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His kingdom [is] a kingdom age-during, and His rule [is] with generation and generation.</p> <p class="hdg">Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of a Great Tree</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>‘I, Nebuchadnezzar, have been at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace: <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>a dream I have seen, and it maketh me afraid, and the conceptions on my bed, and the visions of my head, do trouble me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And by me a decree is made, to cause all the wise men of Babylon to come up before me, that the interpretation of the dream they may cause me to know. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then coming up are the scribes, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, and the dream I have told before them, and its interpretation they are not making known to me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And at last come up before me hath Daniel, whose name [is] Belteshazzar — according to the name of my god — and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods, and the dream before him I have told: <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>‘O Belteshazzar, master of the scribes, as I have known that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret doth press thee, the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation, tell.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>As to the visions of my head on my bed, I was looking, and lo, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height [is] great:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>become great hath the tree, yea, strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to the end of the whole land;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>its leaves [are] fair, and its budding great, and food for all [is] in it: under it take shade doth the beast of the field, and in its boughs dwell do the birds of the heavens, and of it fed are all flesh.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>‘I was looking, in the visions of my head on my bed, and lo, a sifter, even a holy one, from the heavens is coming down.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He is calling mightily, and thus hath said, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its budding, move away let the beast from under it, and the birds from off its branches;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens is it wet, and with the beasts [is] his portion in the herb of the earth;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>his heart from man’s is changed, and the heart of a beast is given to him, and seven times pass over him;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>by the decree of the sifters [is] the sentence, and by the saying of the holy ones the requirement, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it, and the lowest of men He doth raise up over it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>‘This dream I have seen, I king Nebuchadnezzar; and thou, O Belteshazzar, the interpretation tell, because that all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to cause me to know the interpretation, and thou [art] able, for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.</p> <p class="hdg">Daniel Interprets the Second Dream</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>‘Then Daniel, whose name [is] Belteshazzar, hath been astonished about one hour, and his thoughts do trouble him; the king hath answered and said, O Belteshazzar, let not the dream and its interpretation trouble thee. Belteshazzar hath answered and said, My lord, the dream — to those hating thee, and its interpretation — to thine enemies! <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The tree that thou hast seen, that hath become great and strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to all the land, <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and its leaves [are] fair, and its budding great, and food for all [is] in it, under it dwell doth the beast of the field, and on its boughs sit do the birds of the heavens. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>‘Thou it [is], O king, for thou hast become great and mighty, and thy greatness hath become great, and hath reached to the heavens, and thy dominion to the end of the earth; <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>and that which the king hath seen — a sifter, even a holy one, coming down from the heavens, and he hath said, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens it is wet, and with the beast of the field [is] his portion, till that seven times pass over him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>‘This [is] the interpretation, O king, and the decree of the Most High it [is] that hath come against my lord the king: <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>and they are driving thee away from men, and with the beast of the field is thy dwelling, and the herb as oxen they do cause thee to eat, and by the dew of the heavens they are wetting thee, and seven times do pass over thee, till that thou knowest that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And that which they said — to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom for thee abideth, after that thou knowest that the heavens are ruling. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>‘Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.</p> <p class="hdg">The Second Dream Fulfilled</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>‘All — hath come on Nebuchadnezzar the king. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>‘At the end of twelve months, on the palace of the kingdom of Babylon he hath been walking; <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour? <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>‘While the word is [in] the king’s mouth a voice from the heavens hath fallen: To thee they are saying: O Nebuchadnezzar the king, the kingdom hath passed from thee, <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>and from men they are driving thee away, and with the beast of the field [is] thy dwelling, the herb as oxen they do cause thee to eat, and seven times do pass over thee, till that thou knowest that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>‘In that hour the thing hath been fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar, and from men he is driven, and the herb as oxen he eateth, and by the dew of the heavens his body is wet, till that his hair as eagles’ hath become great, and his nails as birds.’</p> <p class="hdg">Nebuchadnezzar's Restoration</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>‘And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes to the heavens have lifted up, and mine understanding unto me returneth, and the Most High I have blessed, and the Age-during Living One I have praised and honoured, whose dominion [is] a dominion age-during, and His kingdom with generation and generation;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>and all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>‘At that time my understanding doth return unto me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my honour and my brightness doth return unto me, and to me my counsellors and my great men do seek, and over my kingdom I have been made right, and abundant greatness hath been added to me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/4-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>‘Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and exalting and honouring the King of the heavens, for all His works [are] truth, and His paths judgment, and those walking in pride He is able to humble.’</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../daniel/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Daniel 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Daniel 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../daniel/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Daniel 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Daniel 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/daniel/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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