11 “I looked then because of the sound of (A)the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, (B)the beast was killed, and its body destroyed (C)and given over to be burned with fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, (D)their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

13 “I saw in the night visions,

and (E)behold, with the clouds of heaven
    there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the (F)Ancient of Days
    and was presented before him.

Read full chapter

11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking.(A) I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.(B) 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)

13 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,[a](C) coming(D) with the clouds of heaven.(E) He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 7:13 The Aramaic phrase bar enash means human being. The phrase son of man is retained here because of its use in the New Testament as a title of Jesus, probably based largely on this verse.