Verse 4
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
The first — This was the Chaldean, or Assyrian; whose seat was first at Babylon, afterwards at Nineveh, and then at Babylon again.
Eagle's wings — They were swift, over-running many countries, and brought their monarchy to a prodigious height in a short time.
The wings were plucked — Which was first done in stopping the career of their victories, and afterwards in casting them out of their kingdom.
A man's heart — They lost their lion-like courage, and became faint and cowardly like other men.
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