Daniel 4
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Daniel 4:25-32

25that you be 1drivenH2957 awayH2957 from mankindH606 and your dwellingH4070 placeH4070 be with the animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251, and you be givenH2939 grassH6212 toH2939 eatH2939 like cattleH8450 and be drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065; and sevenH7655 2periods of timeH5732 will passH2499 overH5922 you, untilH5705H1768 you recognizeH3046 that the 3MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606 and 4bestowsH5415 it on whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634. 26And in that it was commandedH560 to 5leaveH7662 the stumpH6136 6with the rootsH8330 of the treeH363, your kingdomH4437 will 7remainH7011 as yours afterH4481H1768 you recognizeH3046 that it is 8HeavenH8065 that rulesH7990. 27ThereforeH3861, O kingH4430, may my 9adviceH4431 be pleasingH8232 to you: 10wipeH6562 awayH6562 your sinH2408 by doing righteousnessH6665, and your wrongdoingsH5758 by 11showingH2604 mercyH2604 to the poorH6040, inH2006 caseH2006 there may be a 12prolongingH754 of your prosperityH7963.’

28“AllH3606 of this 13happenedH4291 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430. 2914TwelveH8648H6236 monthsH3393 laterH7118 he was walkingH1981 on the roof of the royalH4437 palaceH1965 of BabylonH895. 30The kingH4430 beganH6032 speakingH6032 and was sayingH560, ‘Is thisH1668 not BabylonH895 the 15greatH7229, whichH1768 I myselfH576 have builtH1124 as a royalH4437 16residenceH1005 by the mightH8632 of my powerH2632 and for the honorH3367 of my majestyH1923?’ 31While the wordH4406 was stillH5751 in the king’sH4430 mouthH6433, a voiceH7032 17cameH5308 from heavenH8065, saying, ‘KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, to you it is declaredH560: 18sovereigntyH4437 has beenH5709 removedH5709 from you, 32and 19you will be drivenH2957 awayH2957 from mankindH606, and your dwellingH4070 placeH4070 will be with the animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251. You will be givenH2939 grassH6212 toH2939 eatH2939 like cattleH8450, and 20sevenH7655 21periods of timeH5732 will passH2499 overH5922 you untilH5705H1768 you recognizeH3046 that the 22MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606 and bestowsH5415 it on whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634.’

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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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