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Daniel 4:5-19

5I sawH2370 a 1dreamH2493 and it startledH1763 me; and these appearancesH2031 as I lay on my bedH4903 and the 2visionsH2376 3in my mindH7217 keptH927 alarmingH927 me. 6So I gaveH7761 ordersH2942 to 4bringH5954 into my presenceH6925 allH3606 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895, soH1768 thatH1768 they might makeH3046 knownH3046 to me the interpretationH6591 of the dreamH2493. 7ThenH116 the 5soothsayerH2749 priestsH2749, the sorcerersH826, the 6ChaldeansH3779, and the divinersH1505 cameH5954 inH5954 and I relatedH560 the dreamH2493 7to them, but they could not makeH3046 its 8interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to me. 8But finallyH5705H318 DanielH1841 cameH5954 inH5954 beforeH6925 me, whoseH1768 nameH8036 is 9BelteshazzarH1096 according to the nameH8036 of my godH426, and in whomH1768 is 1011a spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426; and I relatedH560 the dreamH2493 12to him, saying, 9‘BelteshazzarH1096, 13chiefH7229 of the soothsayerH2749 priestsH2749, sinceH1768 I knowH3046 that 14a spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426 is in you and 15noH3606H3809 secretH7328 bafflesH598 you, 16tellH560 me the visionsH2376 of my dreamH2493 whichH1768 I have seenH2370, along with its interpretationH6591.

10‘Now these were the 17visionsH2376 18in my mindH7217 as I lay on my bedH4903: I was lookingH2370, and beholdH431, there was a 19treeH363 in the middleH1459 of the 20earthH772 and its heightH7314 was greatH7690.11The treeH363 grewH7236 largeH7236 and becameH8631 strongH8631 And its heightH7314 21reachedH4291 to the skyH8065, And it was visibleH2379 to the endH5491 of the wholeH3606 earthH772.12Its foliageH6074 was 22beautifulH8209 and its fruitH4 abundantH7690, And in it was foodH4203 for allH3606. The 23animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251 24foundH2927 25shadeH2927 underH8460 it, And the 26birdsH6853 of the skyH8065 livedH1753 in its branchesH6056, And allH3606 27livingH1321 creaturesH1321 fedH2110 from it.

13‘I was lookingH2370 in the 28visionsH2376 29in my mindH7217 as I lay on my bedH4903, and beholdH431, 30an angelicH5894 watcherH5894, a 31holyH6922 oneH6922, descendedH5182 from heavenH8065.14He shoutedH7123 out and spokeH560 asH3652 followsH3652: “32ChopH1414 downH1414 the treeH363 and cutH7113 offH7113 its branchesH6056, ShakeH5426 offH5426 its foliageH6074 and scatterH921 its fruitH4; Let the 33animalsH2423 fleeH5111 from underH8460 it And the birdsH6853 from its branchesH6056.15YetH1297 34leaveH7662 the stumpH6136 35with 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 36him shareH2508 with the animalsH2423 in the grassH6212 of the earthH772.16Let his 37mindH3825 changeH8133 from that of a humanH606 And let an animal’sH2423 38mindH3825 be givenH3052 to him, And let 39sevenH7655 40periods 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 41knowH3046 That the MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606, And 42He grantsH5415 it to whomeverH1768H4479 He wishesH6634 And setsH6966 overH5922 it the 43lowliestH8215 of peopleH606.” 18ThisH1836 is the dreamH2493 that I, KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, have seenH2370. Now you, BelteshazzarH1096, tellH560 me its interpretationH6591, sinceH6903H1768 noneH3606H3809 of the 44wiseH2445 menH2445 of my kingdomH4437 is ableH3202 to makeH3046 knownH3046 to me the interpretationH6591; but you are ableH3546, becauseH1768 a 45spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426 is in you.’

19“ThenH116 DanielH1841, whoseH1768 nameH8036 is BelteshazzarH1096, was appalledH8075 for a whileH8160 as his 46thoughtsH7476 alarmedH927 him. The kingH4430 respondedH6032 and saidH560, ‘BelteshazzarH1096, do not 47let the dreamH2493 or its interpretationH6591 alarmH927 you.’ BelteshazzarH1096 repliedH6032, ‘48My lordH4756, if only the dreamH2493 applied to those who hateH8131 you, and its interpretationH6591 to 49your adversariesH6146!

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 4:5 Dan 2:3 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 4:5 Dan 2:1, 28; 4:10, 13 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 4:5 Lit of my head ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 4:6 Gen 41:8; Dan 2:2 ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 4:7 Gen 41:8; Dan 2:10, 27; 5:7 ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 4:7 Probably master astrologers, diviners, etc. ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 4:7 Lit before ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 4:7 Is 44:25; Jer 27:9, 10; Dan 2:7 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 4:8 Dan 1:7; 2:26; 5:12 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 4:8 Or possibly the Spirit of the holy God, and so throughout the ch ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 4:8 Dan 4:9, 18; 5:11, 14 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 4:8 Lit before ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 4:9 Dan 1:20; 2:48; 5:11 ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 4:9 Gen 41:38; Dan 4:8 ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 4:9 Ezek 28:3; Dan 2:47 ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 4:9 Gen 41:15; Dan 2:4, 5 ↩
  17. 17. Daniel 4:10 Dan 4:5 ↩
  18. 18. Daniel 4:10 Lit of my head ↩
  19. 19. Daniel 4:10 Ezek 31:3, 6 ↩
  20. 20. Daniel 4:10 Or land, and so throughout the ch ↩
  21. 21. Daniel 4:11 Deut 9:1; Dan 4:21, 22 ↩
  22. 22. Daniel 4:12 Ezek 31:7 ↩
  23. 23. Daniel 4:12 Jer 27:6; Ezek 31:6 ↩
  24. 24. Daniel 4:12 Or dwelt under it ↩
  25. 25. Daniel 4:12 Lam 4:20 ↩
  26. 26. Daniel 4:12 Ezek 17:23; Matt 13:32; Luke 13:19 ↩
  27. 27. Daniel 4:12 Lit flesh ↩
  28. 28. Daniel 4:13 Dan 7:1 ↩
  29. 29. Daniel 4:13 Lit of my head ↩
  30. 30. Daniel 4:13 Dan 4:17, 23 ↩
  31. 31. Daniel 4:13 Deut 33:2; Ps 89:7; Dan 8:13 ↩
  32. 32. Daniel 4:14 Ezek 31:10-14; Dan 4:23; Matt 3:10; 7:19; Luke 13:7-9 ↩
  33. 33. Daniel 4:14 Ezek 31:12, 13; Dan 4:12 ↩
  34. 34. Daniel 4:15 Job 14:7-9 ↩
  35. 35. Daniel 4:15 Lit of ↩
  36. 36. Daniel 4:15 Lit his share be with ↩
  37. 37. Daniel 4:16 Lit heart ↩
  38. 38. Daniel 4:16 Lit heart ↩
  39. 39. Daniel 4:16 Dan 4:23, 25, 32 ↩
  40. 40. Daniel 4:16 I.e., years ↩
  41. 41. Daniel 4:17 Ps 9:16; 83:18; Dan 2:21; 5:21 ↩
  42. 42. Daniel 4:17 Jer 27:5-7; Dan 4:25; 5:18, 19 ↩
  43. 43. Daniel 4:17 1 Sam 2:8; Dan 11:21 ↩
  44. 44. Daniel 4:18 Gen 41:8, 15; Dan 4:7; 5:8, 15 ↩
  45. 45. Daniel 4:18 Dan 4:8, 9 ↩
  46. 46. Daniel 4:19 Jer 4:19; Dan 7:15, 28; 8:27; 10:16, 17 ↩
  47. 47. Daniel 4:19 1 Sam 3:17; Dan 4:4, 5 ↩
  48. 48. Daniel 4:19 2 Sam 18:31; Dan 4:24; 10:16 ↩
  49. 49. Daniel 4:19 2 Sam 18:32 ↩

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