26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the (A)Most High God, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego (B)came out of the middle of the fire.

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26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

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17 This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers,
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
In order that the living may (A)know
That the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind,
And (B)He grants it to whomever He wishes
And sets over it the (C)lowliest of people.”

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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.

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24 this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has (A)come upon my lord the king: 25 that you be (B)driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the animals of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven [a]periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the (C)Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and (D)bestows it on whomever He wishes.

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  1. Daniel 4:25 I.e., years

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.

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32 and (A)you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and (B)seven [a]periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the (C)Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’

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  1. Daniel 4:32 I.e., years

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.

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34 “But at the end of [a]that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my [b]reason returned to me, and I blessed the (A)Most High and praised and honored (B)Him who lives forever;

For His dominion is an (C)everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

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  1. Daniel 4:34 Lit the days
  2. Daniel 4:34 Lit understanding

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:

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