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Daniel 7:11

Daniel 7:11
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake,.... Or, "from the voice" (t); from the time it was heard, the prophet continued looking to see what would be the issue of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

I beheld then, because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake - I was attracted by these words - by their arrogance, and haughtiness, and pride; and I saw that it was on account of these…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I beheld then because of the voice (or, the beast will be destroyed because) of the great words which the horn spake - his body destroyed - When the dominion was taken from the rest of the beasts,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Daniel 7:9-14

Whether we understand the fourth beast to signify the Syrian empire, or the Roman, or the former as the figure of the latter, it is plain that these verses are intended for the comfort and support of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The beast representing the fourth empire is slain, and utterly destroyed, on account of the blasphemies of Antiochus Epiphanes (Dan 7:7), the idea being that the guilt of the empire culminated in him.…