Daniel 7:19

19 Darnach hätte ich gern gewußt gewissen Bericht von dem vierten Tier, welches gar anders war denn die anderen alle, sehr greulich, das eiserne Zähne und eherne Klauen hatte, das um sich fraß und zermalmte und das übrige mit seinen Füßen zertrat;

Daniel 7:19 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 7:19

Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast;
&c.] What it represented, what kingdom or monarchy was meant by it; for, by the above answer of the angel, he understood the four beasts signified four kings or kingdoms; the three first he pretty well understood; at least he was not so solicitous about them as about the fourth; and this he was desirous of having a very particular and exact account of; it threatening, by its appearance, a great deal of trouble to the world, and especially to the church of God: which was diverse from all the others;
or, "from all them", or "those" {h}, the other three beasts: exceeding dreadful;
to other kingdoms and nations: whose teeth were of iron;
of these parts of its description, see on ( Daniel 7:7 ) , and his nails of brass;
this is a new circumstance, not before mentioned, and here added with great propriety: "nails" belonging to a beast of prey, and these said to be of "brass", to denote its strength, cruelty, and voraciousness in tearing its prey, to pieces; and, moreover, to show that this kingdom has somewhat of the nature of the third or Grecian monarchy, said to be of brass in Nebuchadnezzar's dream; some out of that kingdom being taken into the Roman militia, as, Theodoret observes; and soldiers are to a king what nails are to a beast: which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
some kingdoms and provinces were destroyed by it, and the rest were made subject to it; see ( Daniel 7:7 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (Nyhlk Nm) "a cunctis ipse", Pagninus, Montanus; "ab omnibus illis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Daniel 7:19 In-Context

17 Diese vier großen Tiere sind vier Reiche, so auf Erden kommen werden.

18 Aber die Heiligen des Höchsten werden das Reich einnehmen und werden's immer und ewiglich besitzen.

19 Darnach hätte ich gern gewußt gewissen Bericht von dem vierten Tier, welches gar anders war denn die anderen alle, sehr greulich, das eiserne Zähne und eherne Klauen hatte, das um sich fraß und zermalmte und das übrige mit seinen Füßen zertrat;

20 und von den zehn Hörnern auf seinem Haupt und von dem andern, das hervorbrach, vor welchem drei abfielen; und das Horn hatte Augen und ein Maul, das große Dinge redete, und war größer, denn die neben ihm waren.

21 Und ich sah das Horn streiten wider die Heiligen, und es behielt den Sieg wider sie,