Daniel 7:19

Louis Segond

Ensuite je désirai savoir la vérité sur le quatrième animal, qui était différent de tous les autres, extrêmement terrible, qui avait des dents de fer et des ongles d'airain, qui mangeait, brisait, et foulait aux pieds ce qui restait;

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Alors je voulus savoir la v�rit� touchant la quatri�me b�te, qui �tait diff�rente de toutes les autres, et fort terrible, de laquelle les dents �taient de fer, et les ongles d'airain, qui mangeait, et brisait, et foulait � ses pieds ce qui restait;

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Alors je voulus savoir la v�rit� touchant la quatri�me b�te, qui �tait diff�rente de toutes les autres et extraordinairement terrible, dont les dents �taient de fer et les ongles d'airain, qui mangeait, brisait et foulait aux pieds ce qui restait;

Darby's French Translation
Alors je d�sirai de savoir la v�rit� touchant la quatri�me b�te, qui �tait diff�rente d'elles toutes, extraordinairement terrible: ses dents �taient de fer, et ses ongles, d'airain; elle d�vorait, �crasait, et foulait avec ses pieds ce qui restait;...

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the fourth: Daniel 7:7, Daniel 2:40-43

the others: Chal, those

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:24 - Chittim Isaiah 14:4 - How Isaiah 14:6 - who smote Isaiah 29:20 - the terrible Daniel 2:33 - General Zechariah 6:7 - the bay Revelation 11:2 - tread Revelation 13:1 - having Revelation 19:20 - the beast

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast;.... What it represented, what kingdom or monarchy was meant by it; for, by the above answer of the angel, he understood the four beasts signified four kings or kingdoms; the three first he pretty well understood; at least he was not so solicitous about them as about the fourth; and this he was desirous of having a very particular and exact account of; it threatening, by its appearance, a great deal of trouble to the world, and especially to the church of God:

which was diverse from all the others; or, "from all them", or "those" h, the other three beasts:

exceeding dreadful; to other kingdoms and nations:

whose teeth were of iron; of these parts of its description, see on Daniel 7:7,

and his nails of brass; this is a new circumstance, not before mentioned, and here added with great propriety: "nails" belonging to a beast of prey, and these said to be of "brass", to denote its strength, cruelty, and voraciousness in tearing its prey, to pieces; and, moreover, to show that this kingdom has somewhat of the nature of the third or Grecian monarchy, said to be of brass in Nebuchadnezzar's dream; some out of that kingdom being taken into the Roman militia, as, Theodoret observes; and soldiers are to a king what nails are to a beast:

which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; some kingdoms and provinces were destroyed by it, and the rest were made subject to it; see Daniel 7:7.

h מן כלהין "a cunctis ipse", Pagninus, Montanus; "ab omnibus illis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast - I desired to know particularly what was symbolized by that. He appears to have been satisfied with the most general intimations in regard to the first three beasts, for the kingdoms represented by them seemed to have nothing very remarkable. But it was different in regard to the fourth. The beast itself was so remarkable - so fierce and terrific; the number of the horns was so great; the springing up of the little horn was so surprising; the character of that horn was so unusual; the judgment passed on it was so solemn; and the vision of one like the Son of man coming to take possession of the kingdom - all these things were of so fearful and so uncommon a character, that the mind of Daniel was peculiarly affected in view of them, and he sought earnestly for a further explanation. In the description that Daniel here gives of the beast and the horns, he refers in the main to the same cirumstances which he had before described; but he adds a few which he had before omitted, all tending to impress the mind more deeply with the fearful character and the momentous import of the vision; as, for instance, the fact that it had nails of brass, and made war with the saints.

Which was diverse from all the others - Different in its form and character; - so different as to attract particular attention, and to leave the impression that something very peculiar and remarkable was denoted by it. Notes, Daniel 7:7.

Exceeding dreadful - Notes, Daniel 7:7.

And his nails of brass - This circumstance is not mentioned in the first statement, Daniel 7:7. It accords well with the other part of the description, that his teeth were of iron, and is designed to denote the fearful and terrific character of tho kingdom, symbolized by the beast.

Which devoured ... - See the notes at Daniel 7:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. His nails of brass — This is not mentioned in the seventh verse, where the description of the beast is given. It might be added, for the first time, by the person who is now explaining the fourth beast. Houbigant thinks it has been lost out of the text: but such loss is not intimated by any MS.; nor does any of the ancient Versions acknowledge this addition in the seventh verse.