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.
The Vision Interpreted
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within [g]me, and the (P)visions [h]in my mind kept (Q)alarming me. 16 I approached one of those who were (R)standing by and began requesting of him the [i]exact meaning of all this. So he (S)told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18 But the [j](T)saints of the Highest One will (U)receive the kingdom and take possession of the kingdom forever, [k]for all ages to come.’
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Daniel 7:9 Lit flames of fire
- Daniel 7:10 Lit took its place
- Daniel 7:11 Lit great
- Daniel 7:11 Lit of the fire
- Daniel 7:14 Or sovereignty
- Daniel 7:14 Lit tongues
- Daniel 7:15 Lit its sheath
- Daniel 7:15 Lit of my head
- Daniel 7:16 Lit what was certain
- Daniel 7:18 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Daniel 7:18 Lit and unto the age of the ages
Daniel 7:9-18
New International Version
Daniel 7:9-18
New International Version
9 “As I looked,
“thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days(A) took his seat.(B)
His clothing was as white as snow;(C)
the hair of his head was white like wool.(D)
His throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels(E) were all ablaze.
10 A river of fire(F) was flowing,
coming out from before him.(G)
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books(H) were opened.
11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking.(I) I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.(J) 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)
13 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,[a](K) coming(L) with the clouds of heaven.(M) He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority,(N) glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him.(O) His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom(P) is one that will never be destroyed.(Q)
The Interpretation of the Dream
15 “I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.(R) 16 I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this.
“So he told me and gave me the interpretation(S) of these things: 17 ‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. 18 But the holy people(T) of the Most High will receive the kingdom(U) and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’(V)
Footnotes
- Daniel 7:13 The Aramaic phrase bar enash means human being. The phrase son of man is retained here because of its use in the New Testament as a title of Jesus, probably based largely on this verse.
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