Verse 11
Daniel 4:11
Free Bible Version
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As I went on dreaming, lying on my bed, I saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
Original Language Text
hebrew
קָרֵ֨א בְ/חַ֜יִל וְ/כֵ֣ן אָמַ֗ר גֹּ֤דּוּ אִֽילָנָ/א֙ וְ/קַצִּ֣צוּ עַנְפ֔וֹ/הִי אַתַּ֥רוּ עָפְיֵ֖/הּ וּ/בַדַּ֣רוּ אִנְבֵּ֑/הּ תְּנֻ֤ד חֵֽיוְתָ/א֙ מִן תַּחְתּ֔וֹ/הִי וְ/צִפְּרַיָּ֖/א מִן עַנְפֽוֹ/הִי
English Translation
Call with strength, and thus say, "Make great the tree and cut off its branches; shake off its leaves and scatter its fruits. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches."
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Chapter 4 Context
1
King Nebuchadnezzar, to people of every nation and language in the whole world: I wish you well!
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His signs are incredible. His wonders are amazing! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and his rule w...
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I, Nebuchadnezzar, was doing well at home, living happily in my palace.
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But then one night I had a dream that really scared me—I saw visions that terrified me while I lay i...
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When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in I told them the dream, but they co...
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In the end Daniel came before me and I told him the dream. (He is also called Belteshazzar after my...
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“Belteshazzar, chief of magicians,” I said, “I certainly know that the spirit of the holy gods is in...
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As I lay in bed dreaming, I saw a tree in the middle of the earth—a really large tree.
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It grew strong and tall, reaching high into the sky so it could be seen by everyone in the whole wor...
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Its leaves were beautiful, and it was full of fruit for all to eat. Wild animals rested in its shade...
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As I went on dreaming, lying on my bed, I saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
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He cried out in a loud voice, ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and...
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But leave the stump and its roots in the ground, and bind it with iron and bronze, surrounded by the...
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Let his mind become like that of an animal. Let him be like this for seven times.
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This is the decree conveyed by the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones in order that eve...
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This is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw in my dream. Now it's up to you, Belteshazzar, to give me t...
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When Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) heard this, he was upset for a while, disturbed as he thought...
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“The tree you saw was growing strong and tall, reaching high into the sky so it could be seen by eve...
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Its leaves were beautiful, and it was full of fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived under its sha...
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This is you, Your Majesty. You have grown strong, your power has become so great that it has reached...
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Then Your Majesty saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven who said, ‘Cut down the tree an...
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This is what it means, Your Majesty, and what the Most High has decreed will happen to my lord the k...
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You will be driven away from human society and you will live with the wild animals. You will eat gra...
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However, as it was decreed, the stump and its roots were to be left in the ground. Your kingdom will...
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So, Your Majesty, please take my advice. Stop sinning and do what's right. End your iniquities and b...
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(However, all this did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar.
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He said, “I was the one who built this great city of Babylon! By my own great power I built it as my...
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The words were still on the king's lips when a voice came from heaven, “King Nebuchadnezzar, this is...
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You will be driven away from human society and you will live with the wild animals. You will eat gra...
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Immediately the decree was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven away from human society. He ate...
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Once the time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven and my sanity returned to me. I ble...
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Everyone who lives on earth is as nothing compared to him. He does whatever he chooses among the hea...
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When my sanity returned, then my kingdom, majesty, and splendor also returned to me. My advisors and...
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So now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, honor, and glorify the King of Heaven, for everything he does is r...
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