And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
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Gill's Exposition
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,.... To which the Grecian kingdom is compared in Dan 7:6; because of that rapidity and swiftness with which Alexander overran the world, and set up…
Barnes' Notes
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard - For a description of the leopard, see the notes on Dan 7:6. It is distinguished for bloodthirstiness and cruelty, and thus becomes an emblem of a…
Adam Clarke
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard - This similitude of the beast to a leopard appears to be an allusion to the third beast of Daniel, which is well known to represent the empire of the…
We have here an account of the rise, figure, and progress of the first beast; and observe, 1. From what situation the apostle saw this monster. He seemed to himself to stand upon the sea-shore, though…
Cambridge Bible
like unto a leopard … bear … lion The fourth beast in Daniel 7 is not described as like any ordinary animal: here he is described as combining the likeness of the other three. We may draw the…
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