Daniel 7 · Verse 26

Daniel 7:26

But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
Daniel 7:26, King James Version

Daniel 7:26 in other translations

BSBBut the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.
WEB“‘But the judgment will be set, and they will take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it to the end.
ASVBut the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
YLT‘And the Judge is seated, and its dominion they cause to pass away, to cut off, and to destroy--unto the end;
DARBYAnd the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
BBEBut the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it.
WebsterBut the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion to consume and to destroy it to the end.

What does Daniel 7:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. consume ... destroy--a twofold operation. Antichrist is to be gradually "consumed," as the Papacy has been consuming for four hundred years past, and especially of late years. He is also to be "destroyed" suddenly by Christ at His coming; the fully developed man of sin (2Th 2:3) or false prophet making a last desperate effort in confederacy with the "beast" (Re 16:13, 14, 16) or secular power of the Roman empire (some conjecture Louis Napoleon): destroyed at Armageddon in Palestine.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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 7:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְדִינָ֖אve.di.Na'and court theH1780
יִתִּ֑בyi.Tivit will sitH3488
וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּve.shal.ta.Nehand dominion hisH7985
יְהַעְדּ֔וֹןye.ha'.Donthey will removeH5709
לְהַשְׁמָדָ֥הle.hash.ma.Dahto annihilateH8046
וּלְהוֹבָדָ֖הu.le.hoa.Dahand to destroyH7
עַד\־'ad-untilH5705
סוֹפָֽא\׃so.Fa'end theH5491

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Cross references for Daniel 7:26

  • Revelation 20:10-11

    And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

  • Revelation 11:13

    And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:8

    And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

  • Daniel 7:10-11

    A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10,11,22; 2Th 2:8; Re 11:13; 20:10,11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 7:25

    And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

  • Daniel 7:26

    But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

  • Daniel 7:27

    And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

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Daniel 7:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero se sentará el juez, y quitaránle su señorío, para que sea destruído y arruinado hasta el extremo;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le jugement s’assiéra; et on lui ôtera la domination, pour la détruire et la faire périr jusqu’à la fin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber das Gericht wird sich setzen; und man wird seine Herrschaft wegnehmen, um sie zu vernichten und zu zerstören bis zum Ende.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et judicium sedebit, ut auferatur potentia, et conteratur, et dispereat usque in finem.