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Daniel 4:10-26

10ThuswerethevisionsH2376ofmyheadH7217upon mybedH4903:IsawH2370,and,behold,atreeinthemidstoftheearth;andtheheight thereofwasgreat.

11ThetreeH363grew,andwasstrong,andtheheight thereof reached unto heaven,andthesight thereoftotheendofalltheearth.

12Theleaves thereofwerefair,andthefruit thereof much,andinitwasfoodforall:thebeastsH2423ofthefieldH1251hadshadow under it,andthebirdsoftheheavensH8065dweltinthebranches thereof,andall fleshwasfedfromit.

13Isawinthevisionsofmy head upon my bed,and, behold, a watcheranda holy one came downfromheaven.

14Hecried aloud,andsaid thus, Hew downthetree,andcut offitsbranches, shake offitsleaves,andscatteritsfruit: letthebeasts get awayfromunderit,andthefowlsfromitsbranches.

15Nevertheless leavethestumpofitsrootsintheearth,evenwithabandofironandbrass,inthetender grassofthefield;andletitbewetwiththedewofheaven:andlethisportionbewiththebeastsinthegrassoftheearth:

16lethisheartbechangedfromman’s,andletabeast’s heartbegivenunto him;andlet seventimespass over him.

17Thesentenceisbythedecreeofthewatchers,andthedemand bythewordoftheholy ones;totheintentthattheliving may knowthattheMost High rulethinthekingdomofmen,andgiveth ittowhomsoeverhewill,andsetteth up over itthelowestofmen.

18This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen;andthou, O Belteshazzar, declaretheinterpretation, forasmuch asallthewise menofmy kingdom are not abletomake known unto metheinterpretation; but thou art able;forthespiritoftheholy gods isinthee.

19ThenDaniel,whosenamewasBelteshazzar,wasstricken dumbfora while,andhisthoughts troubled him.ThekingH4430answeredandsaid, Belteshazzar, let notthedream,ortheinterpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answeredandsaid,Mylord,thedream betothemthathate thee,andtheinterpretation thereoftothine adversaries.

20ThetreeH363thatthou sawest,whichgrew,andwasstrong,whoseheight reached untoheavenH8065,andthesight thereoftoalltheearthH772;

21whoseleaveswerefair,andthefruit thereof much,andinitwasfoodforall; underwhichthebeastsofthefield dwelt,anduponwhosebranchesthebirdsoftheheavenshadtheir habitation:

22itisthou, O king,thatart grownandbecome strong;forthy greatnessisgrown,andreacheth untoheavenH8065,andthy dominiontotheendoftheearth.

23Andwhereastheking saw a watcheranda holy one coming downfromheavenH8065,andsayingH560, Hew downthetreeH363,anddestroy it; neverthelessleaveH7662thestumpoftherootsH8330thereofintheearth,evenwith a bandofironandbrass,inthetender grassofthefield,andlet it be wet withthedewofheavenH8065:andlethisportion be withthebeastsofthefield, till seven times pass overhim;

24this istheinterpretation, OkingH4430,anditisthedecreeoftheMost High, which is come upon my lordthekingH4430:

25thatthou shalt be driven from men,andthy dwelling shall bewiththebeastsofthefield,andthou shalt be madetoeat grass as oxen,andshalt be wetwiththedewofheaven,andseven times shall passoverthee; till thou knowthattheMost High rulethinthekingdomofmen,andgivethittowhomsoeverhewill.

26Andwhereastheycommandedtoleavethestumpoftherootsofthetree; thykingdomH4437shallbesure unto thee,afterthatthou shalthaveknownthattheheavens do rule.

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