Daniel 7:5

The Passion Translation

Then the second beast I saw resembled a bear. It was half crouching and had three ribs clenched between its fangs. It was told, “Stand up and devour more flesh.”

Cross References

Proverbs 17:12

It’s safer to meet a grizzly bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a reckless fool.

Isaiah 56:9

All you wild beasts, come and devour, you wild animals of the forest.

Daniel 11:2

“I will now reveal the truth to you: Three more kings will rise to power in Persia; a fourth will come who will be much richer than all the others. His great wealth will cause his power to grow until his empire wages war against all the kingdoms of Greece.

Daniel 2:39

“And after you are gone, another kingdom will arise, a kingdom not as great as yours. And then a third kingdom will arise to rule the land, a kingdom of bronze.

Daniel 5:28

“Peres: God has divided up your kingdom and given it to the Medes and the Persians.”

Daniel 7:4

The first one was like a winged lion, with wings like an eagle. As I watched, its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the earth, standing on two feet like a person, and it was given a human heart.

Daniel 7:6

After that, as I looked on, behold, there was another one that looked like a tiger. On its back were four large wings of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority for dominion.

Revelation 13:2

It was like a leopard with feet like a bear’s, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon shared his power, throne, and great authority with the wild beast.