² Daniel declared,^[a] “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, ^(A)the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

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7 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back ^(A)the four winds of the earth, ^(B)that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.

¹⁵ And the angel^[a] said to me, ^(A)“The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.