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. ¹  The dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable.”

Daniel 7:5-6

7:5 “Then ²  a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs ³  in its mouth between its teeth. ⁴  It was told, ⁵  ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’

7:6 “After these things, ⁶  as I was watching, another beast ⁷  like a leopard appeared, with four bird-like wings on its back. ⁸  This beast had four heads, ⁹  and ruling authority was given to it.

Daniel 7:8

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. ¹⁰  This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant ¹¹  things.

[2:45]  ¹ tn Aram “after this.”

[7:5]  ² tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:5]  ³ 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.

[7:5]  ⁴ tc The LXX lacks the phrase “between its teeth.”

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Aram “and thus they were saying to it.”

[7:6]  ³ tn Aram “this.” So also in v. 7.

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Aram “and behold, another one.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Or “sides.”

[7:6]  ⁶ 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]  ⁴ tn Aram “were uprooted from before it.”

[7:8]  ⁵ tn Aram “great.” So also in vv. 11, 20.