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4:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and
languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied
unto you.
4:2 I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the
high God hath wrought toward me.
4:3 How great [are] his signs! and how mighty [are] his
wonders! his kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and his
dominion [is] from generation to generation.
4:4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and
flourishing in my palace:
4:5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon
my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
4:6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise [men]
of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the
interpretation of the dream.
4:7 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before
them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation
thereof.
4:8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name
[was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in
whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told
the dream, [saying],
4:9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know
that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret
troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have
seen, and the interpretation thereof.
4:10 Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw,
and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height
thereof [was] great.
4:11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof
reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all
the earth:
4:12 The leaves thereof [were] fair, and the fruit thereof
much, and in it [was] meat for all: the beasts of the field had
shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the
boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
4:13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and,
behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
4:14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and
cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his
fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls
from his branches:
4:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots 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 in the grass of the earth:
4:16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's
heart be given unto him: and let seven times pass over him.
4:17 This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the
demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the
living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of
men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over
it the basest of men.
4:18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O
Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as
all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known
unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit
of the holy gods [is] in thee.
4:19 Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was astonied
for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake,
and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the
interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and
said, My lord, the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the
interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
4:20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong,
whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to
all the earth;
4:21 Whose leaves [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much,
and in it [was] meat for all; under which the beasts of the
field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven
had their habitation:
4:22 It [is] thou, O king, that art grown and become strong:
for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy
dominion to the end of the earth.
4:23 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;
4:24 This [is] the interpretation, O king, and this [is] the
decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
4:25 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.
4:26 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.
4:27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto
thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine
iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a
lengthening of thy tranquillity.
4:28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
4:29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of
the kingdom of Babylon.
4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon,
that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of
my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
4:31 While the word [was] in the king's mouth, there fell a
voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it
is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling
[shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee
to 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.
4:33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass
as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his
hairs were grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like
birds' [claws].
4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up
mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me,
and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him
that liveth for ever, whose dominion [is] an everlasting
dominion, and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation:
4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as
nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of
heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can
stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
4:36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the
glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto
me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was
established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto
me.
4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the
King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways
judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.