Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Answered hath Daniel and said, 'I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the great sea;
New American Standard Bible
Daniel
King James Version
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Holman Bible
Daniel said, “In my vision at night I was watching, and suddenly the four winds of heaven
International Standard Version
Daniel said, "I observed the vision during the night. Look! The four winds of the skies were stirring up the Mediterranean Sea.
A Conservative Version
Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven broke forth upon the great sea.
American Standard Version
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.
Amplified
Daniel said, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea (the nations).
Bible in Basic English
I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.
Darby Translation
Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens broke forth upon the great sea.
Julia Smith Translation
Daniel answered and said, I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens rushing forth to the great sea.
King James 2000
Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Daniel {explained} and said, "I was looking in my vision in the night, and look, the four winds of heaven were stirring [up] the great sea.
Modern King James verseion
Daniel spoke and said, In my vision by night I was looking: and behold, the four winds of the heavens were stirring up the Great Sea.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Daniel spake and said, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the sea,
NET Bible
Daniel explained: "I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea.
New Heart English Bible
Daniel spoke and said, "I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.
The Emphasized Bible
Daniel spake and said, I was looking, in my vision which came with the night, - when, lo! the four winds of the heavens, bursting forth upon the great sea;
Webster
Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven strove upon the great sea.
World English Bible
Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.
Themes
Empires/world powers » The beast from the sea and the beast from the earth
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 7:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Daniel's Vision Of Four Beasts And The Son Of Man
1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel hath seen a dream, and the visions of his head on his bed, then the dream he hath written, the chief of the things he hath said. 2 Answered hath Daniel and said, 'I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the great sea; 3 and four great beasts are coming up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Phrases
Cross References
Revelation 7:1
And after these things I saw four messengers, standing upon the four corners of the land, holding the four winds of the land, that the wind may not blow upon the land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree;
Revelation 17:15
And he saith to me, 'The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;'