Daniel 7:2

New English Translation

²Daniel explained:^[a] “I was watching in my vision during the night as^[b] the four winds of the sky^[c] were stirring up the great sea.^[d]

Daniel 7:2 tn Aram “answered and said.”
Daniel 7:2 tn Aram “and behold.”
Daniel 7:2 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
Daniel 7:2 sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.

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