Daniel 7:4

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.