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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Daniel 7 ERV</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/erv/daniel/7.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/5001.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 4800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 4800px)" href="/4801.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1550px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1550px)" href="/1551.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1250px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1250px)" href="/1251.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1050px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1050px)" href="/1051.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 900px), only screen and (max-device-width: 900px)" href="/901.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 800px)" href="/801.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 575px), only screen and (max-device-width: 575px)" href="/501.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-height: 450px), only screen and (max-device-height: 450px)" href="/h451.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/daniel/7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/combine/daniel/7-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ERV</a> > Daniel 7</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../daniel/6.htm" title="Daniel 6">◄</a> Daniel 7 <a href="../daniel/8.htm" title="Daniel 8">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">English Revised Version</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven brake forth upon the great sea. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in his mouth between his teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, terrible and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.</p> <p class="hdg">Daniel's Vision of the Ancient of Days</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I beheld at that time 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 he was given to be burned with fire. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, 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.</p> <p class="hdg">Daniel's Visions Interpreted</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>As for me Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>and concerning the ten horns that were on his head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell; even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>until 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Thus 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High: and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Here is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my countenance was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version, 1885<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../daniel/6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Daniel 6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Daniel 6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../daniel/8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Daniel 8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Daniel 8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/scan/daniel/7-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></body></html>