Daniel 4
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Daniel 4:29-33

291TwelveH8648H6236 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 2greatH7229, whichH1768 I myselfH576 have builtH1124 as a royalH4437 3residenceH1005 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 4cameH5308 from heavenH8065, saying, ‘KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, to you it is declaredH560: 5sovereigntyH4437 has beenH5709 removedH5709 from you, 32and 6you 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 7sevenH7655 8periods of timeH5732 will passH2499 overH5922 you untilH5705H1768 you recognizeH3046 that the 9MostH5943 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 10drivenH2957 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 4:29 2 Pet 3:9 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 4:30 Hab 2:4 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 4:30 Lit house ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 4:31 Lit fell ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 4:31 Or kingdom ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:25 ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:16 ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 4:32 I.e., years ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:17 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 4:33 Dan 4:25; 5:21 ↩

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