Daniel 7:22
What does Daniel 7:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 7:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000until 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Until 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901until 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Till he came, who was very old, and the decision was made and the authority was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came when the saints took the kingdom.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862till that the Ancient of Days hath come, and judgment is given to the saints of the Most High, and the time hath come, and the saints have strengthened the kingdom.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Till the ancient of days came and gave judgment to the saints of the most High, and the time came, and the saints obtained the kingdom.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most high [places]; and the appointed time arrived, and the saints possessed the kingdom.
Context
v.21I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
v.22This passage
v.23Thus 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 1:6
and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
- Luke 22:29
and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me,
- Revelation 20:9
And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them.
- Revelation 5:10
and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;
- Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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