Daniel 7:12

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but an extension of life was granted to them for a certain period of time.

Hebrew Names Version
As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

King James Version
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

English Standard Version
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

New American Standard Bible
"As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.

New Century Version
(The power and rule of the other animals had been taken from them, but they were permitted to live for a certain period of time.)

Amplified Bible
"As for the rest of the beasts, their power was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged [for the length of their lives was fixed] for a predetermined time.

Geneva Bible (1587)
As concerning the other beastes, they had taken away their dominion: yet their liues were prolonged for a certaine time and season.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.

Berean Standard Bible
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season of time.

Contemporary English Version
The other three beasts had their authority taken from them, but they were allowed to live a while longer.

Complete Jewish Bible
As for the other animals, their rulership was taken away; but their lives were prolonged for a time and a season.

Darby Translation
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away; but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Easy-to-Read Version
The authority and rule of the other animals had been taken from them. But they were permitted to live for a certain period of time.

George Lamsa Translation
As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Good News Translation
The other beasts had their power taken away, but they were permitted to go on living for a limited time.

Lexham English Bible
And as for the remainder of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but a prolongation of their life was given to them for a season and a time.

Literal Translation
And the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away. Yet length of life was given them for a season and a time.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for the power of the other beestes also, it was taken awaye, but their lyues were prolonged for a tyme and season.

American Standard Version
And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Bible in Basic English
As for the rest of the beasts, their authority was taken away: but they let them go on living for a measure of time.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

King James Version (1611)
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their liues were prolonged for a season and time.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
As concerning the other beastes, they had their dominion taken away, but their liues were prolonged for a certaine time and season.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the dominion of the rest of the wild beasts was taken away; but a prolonging of life was given them for certain times.

English Revised Version
And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

World English Bible
As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y siy that the power of othere beestis was takun awei, and the tymes of lijf weren ordeyned to hem, til to tyme and tyme.

Update Bible Version
And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Webster's Bible Translation
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

New English Translation
As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living for a time and a season.

New King James Version
As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

New Living Translation
The other three beasts had their authority taken from them, but they were allowed to live a while longer.

New Life Bible
The other three animals had their power taken away, but they were allowed to live for a time.

New Revised Standard
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As concerning the rest of the beasts, their dominion, was taken away, - but, a lengthening of life, was given to them, until time and season.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And that the power of the other beasts was taken away: and that times of life were appointed them for a time, and a time.

Revised Standard Version
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Young's Literal Translation
and the rest of the beasts have caused their dominion to pass away, and a prolongation in life is given to them, till a season and a time.

Contextual Overview

⁹"As I was watching all this, "Thrones were set in place and The Old One sat down. His robes were white as snow, his hair was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, its wheels blazing. A river of fire poured out of the throne. Thousands upon thousands served him, tens of thousands attended him. The courtroom was called to order, and the books were opened. ¹¹"I kept watching. The little horn was speaking arrogantly. Then, as I watched, the monster was killed and its body cremated in a roaring fire. The other animals lived on for a limited time, but they didn't really do anything, had no power to rule. My dream continued. "I saw a human form, a son of man, arriving in a whirl of clouds. He came to The Old One and was presented to him. He was given power to rule—all the glory of royalty. Everyone—race, color, and creed—had to serve him. His rule would be forever, never ending. His kingly rule would never be replaced. "But as for me, Daniel, I was disturbed. All these dream-visions had me agitated. So I went up to one of those standing by and asked him the meaning of all this. And he told me, interpreting the dream for me: "‘These four huge animals,' he said, ‘mean that four kingdoms will appear on earth. But eventually the holy people of the High God will be given the kingdom and have it ever after—yes, forever and ever.' "But I wanted to know more. I was curious about the fourth animal, the one so different from the others, the hideous monster with the iron teeth and the bronze claws, gulping down what it ripped to pieces and trampling the leftovers into the dirt. And I wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that sprouted up while three of the original horns were removed. This new horn had eyes and a big mouth and spoke arrogantly, dominating the other horns. I watched as this horn was making war on God's holy people and getting the best of them. But then The Old One intervened and decided things in favor of the people of the High God. In the end, God's holy people took over the kingdom. "The bystander continued, telling me this: ‘The fourth animal is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from the first three kingdoms, a monster kingdom that will chew up everyone in sight and spit them out. The ten horns are ten kings, one after another, that will come from this kingdom. But then another king will arrive. He will be different from the earlier kings. He will begin by toppling three kings. Then he will blaspheme the High God, persecute the followers of the High God, and try to get rid of sacred worship and moral practice. God's holy people will be persecuted by him for a time, two times, half a time. "‘But when the court comes to order, the horn will be stripped of its power and totally destroyed. Then the royal rule and the authority and the glory of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the people of the High God. Their royal rule will last forever. All other rulers will serve and obey them.' "And there it ended. I, Daniel, was in shock. I was like a man who had seen a ghost. But I kept it all to myself." ¹⁴A Vision of Four Animals In the first year of the reign of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream. What he saw as he slept in his bed terrified him—a real nightmare. Then he wrote out his dream: "In my dream that night I saw the four winds of heaven whipping up a great storm on the sea. Four huge animals, each different from the others, ascended out of the sea. "The first animal looked like a lion, but it had the wings of an eagle. While I watched, its wings were pulled off. It was then pulled erect so that it was standing on two feet like a man. Then a human heart was placed in it. "Then I saw a second animal that looked like a bear. It lurched from side to side, holding three ribs in its jaws. It was told, ‘Attack! Devour! Fill your belly!' "Next I saw another animal. This one looked like a panther. It had four birdlike wings on its back. This animal had four heads and was made to rule. "After that, a fourth animal appeared in my dream. This one was a grisly horror—hideous. It had huge iron teeth. It crunched and swallowed its victims. Anything left over, it trampled into the ground. It was different from the other animals—this one was a real monster. It had ten horns. "As I was staring at the horns and trying to figure out what they meant, another horn sprouted up, a little horn. Three of the original horns were pulled out to make room for it. There were human eyes in this little horn, and a big mouth speaking arrogantly. "As I was watching all this, "Thrones were set in place and The Old One sat down. His robes were white as snow, his hair was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, its wheels blazing. A river of fire poured out of the throne. Thousands upon thousands served him, tens of thousands attended him. The courtroom was called to order, and the books were opened. "I kept watching. The little horn was speaking arrogantly. Then, as I watched, the monster was killed and its body cremated in a roaring fire. The other animals lived on for a limited time, but they didn't really do anything, had no power to rule. My dream continued. "I saw a human form, a son of man, arriving in a whirl of clouds. He came to The Old One and was presented to him. He was given power to rule—all the glory of royalty. Everyone—race, color, and creed—had to serve him. His rule would be forever, never ending. His kingly rule would never be replaced.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the rest: Daniel 7:4-6, Daniel 8:7

their lives were prolonged: Chal, a prolonging in life was given them

Reciprocal: Matthew 24:29 - Immediately Revelation 19:20 - the beast

Cross-References

Genesis 7:17
The flood continued forty days and the waters rose and lifted the ship high over the Earth. The waters kept rising, the flood deepened on the Earth, the ship floated on the surface. The flood got worse until all the highest mountains were covered—the high-water mark reached twenty feet above the crest of the mountains. Everything died. Anything that moved—dead. Birds, farm animals, wild animals, the entire teeming exuberance of life—dead. And all people—dead. Every living, breathing creature that lived on dry land died; he wiped out the whole works—people and animals, crawling creatures and flying birds, every last one of them, gone. Only Noah and his company on the ship lived.

Exodus 24:18
Moses entered the middle of the Cloud and climbed the mountain. Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Deuteronomy 9:18
Then I prostrated myself before God , just as I had at the beginning of the forty days and nights. I ate no food; I drank no water. I did this because of you, all your sins, sinning against God , doing what is evil in God 's eyes and making him angry. I was terrified of God 's furious anger, his blazing anger. I was sure he would destroy you. But once again God listened to me. And Aaron! How furious he was with Aaron—ready to destroy him. But I prayed also for Aaron at that same time.

Deuteronomy 10:10
I stayed there on the mountain forty days and nights, just as I did the first time. And God listened to me, just as he did the first time: God decided not to destroy you.

1 Kings 19:8
He got up, ate and drank his fill, and set out. Nourished by that meal, he walked forty days and nights, all the way to the mountain of God, to Horeb. When he got there, he crawled into a cave and went to sleep. Then the word of God came to him: "So Elijah, what are you doing here?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

As concerning the rest of the beasts..... The other three which represent the Babylonian, Persian and Grecian monarchies:

they had their dominion taken away; not at this time when the fourth beast, or Roman empire, is destroyed, but long ago; and not together, but successively; the dominion was taken away from the Babylonians, and given to the Persians; and then their dominion was taken away, and given to the Grecians; and after that the dominion of the Grecians was taken away from them, and given to the Romans: the prophet having observed what became of the fourth beast, he was most intent upon, just in a few words takes notice of the fate of the other three, before this:

yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time: these monarchies did not at once become extinct, as the fourth beast or monarchy will, but by degrees; and the kingdoms of which they consisted are still in being, though in another form of government, and in different hands; whereas, when the fourth monarchy is destroyed, all rule and authority will be put down, and the kingdom be given to Christ and his saints, as follow:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As concerning the rest of the beasts - They had been superseded, but not destroyed. It would seem that they were still represented in vision to Daniel, as retaining their existence, though their power was taken away, and their fierceness subdued, or that they still seemed to remain alive for a time, or while the vision was passing. They were not cut down, destroyed, and consumed as the fourth beast was.

They had their dominion taken away - They were superseded, or they no longer exercised power. They no more appeared exerting a control over the nations. They still existed, but they were subdued and quiet. It was possible to discern them, but they no longer acted the conspicuous part which they had done in the days of their greatness and grandeur. Their power had passed away. This cannot be difficult of interpretation. We should naturally look for the fulfillment of this in the fact that the nations referred to by these first three beasts were still in being, and could be recognized as nations, in their boundaries, or customs, or languages; but that the power which they had wielded had passed into other hands.

Yet their lives were prolonged - Margin, as in Chaldee, “a prolonging in life was given them.” That is, they were not utterly destroyed and consumed as the power of the fourth beast was after the solemn judgment. The meaning is, that in these kingdoms there would be energy for a time. They had life still; and the difference between them and the kingdom represented by the fourth beast was what would exist between wild animals subdued but still living, and a wild animal killed and burned. We should look for the fulfillment of this in some state of things where the kingdoms referred to by the three beasts were subdued and succeeded by others, though they still retained something of their national character; while the other kingdom had no successor of a civil kind, but where its power wholly ceased, and the dominion went wholly into other hands - so that it might be said that that kingdom, as such, had wholly ceased to be.

For a season and time - Compare the notes at Daniel 7:25. The time mentioned here is not definite. The phrase used (ועדן עד־זמן ‛ad-zeman v^e‛ı̂ddân) refers to a definite period, both the words in the original referring to a designated or appointed time, though neither of them indicates anything about the length of the time, anymore than our word time does. Luther renders this, “For there was a time and an hour appointed to them how long each one should continue.” Grotius explains this as meaning, “Beyond the time fixed by God they could not continue.” The true meaning of the Chaldee is probably this: “For a time, even a definite time.” The mind of the prophet is at first fixed upon the fact that they continue to live; then upon the fact, somehow apparent, that it is for a definite period. Perhaps in the vision he saw them one after another die or disappear. In the words used here, however, there is nothing by which we can determine how long they were to continue. The time that the power represented by the little horn is to continue explained in Daniel 7:25, but there is no clue by which we can ascertain how long the existence of the power represented by the first three beasts was to continue. All that is clear is, that it was to be lengthened out for some period, but that that was a definite and fixed period.