Daniel 7:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘The first was like a lion  but had eagle’s wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.

Cross References

Jeremiah 4:7

A lion has gone up from his thicket; a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to make your land a waste. Your cities will be reduced to uninhabited ruins.

Ezekiel 17:3

You are to say, “This is what the Lord God says: A huge eagle with powerful wings,  long feathers, and full plumage of many colours came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.

Matthew 24:28

Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures   will gather.

Daniel 4:36

At that time my sanity returned to me, and my majesty and splendour returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and my nobles sought me out, I was re-established over my kingdom, and even more greatness came to me.

Ezekiel 28:9

Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay   you? Yet you will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.

Ezekiel 28:2

‘Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, “This is what the Lord God says: Your  heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god;  I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

Lamentations 4:19

Those who chased us were swifter than eagles in the sky; they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.

Jeremiah 48:40

For this is what the Lord says: Look! He will swoop down like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab.

Jeremiah 25:38

He has left his den like a lion, for their land has become a desolation because of the sword  of the oppressor, because of his burning anger.

Jeremiah 4:13

Look, he advances like clouds; his chariots are like a storm. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!

Job 25:6

how much less a human, who is a maggot, a son of man,  who is a worm!

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan, loved and delightful, they were not parted in life or in death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth,  to swoop down on you like an eagle,  a nation whose language you won’t understand,

Revelation 13:2

The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth.  The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.

Daniel 7:5

‘Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear.  It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, “Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.”

Jeremiah 49:19

‘Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets  of the Jordan to the watered grazing land.  I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me?  Who will issue me a summons?  Who is the shepherd who can stand against me? ’

Daniel 2:38

Wherever people live #– #or wild animals, or birds of the sky #– #he has handed them over to you and made you ruler over them all.  You are the head of gold.

Daniel 7:12

As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but an extension of life was granted to them for a certain period of time.