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Daniel 4:17

This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’

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ASV

The sentence 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 lowest of men.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בִּגְזֵרַ֤תbig.ze.Rat[is] by [the] decree ofH1510 →
עִירִין֙'i.RinwatchersH5894 →
פִּתְגָמָ֔אpit.ga.Ma'command theH6600 →
וּמֵאמַ֥רu.me.Marand [is by the] word ofH3983 →
קַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.Shinholy [ones]H6922 →
שְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑אshe.'e.le.Ta'affair theH7595 →
עַד־'ad-toH5705 →
דִּבְרַ֡תdiv.Rat[the] causeH1701 →
דִּ֣יdi<of> thatH1768 →
יִנְדְּע֣וּןyin.de.'Unthey will knowH3046 →
חַ֠יַּיָּאChai.yai.ya'living [people] theH2417 →
דִּֽי־di-thatH1768 →
שַׁלִּ֨יטsha.Lit[is] having masteryH7990 →
עִלָּאָ֜הi.la.ya'Most High theH5943 →
בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.Khutover [the] kingdom ofH4437 →
אֲנָשָׁ֗א'e.no.sha'human theH606 →
וּלְמַן־u.le.man-and to whomeverH4479 →
דִּ֤יdiwhomH1768 →
יִצְבֵּא֙yitz.Be'he will be pleasedH6634 →
יִתְּנִנַּ֔הּyi.te.ni.Nahhe will give itH5415 →
וּשְׁפַ֥לu.she.Faland a lowly [one] ofH8215 →
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimhumankindH606 →
יְקִ֥יםye.Kimhe will set upH6966 →
עֲלַֽהּ׃a.lai.yahover itH5922 →

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Daniel 4:25You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.Psalms 75:6–7For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.Jeremiah 27:5–7By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.Daniel 5:18–21As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.Acts 7:48However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:Psalms 113:7–8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dumpJohn 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”1 Corinthians 1:28He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,Jeremiah 27:5By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.Daniel 11:21In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.Daniel 4:32–35You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”Psalms 83:17–18May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.Psalms 7:17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.2 Chronicles 20:6and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.Deuteronomy 32:8When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.

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