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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Daniel 7:23

Greater. Chaldee: "unlike," as verse 7. Epiphanes was a greater scourge of the Jews than any of the preceding.

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See also Daniel 7:23 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THUS HE SAID ... - That is, in explanation of the fourth symbol which appeared - the fourth beast, and of the events connected with his appearing. This explanation embraces the remainder of the chapte...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    II. THE GREAT PROPHECIES OF DANIEL CHAPTER 7 The night visions of Daniel _ 1. The night vision of the three beasts (Daniel 7:1)_ 2. The night vision of the fourth beast (Daniel 7:7) 3. The judgmen...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DANIEL 7. THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. From this point onwards the Book becomes purely apocalyptic. The vision of the four beasts is parallel to the vision of the image in Daniel 2. The beasts rise...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THUS HE SAID. Giving an additional interpretation....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The answer of the angel....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _shall be_ A _fourth kingdom_, &c. The fourth beast represents a kingdom different in character from ALL THE KINGDOMS, i.e. from any of the previous kingdoms, and far more terrible in its operation. _...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The explanation of the vision....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    c. MEANING BESTOWED TEXT: Daniel 7:19-28 19 Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its n...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ N...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS In the first year of Belshazzar Daniel sees in a dream four beasts rising out of the sea (Daniel 7:1). The first is like a lion, with eagle's wings (Daniel 7:4), the seco...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FOURTH KINGDOM] RV 'a fourth kingdom,' the Greek empire of Alexander the Great....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 7 V1 It was the first year that king Belshazzar ruled Babylon. Daniel had a dream. He saw pictures in his head as he lay on his bed. An...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE FOURTH KINGDOM. — The ten are spoken of as existing simultaneously. Of the various attempts to account for them, none have proved satisfactory. (See _Excursus E._) We must wait in patient humility...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כֵּן֮ אֲמַר֒ חֵֽיוְתָא֙ רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔א מַלְכ֤וּ _רְבִיעָאָה֙_†...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    VISION OF THE FOUR WILD BEASTS WE now enter upon the second division of the Book of Daniel-the apocalyptic. It is unquestionably inferior to the first part in grandeur and importance as a whole, but i...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    We come now to the second half of the Book, which consists of visions, with their interpretations, granted to Daniel through three reigns. During the reign of Belshazzar two visions were granted to hi...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    To the mind of Daniel, in a period so remote as he lived from the advent of Christ, and especially in a character like Daniel, evidently inspired and appointed to be a Prophet in the Church, in the aw...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    This reply of the angel is subject to the same obscurity as the vision itself, but it ought to be sufficient to calm the minds of the faithful to know that various changes should arise and shake the w...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    We come now to the communications made to Daniel himself, which contain not merely general principles, but details relative to God's people, and the Gentiles who oppressed them -historical details, th...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THUS HE SAID,.... The person that stood by, the angel, of whom Daniel made his inquiries, and who answered him, as follows: THE FOURTH BEAST SHALL BE THE FOURTH KINGDOM ON EARTH; which shows that the...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The fourth beast shall be diverse from all kingdoms_ As being managed under different forms of government; having a form of commonwealth at the beginning of its greatness, and afterward governed by k...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, following the Babylonian, the Medo-Persian, and the Greek empire, respectively, WHICH SHALL BE DIVERSE FROM ALL KINGDOMS, AND SHA...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE INTERPRETATION OF THE VISION...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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 especi...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    VERSE 23. No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 7:23 Thus H3652 said H560 (H8754) fourth H7244 beast H2423 be H1934 (H8748) fourth H7244 kingdom...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EXPLANATION CONCERNING THE FOURTH WILD BEAST (DANIEL 7:23). ‘Thus he said, “The fourth wild beast will be a fourth empire on earth, and will be diverse from all the empires, and will devour the wh...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Daniel 7:1 The principles which underlie this prophecy are at once profoundly suggestive and exceedingly important. I. Foremost among them we find the terribly significant truth that earthly power i...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The beast vision of Daniel, forecasting the four world empires and the final heading up under anti-Christ. Vision of Christ coming in glory. Interpretation of the beast vision. CHARACTERS:...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Daniel 7:1. _In the first year of Belshazzar._ The book of Daniel is divided into two parts; the first six Chapter s being historic, and the latter prophetic. This dream of Daniel's has a connection w...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And shall devour the whole earth._ THE CHARACTER OF OPPRESSIVE POWER IN RELIGION A certain great power is introduced in Scripture prophecy, of large extent and long duration, and, in its nature and...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And four great beasts came up from the sea._ THE FOUR BEASTS I. THE ELEMENT OUT OF WHICH THE WORLD-KINGDOMS CAME INTO EXISTENCE. “Four beasts came up from the sea.” The sea, when looked at in some...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 7:15 Daniel’s vision returns to the four beasts (vv. Daniel 7:1). As for the “little” horn from the fourth beast (vv....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _HOMILETICS_ SECT. XXIV.—THE LITTLE HORN (Chap. Daniel 7:8; Daniel 7:19) We now come to that part of Daniel’s vision which especially distinguishes it from Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. The king only saw t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION DANIEL 7:1 THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. This chapter begins the second section of the book. All before this has been narrative; visions are introduced into the narrative, but they were...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now at this point we come to, more or less, the end of the historic part of the book of Daniel. And beginning with chapter 7, we are now gonna go back and deal with visions that Daniel had during prev...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 2:40; Daniel 7:7; Luke 2:1...

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