Daniel 7:5
in Daniel 7Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And, 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
And 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.
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This verse in Daniel 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseVerse 5. "And behold another beast like a bear stood up on one side; and there were three rows in his mouth and in his teeth; and they said to him: 'Arise up and devour flesh in abundance.'" The second beast resembling a bear is the same as that of which we read in the vision of the statue (2:32): "His chest and arms were of silver." In the former case the comparison was based on the hardness of the metal, in this case on the ferocity of the bear.
This site's exposition
eagle’s wings
on Daniel 7:4-6
The first beast, a lion with eagle's wings whose wings are plucked till it stands and is given a man's heart, is read by the traditional line, Keil, Barnes, and the site's own tradition following, as Babylon, its wings a figure for the swift conquests of Nebuchadnezzar and the plucking and standing a figure for his humbling in chapter 4. The bear raised on one side with three ribs in its mouth is read as Medo-Persia, the tilt reflecting Persia's dominance within the dual empire and the three ribs commonly read of Lydia, Babylon, and Egypt, its conquests. The four-winged, four-headed leopard is read as Greece under Alexander, the four heads matching the fourfold division of his empire among his generals after his early death, a division chapter 8 and chapter 11 both take up in more detail.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
English Version is the result of a slight change of a Hebrew letter. The idea then would be, "It lay on one of its fore feet, and stood on the other"; a figure still to be seen on one of the stones of Babylon [MUNTER, The Religion of Babylonia, 112]; denoting a kingdom that had been at rest, but is now rousing itself for conquest. Media is the lower side, passiveness;
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲר֣וּ | vaaru | and lo! | H718 → | 5 times |
| חֵיוָה֩ | cheivah | a beast | H2423 → | 20 times |
| אָחֳרִ֨י | ʾochori | another | H317 → | 6 times |
| תִנְיָנָ֜ה | tinyanah | a second | H8578 → | |
| דָּמְיָ֣ה | dameyah | [was] like | H1821 → | |
| לְדֹ֗ב | ledo | <obj.> a bear | H1678 → | |
| וְלִשְׂטַר־ | velistar- | and to a side | H7859 → | |
| חַד֙ | chad | one | H2298 → | 14 times |
| הֳקִמַ֔ת | hokimat | it was raised | H6966 → | 35 times |
| וּתְלָ֥ת | utelat | and three | H8532 → | 11 times |
| עִלְעִ֛ין | ʾilin | ribs | H5967 → | |
| בְּפֻמַּ֖הּ | befumah | [were] in mouth its | H6433 → | 6 times |
| בֵּ֣ין | bein | between | H997 → | |
| שִׁנַּ֑הּ | shinaiyah | tooth its | H8128 → | 3 times |
| וְכֵן֙ | vekhen | and as follows | H3652 → | 8 times |
| אָמְרִ֣ין | ʾamerin | [they were] saying | H560 → | 71 times |
| לַ֔הּ | lah | to it | ||
| ק֥וּמִֽי | kumi | arise | H6966 → | 35 times |
| אֲכֻ֖לִי | ʾakhuli | devour! | H399 → | 7 times |
| בְּשַׂ֥ר | besar | flesh | H1321 → | 3 times |
| שַׂגִּֽיא׃ | sagi' | much | H7690 → | 13 times |
וַאֲר֣וּand lo!
vaaruH718 →5 times
חֵיוָה֩a beast
cheivahH2423 →20 times
אָחֳרִ֨יanother
ʾochoriH317 →6 times
תִנְיָנָ֜הa second
tinyanahH8578 →
דָּמְיָ֣ה[was] like
dameyahH1821 →
לְדֹ֗ב<obj.> a bear
ledoH1678 →
וְלִשְׂטַר־and to a side
velistar-H7859 →
חַד֙one
chadH2298 →14 times
הֳקִמַ֔תit was raised
hokimatH6966 →35 times
וּתְלָ֥תand three
utelatH8532 →11 times
עִלְעִ֛יןribs
ʾilinH5967 →
בְּפֻמַּ֖הּ[were] in mouth its
befumahH6433 →6 times
בֵּ֣יןbetween
beinH997 →
שִׁנַּ֑הּtooth its
shinaiyahH8128 →3 times
וְכֵן֙and as follows
vekhenH3652 →8 times
אָמְרִ֣ין[they were] saying
ʾamerinH560 →71 times
לַ֔הּto it
lah
ק֥וּמִֽיarise
kumiH6966 →35 times
אֲכֻ֖לִיdevour!
ʾakhuliH399 →7 times
בְּשַׂ֥רflesh
besarH1321 →3 times
שַׂגִּֽיא׃much
sagi'H7690 →13 times
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.
Through
Hosea 13:8Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:8
He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 17:8
Through
Proverbs 17:12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
it leads to
- Hosea 13:8
Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hosea 13:8
Through
2 Kings 2:24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the…
it leads to
- Acts 13:9–11
Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas
- Acts 5:5
On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
- Acts 5:9
“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
- Amos 7:17
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring…
- Acts 13:9–11
Through
Daniel 2:39But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
it leads to
- Daniel 5:28–31
PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
- Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
- Daniel 5:28–31
Where this verse is studied
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- The Son of Man in 1 Enoch
- Angelology
- Antichrist (the Word and the Figure)
- Apocalyptic Literature
- The Major Prophets
- Revelation, the Canon's Closing Scroll
- Fire
- Jesus: Titles & Roles
- John on Patmos, Revelation 1
- Rome
- The Fourth Man in the Fire: Daniel 3
- The Ascension: Acts 1:1-11 · Luke 24:50-53
- The Horn
- The Throne
- The Throne Room
About Daniel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Daniel; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER SEVEN.