Daniel 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 said: "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea.

Daniel said, "I was looking in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

In my vision that night, I, Daniel, saw a great storm churning the surface of a great sea, with strong winds blowing from every direction.

"In my dream that night I saw the four winds of heaven whipping up a great storm on the sea.

I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.

I, Daniel, saw in my vision by night the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea,

Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea.

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 

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.