2 Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. 3 And four great beasts Dan. 7:17; Rev. 13:1; 17:8came up from the sea, each different from the other. 4 The first wasDeut. 28:49; 2 Sam. 1:23; Jer. 48:40; Ezek. 17:3; Hab. 1:8like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a Dan. 4:16, 34man’s heart was given to it.
5 Dan. 2:39"And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’
6 "After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had Dan. 8:8, 22four heads, and dominion was given to it.
7 "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, Dan. 2:40a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, Dan. 2:41; Rev. 12:3; 13:1and it had ten horns.