Daniel 7:5
What does Daniel 7:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 7:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I saw another beast, like a bear, and it was lifted up on one side, and three side-bones were in its mouth, between its teeth: and they said to it, Up! take much flesh.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And lo, another beast, a second, like to a bear, and to the same authority it hath been raised, and three ribs <FI>are<Fi> in its mouth, between its teeth, and thus they are saying to it, Rise, consume much flesh.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And behold another beast, like a bear, stood up on one side: and there were three rows in the mouth thereof, and in the teeth thereof, and thus they said to it: Arise, devour much flesh.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And behold, another beast, a second, like unto a bear, and it raised up itself on one side; and [it had] three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and they said thus unto it: Arise, devour much flesh.
Context
v.4The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man; and a man’s heart was given to it.
v.5This passage
v.6After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 8:3
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
- Isaiah 56:9
All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
- Daniel 5:28
PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
- Hosea 13:8
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.
- Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
- 2 Kings 2:24
And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.
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