Daniel 7:7-14

English Standard Version

⁷After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, ^(A)terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; ^(B)it devoured and broke in pieces ^(C)and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and ^(D)it had ten horns. ⁸I considered the horns, and behold, ^(E)there came up among them another horn, a little one, ^(F)before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and ^(G)a mouth speaking great things.

The Ancient of Days Reigns

⁹“As I looked,

^(H)thrones were placed,
    and the ^(I)Ancient of Days took his seat;
^(J)his clothing was white as snow,
    and ^(K)the hair of his head like pure wool;
his throne was fiery flames;
    ^(L)its wheels were burning fire.
¹⁰^(M)A stream of fire issued
    and came out from before him;
^(N)a thousand thousands ^(O)served him,
    ^(P)and ten thousand times ten thousand ^(Q)stood before him;
the ^(R)court sat in judgment,
    and ^(S)the books were opened.

¹¹“I looked then because of the sound of ^(T)the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, ^(U)the beast was killed, and its body destroyed ^(V)and given over to be burned with fire. ¹²As for the rest of the beasts, ^(W)their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

¹³“I saw in the night visions,

and ^(X)behold, with the clouds of heaven
    there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the ^(Y)Ancient of Days
    and was presented before him.
¹⁴^(Z)And to him was given dominion
    and glory and a kingdom,
that all ^(AA)peoples, nations, and languages
    should serve him;
^(AB)his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
    which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
    that shall not be destroyed.