New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 4:25-32

25that you be 1driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven 2periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the 3Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and 4bestows it on whomever He wishes. 26And in that it was commanded to 5leave the stump 6with the roots of the tree, your kingdom will be 7assured to you after you recognize that it is 8Heaven that rules. 27Therefore, O king, may my 9advice be pleasing to you: 10 11break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by 12showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a 13prolonging of your prosperity.’

28“All this 14happened to Nebuchadnezzar the king. 29 15Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon. 30The king 16reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the 17great, which I myself have built as a royal 18residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’ 31While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice 19came from heaven, saying, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: 20sovereignty has been removed from you, 32and 21you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the beasts of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and 22seven 23periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the 24Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’

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Notes

1. Daniel 4:25 Dan 4:33; 5:21 ↩
2. Daniel 4:25 I.e. years ↩
3. Daniel 4:25 Ps 83:18; Jer 27:5; Dan 4:2, 17 ↩
4. Daniel 4:25 Dan 2:37; 4:17; 5:21 ↩
5. Daniel 4:26 Dan 4:15, 23 ↩
6. Daniel 4:26 Lit of ↩
7. Daniel 4:26 Lit enduring ↩
8. Daniel 4:26 Dan 2:18, 19, 28, 37, 44; 4:31 ↩
9. Daniel 4:27 Gen 41:33-37 ↩
10. Daniel 4:27 Or redeem now your sins ↩
11. Daniel 4:27 Prov 28:13; Is 55:6, 7; Ezek 18:7, 21, 22; Acts 8:22 ↩
12. Daniel 4:27 Ps 41:1-3; Is 58:6, 7, 10 ↩
13. Daniel 4:27 1 Kin 21:29; Jon 3:9 ↩
14. Daniel 4:28 Num 23:19; Zech 1:6 ↩
15. Daniel 4:29 2 Pet 3:9 ↩
16. Daniel 4:30 Lit answered ↩
17. Daniel 4:30 Hab 2:4 ↩
18. Daniel 4:30 Lit house ↩
19. Daniel 4:31 Lit fell ↩
20. Daniel 4:31 Or kingdom ↩
21. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:25 ↩
22. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:16 ↩
23. Daniel 4:32 I.e. years ↩
24. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:17 ↩

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