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Daniel 4:9-18

9‘BelteshazzarH1096, 1chiefH7229 of the soothsayerH2749 priestsH2749, sinceH1768 I knowH3046 that 2a spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426 is in you and 3noH3606H3809 secretH7328 bafflesH598 you, 4tellH560 me the visionsH2376 of my dreamH2493 whichH1768 I have seenH2370, along with its interpretationH6591.

10‘Now these were the 5visionsH2376 6in my mindH7217 as I lay on my bedH4903: I was lookingH2370, and beholdH431, there was a 7treeH363 in the middleH1459 of the 8earthH772 and its heightH7314 was greatH7690.11The treeH363 grewH7236 largeH7236 and becameH8631 strongH8631 And its heightH7314 9reachedH4291 to the skyH8065, And it was visibleH2379 to the endH5491 of the wholeH3606 earthH772.12Its foliageH6074 was 10beautifulH8209 and its fruitH4 abundantH7690, And in it was foodH4203 for allH3606. The 11animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251 12foundH2927 13shadeH2927 underH8460 it, And the 14birdsH6853 of the skyH8065 livedH1753 in its branchesH6056, And allH3606 15livingH1321 creaturesH1321 fedH2110 from it.

13‘I was lookingH2370 in the 16visionsH2376 17in my mindH7217 as I lay on my bedH4903, and beholdH431, 18an angelicH5894 watcherH5894, a 19holyH6922 oneH6922, descendedH5182 from heavenH8065.14He shoutedH7123 out and spokeH560 asH3652 followsH3652: “20ChopH1414 downH1414 the treeH363 and cutH7113 offH7113 its branchesH6056, ShakeH5426 offH5426 its foliageH6074 and scatterH921 its fruitH4; Let the 21animalsH2423 fleeH5111 from underH8460 it And the birdsH6853 from its branchesH6056.15YetH1297 22leaveH7662 the stumpH6136 23with 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 24him shareH2508 with the animalsH2423 in the grassH6212 of the earthH772.16Let his 25mindH3825 changeH8133 from that of a humanH606 And let an animal’sH2423 26mindH3825 be givenH3052 to him, And let 27sevenH7655 28periods 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 29knowH3046 That the MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606, And 30He grantsH5415 it to whomeverH1768H4479 He wishesH6634 And setsH6966 overH5922 it the 31lowliestH8215 of peopleH606.” 18ThisH1836 is the dreamH2493 that I, KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, have seenH2370. Now you, BelteshazzarH1096, tellH560 me its interpretationH6591, sinceH6903H1768 noneH3606H3809 of the 32wiseH2445 menH2445 of my kingdomH4437 is ableH3202 to makeH3046 knownH3046 to me the interpretationH6591; but you are ableH3546, becauseH1768 a 33spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426 is in you.’

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 4:9 Dan 1:20; 2:48; 5:11 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 4:9 Gen 41:38; Dan 4:8 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 4:9 Ezek 28:3; Dan 2:47 ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 4:9 Gen 41:15; Dan 2:4, 5 ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 4:10 Dan 4:5 ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 4:10 Lit of my head ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 4:10 Ezek 31:3, 6 ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 4:10 Or land, and so throughout the ch ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 4:11 Deut 9:1; Dan 4:21, 22 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 4:12 Ezek 31:7 ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 4:12 Jer 27:6; Ezek 31:6 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 4:12 Or dwelt under it ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 4:12 Lam 4:20 ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 4:12 Ezek 17:23; Matt 13:32; Luke 13:19 ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 4:12 Lit flesh ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 4:13 Dan 7:1 ↩
  17. 17. Daniel 4:13 Lit of my head ↩
  18. 18. Daniel 4:13 Dan 4:17, 23 ↩
  19. 19. Daniel 4:13 Deut 33:2; Ps 89:7; Dan 8:13 ↩
  20. 20. Daniel 4:14 Ezek 31:10-14; Dan 4:23; Matt 3:10; 7:19; Luke 13:7-9 ↩
  21. 21. Daniel 4:14 Ezek 31:12, 13; Dan 4:12 ↩
  22. 22. Daniel 4:15 Job 14:7-9 ↩
  23. 23. Daniel 4:15 Lit of ↩
  24. 24. Daniel 4:15 Lit his share be with ↩
  25. 25. Daniel 4:16 Lit heart ↩
  26. 26. Daniel 4:16 Lit heart ↩
  27. 27. Daniel 4:16 Dan 4:23, 25, 32 ↩
  28. 28. Daniel 4:16 I.e., years ↩
  29. 29. Daniel 4:17 Ps 9:16; 83:18; Dan 2:21; 5:21 ↩
  30. 30. Daniel 4:17 Jer 27:5-7; Dan 4:25; 5:18, 19 ↩
  31. 31. Daniel 4:17 1 Sam 2:8; Dan 11:21 ↩
  32. 32. Daniel 4:18 Gen 41:8, 15; Dan 4:7; 5:8, 15 ↩
  33. 33. Daniel 4:18 Dan 4:8, 9 ↩

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