Daniel 7:5
ContextNETBible | “Then 1 a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs 2 in its mouth between its teeth. 3 It was told, 4 ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’ |
XREF | 2Ki 2:24; Pr 17:12; Isa 13:17,18; Isa 56:9; Jer 50:21-32; Eze 39:17-20; Da 2:39; Da 5:28; Da 8:3; Da 8:4; Da 11:2; Ho 13:8 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Aram “and behold.” 2 sn The three ribs held securely in the mouth of the bear, perhaps representing Media-Persia, apparently symbolize military conquest, but the exact identity of the “ribs” is not clear. Possibly it is a reference to the Persian conquest of Lydia, Egypt, and Babylonia. 3 tc The LXX lacks the phrase “between its teeth.” 4 tn Aram “and thus they were saying to it.” |