Daniel 7:3 Cross References - NSB

³ »Four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.

⁴ You are glorious, more majestic than the mountains of prey.

³ ‘»She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he devoured men. ⁴ The nations heard about him. He was trapped in their pit. They led him with hooks to the land of Egypt. ⁵ ‘»When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion. ⁶ ‘»He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he devoured men. ⁷ ‘»He broke down their strongholds and devastated their towns. His roaring terrified the residents of the land. ⁸ ‘»Then the nations came against him, those from regions round about. They spread their net for him, and he was trapped in their pit.

³² »The statue had a head of pure gold, chest and arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass. ³³ »It had legs of iron and its feet were partly of iron, and partly of clay.

³⁷ »You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory. ³⁸ »He gave the children of men, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens to your hand. He made you the ruler over them all! You are the head of gold. ³⁹ »After you another inferior kingdom will arise and another third kingdom of brass, which will rule over all the earth. ⁴⁰ »The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, since iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things. It is iron that crushes all these. It will break in pieces and crush.

⁴ »The first was like a LION. It had eagle's wings. I watched till the wings were pulled off. It was lifted up from the earth and made to stand upon two feet like a man. A man's heart and mind was given to it. ⁵ »Look, a second beast, like a BEAR. It was raised up on one side. Three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said to it, ‘Arise and devour much flesh.’ ⁶ »I saw another beast. It was like a LEOPARD. It had four wings as a bird on its back. The beast also had four heads. Dominion (ruling authority) was given to it. ⁷ »After this I saw more visions in the night. I saw a FOURTH BEAST terrible and powerful, and exceedingly strong! It had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. It was different from the beasts that came before it. It had ten horns! ⁸ »I looked at the horns and another one, a little horn came. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a man. It had a mouth that spoke great (domineering) (boastful) things. The three first horns were plucked up roots and all.

¹⁷ ‘»These FOUR GREAT BEASTS, ARE FOUR KINGS, that arise out of the earth.

¹ I opened my eyes again and saw four chariots. They came out from between two mountains. The mountains were mountains of copper. ² In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; ³ and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled strong horses. ⁴ Then I asked the angel: »What are these, my lord?« ⁵ The angel answered: »These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. ⁶ »The chariot with the black horses goes toward the North Country. The white went forth after them; and the grizzled went forth toward the South Country. ⁷ »The strong ones went forth, and sought to go that they might inspect the earth.« He said: »Go inspect the earth. Search back and forth through out the earth.« So they inspected the earth. They searched back and forth through out the earth. ⁸ Then he cried out to me: »Behold! Those who go toward the North Country have quieted my spirit [of anger] in the North Country.«

¹ The dragon stood on the shore by the sea. I saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns. His horns had ten crowns on them. Blasphemous names were on his heads.