Revised Version 1895

Daniel 4:25-32

25that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

26And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thykingdomH4437shall be sure unto thee,afterלִקְצָ֥תlik.TzatH7118that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.

27Wherefore, OkingH4430, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

28All thiscameנְפַ֑לne.FalH5308upon thekingH4430NebuchadnezzarH5020.

29At the end of twelve months he was walking in theroyalH4437palace of Babylon.

30The king spake and said, Is not thisgreatרְבָ֖הre.VahH7236Babylon,whichH1768I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

31While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice fromheavenH8065, saying, O kingNebuchadnezzarH5020, to thee it is spoken: thekingdomH4437is departed from thee.

32and thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt bemadeH5648to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain