Daniel 7:25

And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
speak	יְמַלִּ֔ל ye.ma.Lil	H4449	to speak · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
words	וּמִלִּ֗ין u.mi.Lin	H4406	a word · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
against	לְצַ֤ד le.Tzad	H6655	used adverbially (with preposition) at or upon the side… · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
High	עִלָּאָה֙ i.la.ya'	H5943	supreme (i.e. God) · adjective, both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
out	יְבַלֵּ֑א ye.va.Le'	H1080	to afflict · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
saints	וּלְקַדִּישֵׁ֥י u.le.ka.di.Shei	H6922	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · conjunction + preposition + adjective, masculine plural construct
High	עֶלְיוֹנִ֖ין el.yo.Nin	H5946	the Supreme · adjective, masculine plural absolute
think	וְיִסְבַּ֗ר ve.yis.Bar	H5452	to bear in mind · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular
change	לְהַשְׁנָיָה֙ le.hash.na.Yah	H8133	to alter · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
times	זִמְנִ֣ין zim.Nin	H2166	an appointed occasion · noun, common masculine plural absolute
laws	וְדָ֔ת ve.Dat	H1882	a royal edict or statute · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
given	וְיִתְיַהֲב֣וּן ve.yit.ya.ha.Vun	H3052	to give (whether literal or figurative) · conjunction + verb, 3rd person masculine plural
hand	בִּידֵ֔הּ bi.Deh	H3028	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
until	עַד 'ad-	H5705	as far (or long · preposition
time	עִדָּ֥ן 'i.Dan	H5732	a set time · noun, common both genders singular absolute
times	וְעִדָּנִ֖ין ve.'i.da.Nin	H5732	a set time · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
dividing	וּפְלַ֥ג u.fe.Lag	H6387	a half · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
time	עִדָּֽן 'i.Dan	H5732	a set time · noun, common both genders singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven,…
Revelation 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a…
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewi…
Revelation 13:5-11 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and t…
Daniel 12:11-12 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand t…
Daniel 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them th…
1 Timothy 4:1-3 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:15–end

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. The word here used for the body properly signifies a sheath or scabbard, for the body is no more to the soul; that is the weapon; it is that which we are principally to take care of. The visions of my head troubled me, and again (Dan 7:28), my cogitations much troubled me. The manner in which these things were discovered to him quite overwhelmed him, and put his thoughts so much to the stretch that his spirits failed him, and the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:25

Three attributes of Antichrist are specified: (1) The highest worldly wisdom and civilization. (2) The uniting of the whole civilized world under his dominion. (3) Atheism, antitheism, and autotheism in its fullest development (Jo1 2:22). Therefore, not only is power taken from the fourth beast, as in the case of the other three, but God destroys it and the world power in general by a final judgment. The present external Christianity is to give place to an almost universal apostasy. think--literally, "carry within him as it were the burden of the thought." change times--the prerogative of God alone (Dan 2:21); blasphemously assumed by Antichrist. The "times and laws" here meant are those…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:25

He shall speak great words against the Most High - Sermones quasi Deus loquetur; "He shall speak as if he were God." So St. Jerome quotes from Symmachus. To none can this apply so well or so fully as to the popes of Rome. They have assumed infallibility, which belongs only to God. They profess to forgive sins, which belongs only to God. They profess to open and shut heaven, which belongs only to God. They profess to be higher than all the kings of the earth, which belongs only to God. And they go beyond God in pretending to loose whole nations from their oath of allegiance to their kings, when such kings do not please them! And they go against God when they give indulgences for sin. This is…

The Church Fathers

He will prevent the priests from performing their duties and holy service. "And [he] shall attempt to change the sacred seasons and the law," which means he shall attempt to delete the holy laws of God and to abolish the traditional festivals and Neomenias.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 7:25

For he says, "It was given into his hand for time and times and half a time," [Daniel 7:25] which signals three-and-a-half years, and after these things the coming judgment, for he says, "thrones were set and the judgment sat and the kingdom was … the beast was given to the burning of fire." [Daniel 7:9-11, 26-27]
— Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 4.14.2

And he will think that he will be able to overturn completely their godliness, which will be flourishing at that time. Daniel alludes to this when he says, "He will change the times and the law," that is, the way of life prevailing at the time. Then he adds, "And it will be given over to his hand." That is, divine providence will permit these things. And he goes on to show the time of the deformity caused by those evils: "The poor will certainly not be handed over to oblivion forever, and the patience of the poor will not perish forever."
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 7:25

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Dictionary and topics

Antichrist — Against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false teachers, he says (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7), “Even now are there many…
Daniel, Book of — Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See BIBLE.) It consists of two distinct parts. The first part, consisting of the first six chapters, is…
Dreams · Mentioned in scripture of: Daniel — Mentioned in scripture of: Daniel
Infidelity · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Roman Empire, The · Predictions respecting: Origin of papal power in — Predictions respecting: Origin of papal power in
Time · Daniel’ s reckoning of time, and times, and half times — Daniel’ s reckoning of time, and times, and half times

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 7:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:25

Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 7:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:25

Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Daniel 7:25

John Calvin on Daniel 7:25

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 7:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 7:24-25

Rashi on Daniel 7:25