Daniel 4
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Daniel 4:14-17

14He shoutedH7123 out and spokeH560 asH3652 followsH3652: “1ChopH1414 downH1414 the treeH363 and cutH7113 offH7113 its branchesH6056, ShakeH5426 offH5426 its foliageH6074 and scatterH921 its fruitH4; Let the 2animalsH2423 fleeH5111 from underH8460 it And the birdsH6853 from its branchesH6056.15YetH1297 3leaveH7662 the stumpH6136 4with its rootsH8330 in the groundH772, But with a bandH613 of ironH6523 and bronzeH5174 around it In the newH1883 grassH1883 of the fieldH1251; And let him be drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065, And let 5him shareH2508 with the animalsH2423 in the grassH6212 of the earthH772.16Let his 6mindH3825 changeH8133 from that of a humanH606 And let an animal’sH2423 7mindH3825 be givenH3052 to him, And let 8sevenH7655 9periods of timeH5732 passH2499 overH5922 him.17This sentenceH6600 is by the decreeH1510 of the angelicH5894 watchersH5894, And the decisionH7595 is a commandH3983 of the holyH6922 onesH6922, In orderH5705H1701 that the livingH2417 may 10knowH3046 That the MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606, And 11He grantsH5415 it to whomeverH1768H4479 He wishesH6634 And setsH6966 overH5922 it the 12lowliestH8215 of peopleH606.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 4:14 Ezek 31:10-14; Dan 4:23; Matt 3:10; 7:19; Luke 13:7-9 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 4:14 Ezek 31:12, 13; Dan 4:12 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 4:15 Job 14:7-9 ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 4:15 Lit of ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 4:15 Lit his share be with ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 4:16 Lit heart ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 4:16 Lit heart ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 4:16 Dan 4:23, 25, 32 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 4:16 I.e., years ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 4:17 Ps 9:16; 83:18; Dan 2:21; 5:21 ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 4:17 Jer 27:5-7; Dan 4:25; 5:18, 19 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 4:17 1 Sam 2:8; Dan 11:21 ↩

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