Daniel 4
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Daniel 4:25-32

25that you be 1driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the animals 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 7remain as yours after you recognize that it is 8Heaven that rules. 27Therefore, O king, may my 9advice be pleasing to you: 10wipe away your sin by doing righteousness, and your wrongdoings by 11showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a 12prolonging of your prosperity.’

28“All of this 13happened to Nebuchadnezzar the king. 2914Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon. 30The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon the 15great, which I myself have built as a royal 16residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’ 31While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice 17came from heaven, saying, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: 18sovereignty has been removed from you, 32and 19you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and 20seven 21periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the 22Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’

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Notes

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

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