John Trapp on Daniel 7:4

Ver. 4. The firſt was like a Lion] Which is the king of beaſts (as the Eagle is of birds) generous, ſtrong, fierce, fair-conditioned: ſo were the Aſſyrian Monarchs, in compariſon of thoſe that followed them.

And had Eagles wings] Whereby is noted their victorious celerity, and alacrity in ſeiſing upon Kingdoms, as Obad. 4. 2 Sam. 1.23. Jer. 4.13. & 48.40. Ezek. 17.8

I beheld till the wings thereof were pluckd] ſc. By the Medes and Perſians, taming Babels inſolency, and making her Inhabitants tributaries and ſlaves,Xenophon. to till their ground, and to maintain their garriſons; ſaluting them as their Maſters wherever they met them.

And made ſtand upon the feet as a man] i. e. Brought down to the common rank of men, and no longer lift up as an Eagle.

And a mans heart was given to it] Which before thought it ſelf as good as God;Cor humanum, id eſt, molle ac timidum. Piſcat. now had low and common ſpirits: not as once, imperious and impetuous.