Daniel 7:2

In 11 translations

BSB

Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.Perhaps the Great Sea, that is, the Mediterranean Sea

KJV

Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

WEB

Daniel spoke and said, “I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke out on the great sea. Daniel spoke and said, “I saw in my vision by night and behold, the four winds of the sky broke out on the great sea.

ASV

Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.

LSV

Daniel has answered and said, “I was seeing in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the Great Sea;

YLT

Answered hath Daniel and said, 'I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the great sea;

DBY

Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens broke forth upon the great sea.

DRC

I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

GNV

Daniel spake and saide, I sawe in my vision by night, and behold, the foure windes of the heauen stroue vpon the great sea:

JPS

Daniel spoke and said: I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven broke forth upon the great sea.

LXXE

I Daniel beheld, and, lo, the four winds of heaven blew violently upon the great sea.

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WLC

עָנֵ֤ה דָנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוִ֖י עִם־לֵֽילְיָ֑א וַאֲר֗וּ אַרְבַּע֙ רוּחֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א מְגִיחָ֖ן לְיַמָּ֥א רַבָּֽא׃

LXX-Br

Ἐγὼ Δανιὴλ ἐθεώρουν· καὶ ἰδοὺ οἱ τέσσαρες ἄνεμοι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ προσέβαλον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν τὴν μεγάλην·

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• Revelation 7:1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
• Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

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