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Daniel 4:23-26
New International Version
Daniel 4:23-26
New International Version
23 “Your Majesty saw a holy one,(A) a messenger, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live with the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him.’(B)
24 “This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree(C) the Most High has issued against my lord the king: 25 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched(D) with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High(E) is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.(F) 26 The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots(G) means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.(H)
Daniel 4:23-26
King James Version
Daniel 4:23-26
King James Version
23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee 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.
26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
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