⁶ “After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard.^(A) And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.

²² The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.

⁴ After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven.^(A) It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted^(B) and given to others.