Daniel 2:28

2:28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, ¹  and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. ²  The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed ³  are as follows.

Daniel 2:40

2:40 Then there will be a fourth kingdom, one strong like iron. Just like iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything, and as iron breaks in pieces ⁴  all of these metals, ⁵  so it will break in pieces and crush the others. ⁶ 

Daniel 2:45

2:45 You saw that a stone was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands; it smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to the king what will occur in the future. ⁷  The dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable.”

Daniel 6:3-4

6:3 Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the other supervisors and the satraps, for he had an extraordinary spirit. In fact, the king intended to appoint him over the entire kingdom. 6:4 Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find ⁸  some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. ⁹  But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, ¹⁰  because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption. ¹¹ 

Daniel 6:14

6:14 When the king heard this, ¹²  he was very upset and began thinking about ¹³  how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon ¹⁴  he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.

Daniel 7:4

7:4 “The first one was like a lion with eagles’ wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off and it was lifted up from the ground. It was made to stand on two feet like a human being, and a human mind ¹⁵  was given to it. ¹⁶ 

Daniel 7:6

7:6 “After these things, ¹⁷  as I was watching, another beast ¹⁸  like a leopard appeared, with four bird-like wings on its back. ¹⁹  This beast had four heads, ²⁰  and ruling authority was given to it.

Daniel 7:8-9

7:8 “As I was contemplating the horns, another horn – a small one – came up between them, and three of the former horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. ²¹  This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant ²²  things.

7:9 “While I was watching,

thrones were set up,

and the Ancient of Days ²³  took his seat.

His attire was white like snow;

the hair of his head was like lamb’s ²⁴  wool.

His throne was ablaze with fire

and its wheels were all aflame. ²⁵ 

Daniel 7:19

7:19 “Then I wanted to know the meaning ²⁶  of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others. It was very dreadful, with two rows of iron teeth and bronze claws, and it devoured, crushed, and trampled anything that was left with its feet.

Daniel 4:25

4:25 You will be driven ²⁷  from human society, ²⁸  and you will live ²⁹  with the wild animals. You will be fed ³⁰  grass like oxen, ³¹  and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before ³²  you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

Daniel 6:10

6:10 When Daniel realized ³³  that a written decree had been issued, he entered his home, where the windows ³⁴  in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem. ³⁵  Three ³⁶  times daily he was ³⁷  kneeling ³⁸  and offering prayers and thanks to his God just as he had been accustomed to do previously.

Daniel 6:26

6:26 I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel.

“For he is the living God;

he endures forever.

His kingdom will not be destroyed;

his authority is forever. ³⁹ 

Daniel 7:7

7:7 “After these things, as I was watching in the night visions ⁴⁰  a fourth beast appeared – one dreadful, terrible, and very strong. ⁴¹  It had two large rows ⁴²  of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

[2:28]  ¹ tn Aram “a revealer of mysteries.” The phrase serves as a quasi-title for God in Daniel.

[2:28]  ² tn Aram “in the latter days.”

[2:28]  ³ tn Aram “your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed.”

[2:40]  ⁴ tc Theodotion and the Vulgate lack the phrase “and as iron breaks in pieces.”

[2:40]  ⁵ tn The Aramaic text does not have this word, but it has been added in the translation for clarity.

[2:40]  ⁶ tn The words “the others” are supplied from the context.

[2:45]  ⁷ tn Aram “after this.”

[6:4]  ¹⁰ tn Aram “looking to find.”

[6:4]  ¹¹ tn Aram “from the side of the kingdom.”

[6:4]  ¹² tn Aram “pretext and corruption.”

[6:4]  ¹³ tn Aram “no negligence or corruption was found in him.” The Greek version of Theodotion lacks the phrase “and no negligence or corruption was found in him.”

[6:14]  ¹³ tn Aram “the word.”

[6:14]  ¹⁴ tn Aram “placed his mind on.”

[6:14]  ¹⁵ tn Aram “the entrances of the sun.”

[7:4]  ¹⁶ tn Aram “heart of a man.”

[7:4]  ¹⁷ sn The identity of the first animal, derived from v. 17 and the parallels in chap. 2, is Babylon. The reference to the plucking of its wings is probably a reference to the time of Nebuchadnezzar’s insanity (cf. chap. 4). The latter part of v. 4 then describes the restoration of Nebuchadnezzar. The other animals have traditionally been understood to represent respectively Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome, although most of modern scholarship identifies them as Media, Persia, and Greece. For a biblical parallel to the mention of lion, bear, and leopard together, see Hos 13:7-8.

[7:6]  ¹⁹ tn Aram “this.” So also in v. 7.

[7:6]  ²⁰ tn Aram “and behold, another one.”

[7:6]  ²¹ tn Or “sides.”

[7:6]  ²² sn If the third animal is Greece, the most likely identification of these four heads is the four-fold division of the empire of Alexander the Great following his death. See note on Dan 8:8.

[7:8]  ²² tn Aram “were uprooted from before it.”

[7:8]  ²³ tn Aram “great.” So also in vv. 11, 20.

[7:9]  ²⁵ tn Or “the Ancient One” (NAB, NRSV, NLT), although the traditional expression has been retained in the present translation because it is familiar to many readers. Cf. TEV “One who had been living for ever”; CEV “the Eternal God.”

[7:9]  ²⁶ tn Traditionally the Aramaic word נְקֵא (nÿqe’) has been rendered “pure,” but here it more likely means “of a lamb.” Cf. the Syriac neqya’ (“a sheep, ewe”). On this word see further, M. Sokoloff, “’amar neqe’, ‘Lamb’s Wool’ (Dan 7:9),” JBL 95 (1976): 277-79.

[7:9]  ²⁷ tn Aram “a flaming fire.”

[7:19]  ²⁸ tn Aram “to make certain.”

[4:25]  ³¹ tn The Aramaic indefinite active plural is used here like the English passive. So also in v. 28, 29,32.

[4:25]  ³² tn Aram “from mankind.” So also in v. 32.

[4:25]  ³³ tn Aram “your dwelling will be.” So also in v. 32.

[4:25]  ³⁴ tn Or perhaps “be made to eat.”

[4:25]  ³⁵ sn Nebuchadnezzar’s insanity has features that are associated with the mental disorder known as boanthropy, in which the person so afflicted imagines himself to be an ox or a similar animal and behaves accordingly.

[4:25]  ³⁶ tn Aram “until.”

[6:10]  ³⁴ tn Aram “knew.”

[6:10]  ³⁵ sn In later rabbinic thought this verse was sometimes cited as a proof text for the notion that one should pray only in a house with windows. See b. Berakhot 34b.

[6:10]  ³⁶ map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:10]  ³⁷ sn This is apparently the only specific mention in the OT of prayer being regularly offered three times a day. The practice was probably not unique to Daniel, however.

[6:10]  ³⁸ tc Read with several medieval Hebrew MSS and printed editions הֲוָה (havah) rather than the MT הוּא (hu’).

[6:10]  ³⁹ tn Aram “kneeling on his knees” (so NASB).

[6:26]  ³⁷ tn Aram “until the end.”

[7:7]  ⁴⁰ tn The Aramaic text has also “and behold.” So also in vv. 8, 13.

[7:7]  ⁴¹ sn The fourth animal differs from the others in that it is nondescript. Apparently it was so fearsome that Daniel could find nothing with which to compare it. Attempts to identify this animal as an elephant or other known creature are conjectural.

[7:7]  ⁴² tn The Aramaic word for “teeth” is dual rather than plural, suggesting two rows of teeth.