Daniel 7:20 (BSB)
I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
From Daniel 7. Also in the ESV.
Commentary on Daniel 7:20
- John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on Daniel 7:20: He says, therefore, He also inquired about the ten horns which were on the head of the beast, and of the other horn which had arisen, meaning the small one, and concerning the three horns falling from the face of the beast.
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Daniel 7:15-28: Here we have, I. The deep impressions which these visions made upon the prophet. God in them put honour upon him, and gave him satisfaction, yet not without a great allay of pain and perplexity (Dan 7:15): I Daniel was grieved in my spirit, in the midst of my body.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Daniel 7:20: And of the ten horns,.... That is, Daniel desired to know the truth of the ten horns, or the meaning of them what they signified, and who they pointed at, of which in Dan 7:7, here it is added, that were in his head; observing the situation of them; thought the horns of a beast could hardly be thought to be elsewhere: and of the...
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Daniel 7:20: look . . . more stout than . . . fellows--namely, than that of the other horns.