Daniel 7 · Verse 23

Daniel 7:23

Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
Daniel 7:23, King James Version

Daniel 7:23 in other translations

BSBThis is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.
WEB“So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will tread it down and break it in pieces.
ASVThus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
YLT‘Thus he said: The fourth beast is the fourth kingdom in the earth, that is diverse from all kingdoms, and it consumeth all the earth, and treadeth it down, and breaketh it small.
DARBYHe said thus: The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon the earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
BBEThis is what he said: The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom which will come on earth, different from all the kingdoms, and it will overcome all the earth, crushing it down and smashing it.
WebsterThus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

What does Daniel 7:23 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 7:15-28

It is desirable to obtain the right and full sense of what we see and hear from God; and those that would know, must ask by faithful and fervent prayer. The angel told Daniel plainly. He especially desired to know respecting the little horn, which made war with the saints, and prevailed against them. Here is foretold the rage of papal Rome against true Christians. St. John, in his visions and prophecies, which point…

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Daniel 7:23 in the original Hebrew

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כֵּן֮kenas followsH3652
אֲמַר֒'a.Marhe saidH560
חֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'beast theH2423
רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'<the> fourthH7244
מַלְכ֤וּmal.Khua kingdomH4437
רְבִיעָאָה֙re.vi.'a.ya'fourth theH7244
תֶּהֱוֵ֣אte.he.Ve'it will beH1934
בְאַרְעָ֔אve.'ar.'A'on earth theH772
דִּ֥יdiwhichH1768
תִשְׁנֵ֖אtish.Ne'it will be differentH8133
מִן\־min-fromH4481
כָּל\־kol-allH3606
מַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'kingdoms theH4437
וְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.Khulso it may devourH399
כָּל\־kol-allH3606
אַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'earth theH772
וּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּu.te.du.shi.Nahand it will tread down itH1759
וְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ\׃ve.tad.de.ki.Nahand it will shatter itH1855

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Cross references for Daniel 7:23

  • Daniel 7:7

    After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

  • Daniel 2:40

    And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

  • Luke 2:1

    And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

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Context

  • Daniel 7:22

    Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

  • Daniel 7:23

    Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

  • Daniel 7:24

    And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

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Daniel 7:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dijo así: La cuarta bestia será un cuarto reino en la tierra, el cual será más grande que todos los otros reinos, y á toda la tierra devorará, y la hollará, y la despedazará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il dit ainsi: La quatrième bête sera un quatrième royaume sur la terre, qui sera différent de tous les royaumes, et dévorera toute la terre, et la foulera aux pieds et l’écrasera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er sprach also: Das vierte Tier: ein viertes Königreich wird auf Erden sein, welches von allen Königreichen verschieden sein wird; und es wird die ganze Erde verzehren und sie zertreten und sie zermalmen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et sic ait: Bestia quarta, regnum quartum erit in terra, quod majus erit omnibus regnis, et devorabit universam terram, et conculcabit, et comminuet eam.