Daniel 2:31

2:31 “You, O king, were watching as a great statue – one of impressive size and extraordinary brightness – was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

Daniel 2:34

2:34 You were watching as a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its iron and clay feet, breaking them in pieces.

Daniel 7:2

7:2 Daniel explained: “I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea.

Daniel 8:15

An Angel Interprets Daniel’s Vision

8:15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision, I sought to understand it. Now one who appeared to be a man was standing before me.


tn Aram “an image.”

tn Aram “until.”

tc The LXX, Theodotion, and the Vulgate have “from a mountain,” though this is probably a harmonization with v. 45.

tn Aram “answered and said.”

tn Aram “and behold.”

tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.