Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a ram which had two horns was standing in front of the canal. Now the two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, with the longer one coming up last.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw - And saw in vision, or there seemed to be before me.

There stood before the river - On the b…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A ram — that is, a single ram. The ram was standing before the river, or eastward of it, and represented the Medo-Persian empire (…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Without any doubt, the Prophet here recognized a new empire was about to arise, which could not happen without Babylon being reduced to slavery. Th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then I lifted up my eyes
To see what was to be seen in this place, where he in the vision was brought; he lifted up …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God gives Daniel a foresight of the destruction of other kingdoms, which in their day were as powerful as that of Babylon. If we could foresee the …