Daniel 4
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 4:28-33

28“AllH3606 this 1happenedH4291 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430. 292TwelveH8648H6236 monthsH3393 laterH7118 he was walkingH1981 on the roof of the royalH4437 palaceH1965 of BabylonH895. 30The kingH4430 3reflectedH6032 and saidH560, ‘Is thisH1668 not BabylonH895 the 4greatH7229, whichH1768 I myselfH576 have builtH1124 as a royalH4437 5residenceH1005 by the mightH8632 of my powerH2632 and for the gloryH3367 of my majestyH1923?’ 31WhileH5751 the wordH4406 was in the king’sH4430 mouthH6433, a voiceH7032 6cameH5308 from heavenH8065, saying, ‘KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, to you it is declaredH560: 7sovereigntyH4437 has beenH5709 removedH5709 from you, 32and 8you will be drivenH2957 awayH2957 from mankindH606, and your dwellingH4070 placeH4070 will be with the beastsH2423 of the fieldH1251. You will be givenH2939 grassH6212 to eatH2939 like cattleH8450, and 9sevenH7655 10periods of timeH5732 will passH2499 overH5922 you untilH5705H1768 you recognizeH3046 that the 11MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606 and bestowsH5415 it on whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634.’ 33ImmediatelyH8160 the wordH4406 concerningH5922 NebuchadnezzarH5020 was fulfilledH5487; and he was 12drivenH2957 awayH2957 from mankindH606 and began eatingH399 grassH6212 like cattleH8450, and his bodyH1655 was drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065 untilH5705H1768 his hairH8177 had grownH7236 like eagles’H5403 feathers and his nailsH2953 like birds’H6853 claws.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 4:28 Num 23:19; Zech 1:6 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 4:29 2 Pet 3:9 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 4:30 Lit answered ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 4:30 Hab 2:4 ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 4:30 Lit house ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 4:31 Lit fell ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 4:31 Or kingdom ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:25 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:16 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 4:32 I.e. years ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:17 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 4:33 Dan 4:25; 5:21 ↩

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