1Nebuchadnezzar[H5020] the king[H4430], unto all[H3606]people[H5972], nations[H524], and languages[H3961], that dwell[H1753] in all[H3606] the earth[H772]; Peace[H8001] be multiplied[H7680] unto you.
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I thought[H6925] it good[H8232] to shew[H2324] the signs[H852] and wonders[H8540] that the high[H5943]God[H426] hath wrought[H5648]toward[H5974] me.
3How[H4101]great[H7260] are his signs[H852]! and how[H4101]mighty[H8624] are his wonders[H8540]! his kingdom[H4437] is an everlasting[H5957]kingdom[H4437], and his dominion[H7985] is from[H5974]generation[H1859] to generation[H1859].
4I[H576]Nebuchadnezzar[H5020]was[H1934] at rest[H7954] in mine house[H1005], and flourishing[H7487] in my palace[H1965]:
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I saw[H2370] a dream[H2493] which made me afraid[H1763], and the thoughts[H2031]upon[H5922] my bed[H4903] and the visions[H2376] of my head[H7217]troubled[H927] me.
6Therefore[H4481]made[H7761]I[H4481] a decree[H2942] to bring[H5954] in all[H3606] the wise[H2445] men of Babylon[H895]before[H6925] me, that they might make known[H3046] unto me the interpretation[H6591] of the dream[H2493].
7Then[H116]came[H5954] in the magicians[H2749], the astrologers[H826], the Chaldeans[H3779], and the soothsayers[H1505]: and I[H576]told[H560] the dream[H2493]before[H6925] them; but they did not[H3809] make known[H3046] unto me the interpretation[H6591] thereof.
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But at[H5705] the last[H318]Daniel[H1841] came in[H5922]before[H6925]me[H6925], whose name[H8036] was Belteshazzar[H1096], according to the name[H8036] of my god[H426], and in[H5922] whom is the spirit[H7308] of the holy[H6922]gods[H426]: and before[H6925] him I told[H560] the dream[H2493], saying,
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O Belteshazzar[H1096], master[H7229] of the magicians[H2749], because I[H576]know[H3046] that the spirit[H7308] of the holy[H6922]gods[H426] is in thee, and no[H3606]secret[H7328]troubleth[H598] thee, tell[H560] me the visions[H2376] of my dream[H2493] that I[H576] have seen[H2370], and the interpretation[H6591] thereof.
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Thus were the visions[H2376] of mine head[H7217]in[H5922] my bed[H4903]; I saw[H1934], and behold[H431] a tree[H363]in[H5922] the midst[H1459] of the earth[H772], and the height[H7314] thereof was great[H7690].
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The tree[H363]grew[H7236], and was strong[H8631], and the height[H7314] thereof reached[H4291] unto heaven[H8065], and the sight[H2379] thereof to the end[H5491] of all[H3606] the earth[H772]:
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The leaves[H6074] thereof were fair[H8209], and the fruit[H4] thereof much[H7690], and in it[H4481] was meat[H4203] for all[H3606]: the beasts[H2423] of the field[H1251] had shadow[H2927]under[H8460]it[H4481], and the fowls[H6853] of the heaven[H8065]dwelt[H1753] in the boughs[H6056] thereof, and all[H3606]flesh[H1321] was fed[H2110] of it[H4481].
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I saw[H1934] in the visions[H2376] of my head[H7217]upon[H5922] my bed[H4903], and, behold[H431], a watcher[H5894] and an holy one[H6922] came down[H5182]from[H4481]heaven[H8065];
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He cried[H7123]aloud[H2429], and said[H560]thus[H3652], Hew down[H1414] the tree[H363], and cut off[H7113] his branches[H6056], shake off[H5426] his leaves[H6074], and scatter[H921] his fruit[H4]: let the beasts[H2423] get away[H5111]from[H4481] under it[H8479], and the fowls[H6853]from[H4481] his branches[H6056]:
15Nevertheless[H1297]leave[H7662] the stump[H6136] of his roots[H8330] in the earth[H772], even with[H5974] a band[H613] of iron[H6523] and brass[H5174], in the tender grass[H1883] of the field[H1251]; and let it be wet[H6647]with[H5974] the dew[H2920] of heaven[H8065], and let his portion[H2508] be with[H5974] the beasts[H2423] in the grass[H6211] of the earth[H772]:
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Let his heart[H3825] be changed[H8133]from[H4481] man's, and let a beast's heart[H3825] be given[H3052] unto him; and let seven[H7655]times[H5732]pass[H2499]over[H5922] him.
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This matter[H6600] is by the decree[H1510] of the watchers[H5894], and the demand[H7595] by the word[H3983] of the holy ones[H6922]: to[H5705] the intent[H1701] that the living[H2417] may know[H3046] that the most High[H5943]ruleth[H7990] in the kingdom[H4437] of men[H606], and giveth[H5415] it to[H5705]whomsoever[H4479] he will[H6634], and setteth up[H6966]over[H5922] it the basest[H8215] of men[H606].
18This[H1836]dream[H2493]I[H576]king[H4430]Nebuchadnezzar[H5020] have seen[H2370]. Now thou[H607], O Belteshazzar[H1096], declare[H560] the interpretation[H6591] thereof, forasmuch as[H6903]all[H3606] the wise[H2445] men of my kingdom[H4437] are not[H3809]able[H3202] to make known[H3046] unto me the interpretation[H6591]: but thou[H607] art able[H3546]; for the spirit[H7308] of the holy[H6922]gods[H426] is in thee.
19Then[H116]Daniel[H1841], whose name[H8036] was Belteshazzar[H1096], was astonied[H8075] for one[H2298]hour[H8160], and his thoughts[H7476]troubled[H927] him. The king[H4430]spake[H6032], and said[H560], Belteshazzar[H1096], let not[H409] the dream[H2493], or the interpretation[H6591] thereof, trouble[H927] thee. Belteshazzar[H1096]answered[H6032] and said[H560], My lord[H4756], the dream[H2493] be to them that hate[H8131] thee, and the interpretation[H6591] thereof to thine enemies[H6146].
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The tree[H363] that thou sawest[H2370], which grew[H7236], and was strong[H8631], whose height[H7314]reached[H4291] unto the heaven[H8065], and the sight[H2379] thereof to all[H3606] the earth[H772];
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Whose leaves[H6074] were fair[H8209], and the fruit[H4] thereof much[H7690], and in it was meat[H4203] for all[H3606]; under[H8460] which the beasts[H2423] of the field[H1251]dwelt[H1753], and upon whose branches[H6056] the fowls[H6853] of the heaven[H8065] had their habitation[H7932]:
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It is thou[H607], O king[H4430], that art grown[H7236] and become strong[H8631]: for thy greatness[H7238] is grown[H7236], and reacheth[H4291] unto heaven[H8065], and thy dominion[H7985] to the end[H5491] of the earth[H772].
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And whereas the king[H4430]saw[H2370] a watcher[H5894] and an holy one[H6922] coming down[H5182]from[H4481]heaven[H8065], and saying[H560], Hew[H1414] the tree[H363]down[H1414], and destroy[H2255] it; yet[H1297]leave[H7662] the stump[H6136] of the roots[H8330] thereof in the earth[H772], even with[H5974] a band[H613] of iron[H6523] and brass[H5174], in the tender grass[H1883] of the field[H1251]; and let it be wet[H6647]with[H5974] the dew[H2920] of heaven[H8065], and let his portion[H2508] be with[H5974] the beasts[H2423] of the field[H1251], till[H5705]seven[H7655]times[H5732]pass[H2499]over[H5922] him;
24This[H1836] is the interpretation[H6591], O king[H4430], and this[H1932] is the decree[H1510] of the most High[H5943], which is come[H4291]upon[H5922] my lord[H4756] the king[H4430]:
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That they shall drive[H2957] thee from[H4481]men[H606], and thy dwelling[H4070] shall be[H1934]with[H5974] the beasts[H2423] of the field[H1251], and they shall make thee to eat[H2939]grass[H6211] as oxen[H8450], and they shall wet[H6647] thee with[H5974] the dew[H2920] of heaven[H8065], and seven[H7655]times[H5732] shall pass[H2499]over[H5922] thee, till[H5705] thou know[H3046] that the most High[H5943]ruleth[H7990] in the kingdom[H4437] of men[H606], and giveth[H5415] it to whomsoever[H4479] he will[H6634].
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And whereas they commanded[H560] to leave[H7662] the stump[H6136] of the tree[H363]roots[H8330]; thy kingdom[H4437] shall be sure[H7011] unto thee, after[H4481] that thou shalt have known[H3046] that the heavens[H8065] do rule[H7990].
27Wherefore[H3861], O king[H4430], let my counsel[H4431]be[H1934]acceptable[H8232] unto thee[H5922], and break off[H6562] thy sins[H2408] by righteousness[H6665], and thine iniquities[H5758] by shewing mercy[H2604] to the poor[H6033]; if[H2006] it may be[H1934] a lengthening[H754] of thy tranquillity[H7963].
28All[H3606] this came[H4291]upon[H5922] the king[H4430]Nebuchadnezzar[H5020].
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At the end[H7118] of twelve[H8648]months[H3393] he walked[H1934]in[H5922] the palace[H1965] of the kingdom[H4437] of Babylon[H895].
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The king[H4430]spake[H6032], and said[H560], Is not[H3809]this[H1932]great[H7229]Babylon[H895], that I[H576] have built[H1124] for the house[H1005] of the kingdom[H4437] by the might[H8632] of my power[H2632], and for the honour[H3367] of my majesty?[H1923]
31While[H5751] the word[H4406] was in the king[H4430]'s mouth[H6433], there fell[H5308] a voice[H7032]from[H4481]heaven[H8065], saying, O king[H4430]Nebuchadnezzar[H5020], to thee it is spoken[H560]; The kingdom[H4437] is departed[H5709]from[H4481] thee.
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And they shall drive[H2957] thee from[H4481]men[H606], and thy dwelling[H4070] shall be with[H5974] the beasts[H2423] of the field[H1251]: they shall make thee to eat[H2939]grass[H6211] as oxen[H8450], and seven[H7655]times[H5732] shall pass[H2499]over[H5922] thee, until[H5705] thou know[H3046] that the most High[H5943]ruleth[H7990] in the kingdom[H4437] of men[H606], and giveth[H5415] it to whomsoever[H4479] he will[H6634].
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The same hour[H8160] was the thing[H4406]fulfilled[H5487]upon[H5922]Nebuchadnezzar[H5020]: and he was driven[H2957]from[H4481]men[H606], and did eat[H399]grass[H6211] as oxen[H8450], and his body[H1655] was wet[H6647] with the dew[H2920] of heaven[H8065], till[H5705] his hairs[H8177] were grown[H7236] like eagles[H5403]' feathers, and his nails[H2953] like birds[H6853]' claws.
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And at the end[H7118] of the days[H3118]I[H576]Nebuchadnezzar[H5020] lifted up[H5191] mine eyes[H5870] unto heaven[H8065], and mine understanding[H4486]returned[H8421] unto me[H5922], and I[H576]blessed[H1289] the most High[H5943], and I[H576]praised[H7624] and honoured[H1922] him that liveth[H2417] for ever[H5957], whose dominion[H7985] is an everlasting[H5957]dominion[H7985], and his kingdom[H4437] is from[H5974]generation[H1859] to generation[H1859]:
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And all[H3606] the inhabitants[H1753] of the earth[H772] are reputed[H2804] as nothing[H3809]: and he doeth[H5648] according to his will[H6634] in the army[H2429] of heaven[H8065], and among the inhabitants[H1753] of the earth[H772]: and none[H3809]can[H383]stay[H4223] his hand[H3028], or say[H560] unto him, What[H4101]doest[H5648] thou?
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At the same time[H2166] my reason[H4486]returned[H8421] unto me[H5922]; and for the glory[H3367] of my kingdom[H4437], mine honour[H1923] and brightness[H2122]returned[H8421] unto me[H5922]; and my counsellors[H1907] and my lords[H7261]sought[H1156] unto me[H5922]; and I was established[H8627] in my kingdom[H4437], and excellent[H3493]majesty[H7238] was added[H3255] unto me[H5922].
37Now[H3705]I[H576]Nebuchadnezzar[H5020]praise[H7624] and extol[H7313] and honour[H1922] the King[H4430] of heaven[H8065], all[H3606] whose works[H4567] are truth[H7187], and his ways[H735]judgment[H1780]: and those that walk[H1981] in pride[H1467] he is able[H3202] to abase[H8214].