Daniel 7:26

But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The vision addresses the fate of the little horn’s oppressive rule, delivered to Daniel within a divine courtroom scene presided over by the Ancient of Days.

The words — וְדִינָא (ve./di.Na') = "and the court" and יִתִּב (yi.Tiv) = "it will sit" establish the judicial proceeding that initiates the ruler’s downfall.

The thread — The judgment scene echoes Daniel 7:10 and Daniel 7:22, while the final removal of tyrannical power aligns with the eternal kingdom granted to the saints in Daniel 7:27.

Why it lands — The text records that a heavenly tribunal convenes and strips the oppressor of authority to annihilate him, requiring the reader to recognize that human tyranny is subject to divine decree and temporary.

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The Hebrew words

וְדִינָ֖אve./di.Na/'and/ court/ the יִתִּ֑בyi.Tivit will sit וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּve./shal.ta.Ne/hand/ dominion/ his יְהַעְדּ֔וֹןye.ha'.Donthey will remove לְהַשְׁמָדָ֥הle./hash.ma.Dahto/ annihilate וּלְהוֹבָדָ֖הu./le./hoa.Dahand/ to/ destroy עַד־'ad-until סוֹפָֽא׃so.Fa/'end/ the

King James Version

But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

Cross-references

Revelation 20:10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Daniel 7:10 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.
Daniel 7:22 until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
Revelation 11:13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.