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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Daniel spoke and said - That is, he spoke and said in the manner intimated in the previous verse. It was by a record made at the time, and t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The great sea.— In general (e.g.,Joshua 15:47), these words imply the Mediterranean. Such cannot be the meani…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Hear. Daniel begins to offer instruction specific to the Church. For God had previously appointed him an interpreter and instructor to secular king…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night He declared he had had a vision by night, and this was the substance o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This vision contains the same prophetic representations as in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The great sea agitated by the winds represented the earth and…

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