Daniel 7:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions in his mind while on his bed. Then he wrote the dream down, and told the sum of the matters.

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  • Dan 4:5 : 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
  • Dan 5:1 : 1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
  • Dan 1:17 : 17 As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
  • Dan 2:1 : 1 In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and his sleep left him.
  • Dan 7:15 : 15 I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my mind troubled me.
  • Job 33:14-16 : 14 For God speaks once, yes, twice, yet man does not perceive it. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction,
  • Joel 2:28 : 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.
  • Hab 2:2 : 2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, so that he may run who reads it.
  • Acts 2:17-18 : 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all people; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams: 18 On My servants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy:
  • Rom 15:4 : 4 For whatever things were written in the past were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
  • 2 Cor 12:1 : 1 It is not profitable for me, doubtless, to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
  • Rev 1:19 : 19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this;
  • Rev 10:4 : 4 And when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders have spoken, and write them not.
  • Isa 8:1 : 1 Moreover, the LORD said to me, Take for yourself a large scroll, and write on it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
  • Isa 30:8 : 8 Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and document it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever:
  • Jer 23:28 : 28 The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? says the LORD.
  • Jer 27:7 : 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his grandson, until the very time of his land comes: and then many nations and great kings shall enslave him.
  • Jer 36:4 : 4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken to him, on a scroll.
  • Ezek 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  • Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward.
  • Gen 46:2 : 2 And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here I am.
  • Num 12:6 : 6 And he said, 'Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream.'
  • Job 4:13 : 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
  • Dan 8:1 : 1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, even to me Daniel, after the one that appeared to me at the first.
  • Dan 2:28-29 : 28 But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, are these. 29 As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon your bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass.
  • Dan 5:22 : 22 And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this.
  • Dan 5:30 : 30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.
  • Dan 7:7 : 7 After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
  • Dan 7:13 : 13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Dan 8:1-2
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    83%

    1In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, even to me Daniel, after the one that appeared to me at the first.

    2And I saw in a vision; and it happened, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

  • Dan 2:1-3
    3 verses
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    1In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and his sleep left him.

    2Then the king commanded to call the magicians, astrologers, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

    3And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

  • Dan 10:1
    78%

    1In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the message was true, but the time appointed was long; and he understood the message and had understanding of the vision.

  • Dan 7:2-3
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    2Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

    3And four great beasts came up from the sea, different from one another.

  • Dan 2:26
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    26The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?

  • Dan 9:1-2
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    1In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

    2In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of the years, as spoken by the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

  • Dan 4:5-10
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    76%

    5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

    6Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

    7Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

    8But at last, Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and before him I told the dream, saying,

    9O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

    10These were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

  • Dan 2:28-29
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    76%

    28But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, are these.

    29As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon your bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass.

  • Dan 4:18-19
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    18This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, O Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

    19Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for a time, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream or its interpretation trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, may the dream concern those who hate you, and its interpretation concern your enemies.

  • Dan 7:15-16
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    74%

    15I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my mind troubled me.

    16I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

  • Dan 1:1
    74%

    1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.

  • Dan 2:19
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    19Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

  • Dan 1:17-18
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    17As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

    18Now at the end of the days, when the king had said they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them before Nebuchadnezzar.

  • Dan 5:30
    72%

    30That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.

  • Dan 1:20-21
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    20And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.

    21And Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus.

  • Dan 5:11-13
    3 verses
    72%

    11There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.

    12Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, solving of riddles, and dissolving of doubts were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.

    13Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spoke and said to Daniel, "Are you that Daniel, who is one of the captives of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?

  • Dan 2:36
    71%

    36This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation before the king.

  • Dan 2:7
    71%

    7They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will provide the interpretation.

  • Dan 1:7
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    7To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave to Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

  • Dan 1:11
    70%

    11Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

  • Dan 8:27
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    27And I Daniel fainted, and was sick for several days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.

  • Ezra 6:1
    70%

    1Then King Darius made a decree, and a search was made in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.

  • Ezek 1:1
    70%

    1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

  • Dan 6:2
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    2And over these, three presidents, of whom Daniel was first, so that the princes might give accounts to them, and the king should suffer no loss.

  • Dan 7:7
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    7After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

  • Dan 7:28
    69%

    28Until now is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed in me, but I kept the matter in my heart.

  • Dan 5:1
    69%

    1Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

  • Dan 2:16
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    16Then Daniel went in and requested of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation.

  • Dan 4:13
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    13I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven.

  • Dan 2:9
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    9But if you do not make known the dream to me, there is only one decree for you: for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me until the time changes. Therefore, tell me the dream, and I shall know you can reveal its interpretation.

  • Dan 5:5
    69%

    5In the same hour, fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

  • Dan 8:15
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    15And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

  • Dan 4:23
    69%

    23And as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut the tree down and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him.