Lexical Summary dush: tread it down Original Word: דּוּשׁ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance tread down (Aramaic) corresponding to duwsh; to trample -- tread down. see HEBREW duwsh NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to dush Definition to tread down NASB Translation tread it down (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [דּוּשׁ] verb tread down (Biblical Hebrew); — Pe`al Imperfect3feminine singular (suffix of earth) חְדֻשִׁנַּהּ Daniel 7:23, subject beast. Topical Lexicon Agricultural Background In the ancient Near East, threshing was the decisive act that separated grain from chaff. The ox or threshing sledge passed repeatedly over sheaves laid on a hardened floor, crushing and loosening the kernels. From that everyday picture the Hebrew Scriptures draw vigorous metaphors of power, judgment, reward, and destruction. Biblical Usage and Imagery Although the specific form דּוּשׁ occurs only once (Daniel 7:23), the wider root appears in numerous scenes: Deuteronomy 25:4 protects the working ox, Isaiah 28:28 speaks of “threshing” grain, and Micah 4:13 exhorts Zion, “Arise and thresh, O Daughter Zion.” The verb’s range—crushing stalks, trampling enemies, pulverizing nations—creates a spectrum of meaning from productive labor to punitive conquest. The same agricultural motion that liberates wheat becomes an emblem of divine retribution when applied to people. Daniel 7:23 in Prophetic Context Daniel is told that a final empire “shall devour the whole earth, trample it, and crush it”. The picture is violent and total: the beast does not merely rule; it threshes. By selecting a threshing term, the vision marks this kingdom as an instrument that grinds humanity beneath its feet, prefiguring the eschatological conflict culminating in the Lord’s direct intervention (Daniel 7:26-27). The threshing floor thus becomes the stage of history, and world powers are but beasts driven across it until God gathers His purified grain. Theological Themes 1. Divine Sovereignty in History – Nations may trample, yet their trampling advances God’s plan (Psalm 2:1-6; Daniel 2:44). Christological Reflections Jesus appropriates threshing imagery when He portrays Himself as the One with “His winnowing fork in His hand” (Matthew 3:12) and when He warns of the winepress of wrath (Revelation 14:19-20). The Gospels thus place Messiah in the dual role of Kinsman-Redeemer and righteous Thresher, gathering wheat into His barn while burning the chaff. Practical Application for Ministry • Preaching: Daniel 7:23 offers a framework for addressing contemporary powers. Whatever political force appears ascendant, its authority is temporary and bounded by God’s timetable. Related Passages for Study Deuteronomy 25:4; Isaiah 28:27-28; Micah 4:13; Habakkuk 3:12; Malachi 4:3; Matthew 3:12; Revelation 14:19-20. See Also Threshing Floor; Harvest; Judgment; Kingdom of God; Beast (Prophetic Symbol). Forms and Transliterations וּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּ ותדושנה ū·ṯə·ḏū·šin·nah utedushinNah ūṯəḏūšinnahLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Daniel 7:23 HEB: כָּל־ אַרְעָ֔א וּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּ וְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃ NAS: earth and tread it down and crush KJV: earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. INT: the whole earth and tread and crush 1 Occurrence |
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