Daniel 7:20
in Daniel 7I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
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ASV
and concerning the ten horns that were on its 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 its fellows.
KJV
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
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This verse in Daniel 7
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And of the ten horns ... - See the notes at Dan 7:7-8. Whose look was more stout than his fellows - literally, “whose aspect was greater than that of its companions.” This does not mean that its look or aspect was more fierce or severe than that of the others, but that the appearance of the horn was greater - רב rab. In Dan 7:8, this is described as a “little horn;” and to understand this, and reconcile the two, we must suppose that the seer watched this as it grew until it became the largest of the number.
This site's exposition
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on Daniel 7:19-22
Daniel asks again about the fourth beast, and the retelling adds that its horn “was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them”. That lasts “until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints”, so the saints endure the conflict.
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more imposing than the others
The horn was called little in verse 8 and is now more imposing. Albert Barnes rendered the phrase literally as an aspect greater than its companions, and read the horn as growing after it first appeared. Theodoret of Cyrus also saw no conflict between the two descriptions.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
It is not surprising that he said previously that the horn was little, but here he says that its appearance "was greater than the rest." But one does need to pay close attention to the things that are being said. For when he saw the …
But if so great a power is shown to have followed and to be still following the dispensation of His suffering, how great shall that be which shall follow His glorious advent! For He shall come on the clouds as the Son of man, so Daniel foretold, and His angels shall come with Him. These are the words: [quotes Daniel 7:9-28]
A commentator
Hippolytus of RomeHippolytus Exegetical Fragments - Of the visions of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar · Written before 235.
proposed
1. In speaking of a "lioness from the sea," he meant the rising of the kingdom of Babylon, and that this was the "golden head of the image." And in speaking of its "eagle wings," be meant that king Nebuchadnezzar was exalted and that his glory was lifted up against God. Then he says "its wings were plucked off," i.e., that his glory was destroyed; for he was driven out of his kingdom. And the words, "A man's heart was given it, and it was made stand upon the feet of a man," mean that he came to himself again, and recognised that he was but a man, and gave the glory to God. Then after the lioness he sees a second beast, "like a bear," which signified the Persians. For after the Babylonians the Persians obtained the power. And in saying that "it had three ribs in its mouth," he pointed to the three nations, Persians, Medes, and Babylonians, which were expressed in the image by the silver after the gold. Then comes the third beast, "a leopard," which means the Greeks; for after the Persians, Alexander of Macedon had the power, when Darius was overthrown, which was also indicated by the brass in the image. And in saying that the beast "had four wings of a fowl, and four heads," he showed most clearly how the kingdom of Alexander was parted into four divisions. For in speaking of four heads, he meant the four kings that arose out of it. For Alexander, when dying, divided his kingdom into four parts. Then he says, "The fourth beast (was) dreadful and terrible: it had iron teeth, and claws of brass." Who, then, are meant by this but the Romans, whose kingdom, the kingdom that still stands, is expressed by the iron? "for," says he, "its legs are of iron." 2. After this, then, what remains, beloved, but the toes of the feet of the image, in which "part shall be of iron and part of clay mixed together? […]
For it is needful to observe what the prophet says, "And I precisely sought concerning the fourth beast, because he was different than every other beast, and was exceedingly fearful. His iron teeth and his bronze claws were eating and grinding and he tramples the remainder with his feet and concerning his ten horns which were on his head and concerning the other which arose and rooted out three former horns, the eyes and the mouth of whom were speaking great things and his appearance was greater than the rest.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And of the ten horns,....
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Belshazzar's name here is, in the original, spelt differently from what it used to be; before it was Bel-she-azar--Bel is he that treasures up riches.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and concerning | H5922 → | 104 times |
| קַרְנַיָּ֤א | karnaiya' | horns the | H7162 → | 14 times |
| עֲשַׂר֙ | ʾasar | ten | H6236 → | 6 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| בְרֵאשַׁ֔הּ | vereshah | [were] on head its | H7217 → | 14 times |
| וְאָחֳרִי֙ | veochori | and another [horn] | H317 → | 6 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| סִלְקַ֔ת | silkat | it came up | H5559 → | 7 times |
| וּנְפַ֥לָה | unefalu | and they fell | H5308 → | 11 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → | 109 times |
| קֳדָמַ֖הּ | kodamaiyah | before it | H6925 → | 42 times |
| תְּלָ֑ת | telat | three [horns] | H8532 → | 11 times |
| וְקַרְנָ֨א | vekarna' | and horn the | H7162 → | 14 times |
| דִכֵּ֜ן | diken | this | H1797 → | 3 times |
| וְעַיְנִ֣ין | veaynin | and eyes | H5870 → | 5 times |
| לַ֗הּ | lah | [were] to it | ||
| וְפֻם֙ | vefum | and a mouth | H6433 → | 6 times |
| מְמַלִּ֣ל | memalil | [was] speaking | H4449 → | 5 times |
| רַבְרְבָ֔ן | ravrevan | great [things] | H7260 → | 8 times |
| וְחֶזְוַ֖הּ | vechezvah | and appearance its | H2376 → | 12 times |
| רַ֥ב | rav | [was] great | H7229 → | 15 times |
| מִן־ | min- | more than | H4481 → | 109 times |
| חַבְרָתַֽהּ׃ | chavratah | companion its | H2273 → |
וְעַל־and concerning
veal-H5922 →104 times
קַרְנַיָּ֤אhorns the
karnaiya'H7162 →14 times
עֲשַׂר֙ten
ʾasarH6236 →6 times
דִּ֣יwhich
diH1768 →345 times
בְרֵאשַׁ֔הּ[were] on head its
vereshahH7217 →14 times
וְאָחֳרִי֙and another [horn]
veochoriH317 →6 times
דִּ֣יwhich
diH1768 →345 times
סִלְקַ֔תit came up
silkatH5559 →7 times
וּנְפַ֥לָהand they fell
unefaluH5308 →11 times
מִן־from
min-H4481 →109 times
קֳדָמַ֖הּbefore it
kodamaiyahH6925 →42 times
תְּלָ֑תthree [horns]
telatH8532 →11 times
וְקַרְנָ֨אand horn the
vekarna'H7162 →14 times
דִכֵּ֜ןthis
dikenH1797 →3 times
וְעַיְנִ֣יןand eyes
veayninH5870 →5 times
לַ֗הּ[were] to it
lah
וְפֻם֙and a mouth
vefumH6433 →6 times
מְמַלִּ֣ל[was] speaking
memalilH4449 →5 times
רַבְרְבָ֔ןgreat [things]
ravrevanH7260 →8 times
וְחֶזְוַ֖הּand appearance its
vechezvahH2376 →12 times
רַ֥ב[was] great
ravH7229 →15 times
מִן־more than
min-H4481 →109 times
חַבְרָתַֽהּ׃companion its
chavratahH2273 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
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Daniel 7:11Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
it leads to
- Revelation 19:20
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and…
- Revelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day…
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
- Daniel 7:8
While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a…
- Revelation 19:20
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Daniel 7:8While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a…
it leads to
- Revelation 13:5–6
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
- Revelation 13:1
Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
- Revelation 13:5–6
Through
Daniel 7:23This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down,…
it leads to
- Daniel 2:40
Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.
- Daniel 7:7
After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot…
- Daniel 2:40
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Daniel; Hippolytus of Rome, Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments - Of the visions of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 4.12.3-7; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter XXXI; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 7:20.