Daniel 7:10
New International Version
A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.

New Living Translation
and a river of fire was pouring out, flowing from his presence. Millions of angels ministered to him; many millions stood to attend him. Then the court began its session, and the books were opened.

English Standard Version
A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.

Berean Standard Bible
A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

King James Bible
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

New King James Version
A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, And the books were opened.

New American Standard Bible
“A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were serving Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court convened, And the books were opened.

NASB 1995
“A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened.

NASB 1977
“A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened.

Legacy Standard Bible
A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened.

Amplified Bible
“A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; A thousand thousands were attending Him, And ten thousand times ten thousand were standing before Him; The court was seated, And the books were opened.

Christian Standard Bible
A river of fire was flowing, coming out from his presence. Thousands upon thousands served him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands served Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.”

American Standard Version
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Contemporary English Version
and flames were dashing out from all around him. Countless thousands were standing there to serve him. The time of judgment began, and the books were opened.

English Revised Version
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A river of fire flowed. It came from him. Thousands and thousands served him. Ten thousand times ten thousand were stationed in front of him. The court convened, and the books were opened.

Good News Translation
and a stream of fire was pouring out from it. There were many thousands of people there to serve him, and millions of people stood before him. The court began its session, and the books were opened.

International Standard Version
A river of fire flowed out from before him. Thousands upon thousands were serving him, with millions upon millions waiting before him. The court sat in judgment, and record books were unsealed.

Majority Standard Bible
A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

NET Bible
A river of fire was streaming forth and proceeding from his presence. Many thousands were ministering to him; Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. The court convened and the books were opened.

New Heart English Bible
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.

Webster's Bible Translation
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set and the books were opened.

World English Bible
A fiery stream issued and came out from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him. Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set. The books were opened.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A flood of fire is proceeding and coming forth from before Him, one million serve Him and one hundred million rise up before Him, judgment has been set, and the scrolls have been opened.

Young's Literal Translation
A flood of fire is proceeding and coming forth from before Him, a thousand thousands do serve Him, and a myriad of myriads before Him do rise up, the Judge is seated, and the books have been opened.

Smith's Literal Translation
A river of fire flowed and went out from before him: thousands of thousands will wait upon him, and myriads of myriads will stand before him: the tribunal sat, and the books were opened.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A swift stream of fire issued forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times a hundred thousand stood before him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A river of fire rushed forth from his presence. Thousands upon thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times hundreds of thousands attended before him. The trial began, and the books were opened.

New American Bible
A river of fire surged forth, flowing from where he sat; Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him, and myriads upon myriads stood before him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

New Revised Standard Version
A stream of fire issued and flowed out from his presence. A thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending him. The court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him; a thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the judge was seated and the books were opened.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A river of fire flowed and went out from before him. Millions were serving him and innumerable multitudes of innumerable multitudes were standing in front of him. The Judge was seated and scrolls were opened
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A fiery stream issued And came forth from before him; thousand thousands ministered unto him, And ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; The judgment was set, And the books were opened.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A stream of fire rushed forth before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousands of myriads, attended upon him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Daniel's Vision of the Ancient of Days
9As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. 10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. 11Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.…

Cross References
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

Revelation 5:11
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

Revelation 4:5
From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.

Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

Revelation 1:14-15
The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

Revelation 19:11-12
Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.

Revelation 11:18
The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Revelation 14:10
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

Revelation 15:5-6
After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven. / And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.

Revelation 16:17
Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”

Ezekiel 1:26-28
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. / From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. / The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.

Ezekiel 10:2
And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.

Ezekiel 43:2
and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

Isaiah 66:15-16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Isaiah 30:27-28
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.


Treasury of Scripture

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

fiery.

Psalm 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Psalm 97:2,3
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne…

Isaiah 30:27,33
Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire: …

thousand thousands.

Deuteronomy 33:2
And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

1 Kings 22:19
And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Psalm 68:17
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

the judgment.

Psalm 96:11-13
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof…

Malachi 3:16-18
Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name…

Revelation 20:11-15
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them…

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Daniel 7
1. Daniel's vision of the four beasts,
9. and of God's kingdom.
15. The interpretation thereof.














A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence.
This imagery of a river of fire signifies divine judgment and purity. Fire often represents God's holiness and His ability to purify and judge (Isaiah 66:15-16, Malachi 3:2-3). The river flowing from God's presence suggests an unstoppable force of divine will and justice. In the context of Daniel's vision, it emphasizes the power and majesty of God as the ultimate judge. This imagery is echoed in Revelation 1:14-15, where Christ is described with eyes like a flame of fire, symbolizing His penetrating judgment.

Thousands upon thousands attended Him,
This phrase highlights the vast number of angelic beings serving God, emphasizing His supreme authority and the grandeur of His heavenly court. The presence of countless angels attending God is a common biblical theme, illustrating His majesty and the organized structure of the heavenly realm (Psalm 68:17, Hebrews 12:22). This scene reflects the heavenly worship and service that continually surrounds God, as seen in Revelation 5:11, where angels are described as numbering "thousands upon thousands."

and myriads upon myriads stood before Him.
The term "myriads" indicates an innumerable multitude, further emphasizing the vastness of those present before God. This multitude likely includes both angels and the redeemed, standing in awe and reverence before the divine throne. The imagery parallels Revelation 7:9, where a great multitude from every nation stands before the Lamb, signifying the universal scope of God's kingdom and the inclusivity of His salvation.

The court was convened,
This phrase introduces a formal judicial setting, where God presides as the ultimate judge. The convening of the court signifies the beginning of divine judgment, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture (Psalm 96:13, Acts 17:31). This scene underscores the accountability of all creation to God's righteous standards and the certainty of His justice being executed. The concept of a divine court is also seen in Job 1:6, where the "sons of God" present themselves before the Lord.

and the books were opened.
The opening of the books symbolizes the revelation of truth and the examination of deeds. In biblical literature, books often represent records of human actions and God's decrees (Exodus 32:32-33, Revelation 20:12). This imagery conveys the idea that nothing is hidden from God's sight and that all will be judged according to their works. The opening of the books signifies the transparency and thoroughness of divine judgment, ensuring that justice is served in accordance with God's perfect knowledge and righteousness.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Ancient of Days
This is a title for God, emphasizing His eternal nature and sovereign authority. In Daniel 7, He is depicted as the ultimate judge.

2. The River of Fire
Symbolizes God's holiness and judgment. Fire often represents purification and divine presence in the Bible.

3. Thousands upon Thousands / Myriads upon Myriads
These phrases indicate an innumerable host of angelic beings attending to God, highlighting His majesty and the grandeur of the heavenly court.

4. The Court
Represents the divine tribunal where God presides as judge. This setting underscores the theme of divine justice.

5. The Books
Symbolize the records of human deeds, which are opened for judgment. This imagery is consistent with the biblical theme of accountability before God.
Teaching Points
God's Sovereignty and Justice
God is depicted as the ultimate judge, reminding us of His sovereign authority over all creation. We are accountable to Him for our actions.

The Reality of Divine Judgment
The opening of the books signifies that our deeds are recorded and will be judged. This should encourage us to live righteously and in accordance with God's will.

The Majesty of God's Presence
The imagery of countless angels attending God highlights His majesty and the reverence due to Him. Worship should be a central part of our lives.

The Importance of Holiness
The river of fire symbolizes purification. As believers, we are called to pursue holiness, reflecting God's character in our lives.(10) The books--i.e., the unerring record of man's thoughts, words, and deeds, which is written in the unfailing memory of God. (Comp. Exodus 32:32; Psalm 56:8; Psalm 69:28; Isaiah 4:3; Malachi 3:16.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
A river
נְהַ֣ר (nə·har)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5103: A river, the Euphrates

of
דִּי־ (dî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because

fire
נ֗וּר (nūr)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 5135: A fire

was flowing,
נָגֵ֤ד (nā·ḡêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5047: To stream, flow

coming out
וְנָפֵק֙ (wə·nā·p̄êq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5312: To go or come out or forth

from His presence.
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than

Thousands
אֶ֤לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 506: A thousand

upon thousands
אלפים (’al·p̄a·yim)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

attended Him,
יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּ֔הּ (yə·šam·mə·šūn·nêh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8120: To minister

and myriads
וְרִבּ֥וֹ (wə·rib·bōw)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7240: A myriad, large number

upon myriads
רִבְבָ֖ן (riḇ·ḇān)
Number - feminine plural
Strong's 7240: A myriad, large number

stood
יְקוּמ֑וּן (yə·qū·mūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6966: To arise, stand

before Him.
קֳדָמ֔וֹהִי (qo·ḏā·mō·w·hî)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6925: Before

The court
דִּינָ֥א (dî·nā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 1780: Judgement, strife

was convened,
יְתִ֖ב (yə·ṯiḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3488: To sit, dwell

and the books
וְסִפְרִ֥ין (wə·sip̄·rîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5609: A book

were opened.
פְּתִֽיחוּ׃ (pə·ṯî·ḥū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6606: To open


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