Daniel 7:15-17

Expanded Bible

The Meaning of the Dream

¹⁵ “I, Daniel, was ·worried [troubled/disturbed in spirit]. The visions that went through my ·mind [^Lhead] ·frightened [terrified] me. ¹⁶ I came near one of those standing there [^Can angel, perhaps Gabriel who interprets visions; 8:16; 9:21] and asked ·what all this meant [the truth of all this].

“So he told me and explained to me ·what these things meant [^Lthe interpretation of the matter]: ¹⁷ ‘The four great ·animals [beasts] are four ·kingdoms [or kings] that will come from the earth [vv. 4–7].