Daniel 7:2

7:2 Daniel explained: ¹  “I was watching in my vision during the night as ²  the four winds of the sky ³  were stirring up the great sea. ⁴ 

Daniel 8:1

Daniel Has a Vision of a Goat and a Ram

8:1 ⁵ In the third year ⁶  of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me previously. ⁷ 

Daniel 8:15-16

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. 8:16 Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, “Gabriel, ⁸  enable this person to understand the vision.”

Daniel 10:8

10:8 I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from ⁹  me, and my vigor disappeared; ¹⁰  I was without energy. ¹¹ 

Daniel 10:14

10:14 Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”

Daniel 8:13

8:13 Then I heard a holy one ¹²  speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking, “To what period of time does the vision pertain – this vision concerning the daily sacrifice and the destructive act of rebellion and the giving over of both the sanctuary and army to be trampled?”

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¹ tn Aram “answered and said.”

² tn Aram “and behold.”

³ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁴ sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.

⁵ sn Dan 8:1 marks the switch from Aramaic (= 2:4b-7:28) back to Hebrew as the language in which the book is written in its present form. The remainder of the book from this point on (8:1-12:13) is in Hebrew. The bilingual nature of the book has been variously explained, but it most likely has to do with the book’s transmission history.

⁶ sn The third year of King Belshazzar’s reign would have been ca. 551 B.C. Daniel would have been approximately 69 years old at the time of this vision.

⁷ tn Heb “in the beginning.” This refers to the vision described in chapter seven.

⁸ sn The only angels whose names are given in the OT are Gabriel (Dan 8:16; 9:21; cf. Luke 1:19, 26) and Michael (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; cf. Jude 9; Rev 12:7). The name Gabriel means in Hebrew “man of God,” and Michael means “who is like God?”

⁹ tn Heb “did not remain in.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “was changed upon me for ruin.”

¹¹ tn Heb “strength.”

¹² sn The holy one referred to here is presumably an angel. Cf. 4:13[10], 23 [20].