Daniel 7:4

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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 stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The first was like a lion, but it had eagle's wings. As I watched, its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted off the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a human heart was given to it.

Berean Standard Bible:

The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The first{H6933} was like a lion{H744}, and had eagle's{H5403} wings{H1611}: I beheld{H1934}{H2370} till{H5705} the wings{H1611} thereof were plucked{H4804}, and it was lifted up{H5191} from{H4481} the earth{H772}, and made stand{H6966} upon{H5922} the feet{H7271} as a man{H606}, and a man's{H606} heart{H3825} was given{H3052} to it.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 4:7

  • The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; [and] thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

Isaiah 14:13

  • For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

Isaiah 14:17

  • [That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners?

Habakkuk 1:6

  • For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, [that] bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces [that are] not theirs.

Habakkuk 1:8

  • Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle [that] hasteth to eat.

Ezekiel 17:3

  • And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

Daniel 4:30

  • The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

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Commentary for Daniel 7:4

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H6933
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קַדְמַי
    Transliteration: qadmay
    Pronunciation: kad-mah'-ee
    Description: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to קָדַם; first; first.
  2. Strong's Number: H744
    There are 107 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַרְיֵה
    Transliteration: ʼaryêh
    Pronunciation: ar-yay'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to אֲרִי; {a lion}; lion.
  3. Strong's Number: H5403
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נְשַׁר
    Transliteration: nᵉshar
    Pronunciation: nesh-ar'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to נֶשֶׁר; an eagle; eagle.
  4. Strong's Number: H1611
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גַּף
    Transliteration: gaph
    Pronunciation: gaf
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to גַּף; a wing; wing.
  5. Strong's Number: H1934
    There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הָוָא
    Transliteration: hâvâʼ
    Pronunciation: hav-aw'
    Description: (Aramaic) or הָוָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to הָוָא; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words); be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.
  6. Strong's Number: H2370
    There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֲזָא
    Transliteration: chăzâʼ
    Pronunciation: khaz-aw'
    Description: (Aramaic) or חֲזָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to חָזָה; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem); behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.
  7. Strong's Number: H5705
    There are 31 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַד
    Transliteration: ʻad
    Pronunciation: ad
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עַד; {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}; [idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.
  8. Strong's Number: H4804
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְרַט
    Transliteration: mᵉraṭ
    Pronunciation: mer-at'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מָרַט; to pull off; be plucked.
  9. Strong's Number: H5191
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נְטַל
    Transliteration: nᵉṭal
    Pronunciation: net-al'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to נָטַל; to raise; take up.
  10. Strong's Number: H4481
    There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִן
    Transliteration: min
    Pronunciation: min
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מִן; {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}; according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.
  11. Strong's Number: H772
    There are 1041 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲרַע
    Transliteration: ʼăraʻ
    Pronunciation: ar-ah'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to אֶרֶץ; the earth; by implication (figuratively) low; earth, interior.
  12. Strong's Number: H6966
    There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קוּם
    Transliteration: qûwm
    Pronunciation: koom
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to קוּם; {to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}; appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).
  13. Strong's Number: H5922
    There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַל
    Transliteration: ʻal
    Pronunciation: al
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עַל; {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}; about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.
  14. Strong's Number: H7271
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רְגַל
    Transliteration: rᵉgal
    Pronunciation: reg-al'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to רֶגֶל; {a foot, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda}; foot.
  15. Strong's Number: H606
    There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱנָשׁ
    Transliteration: ʼĕnâsh
    Pronunciation: en-awsh'
    Description: (Aramaic) or אֱנַשׁ; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֱנוֹשׁ; a man; man, [phrase] whosoever.
  16. Strong's Number: H3825
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לְבַב
    Transliteration: lᵉbab
    Pronunciation: leb-ab'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to לֵבָב; {the heart (as the most interior organ);}; heart.
  17. Strong's Number: H3052
    There are 28 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְהַב
    Transliteration: yᵉhab
    Pronunciation: yeh-hab'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to יָהַב; {to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}; deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.