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Daniel 4:32

You 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.”

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ASV

and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made 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.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּמִן־u.min-and away fromH4481 →
אֲנָשָׁא֩'a.na.Sha'<the> humankindH606 →
לָ֨ךְlakh<obj.> you
טָֽרְדִ֜יןta.re.Din[they are] about to chaseH2957 →
וְֽעִם־ve.'im-and [will be] withH5974 →
חֵיוַ֧תchei.Vat[the] animal[s] ofH2423 →
בָּרָ֣אba.Ra'field theH1251 →
מְדֹרָ֗ךְme.do.Rakhdwelling place yourH4070 →
עִשְׂבָּ֤א'is.Ba'<the> grassH6211 →
כְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.Rinlike oxenH8450 →
לָ֣ךְlakhto you
יְטַעֲמ֔וּןye.ta.'a.Munthey will feedH2939 →
וְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'Ahand sevenH7655 →
עִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NintimesH5732 →
יַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.Funthey will passH2499 →
עֲלָ֑ךְa.la.yikhover youH5922 →
עַ֣ד'aduntilH5705 →
דִּֽי־di-thatH1768 →
תִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'you will knowH3046 →
דִּֽי־di-thatH1768 →
שַׁלִּ֤יטsha.Lit[is] having masteryH7990 →
עִלָּיָא֙i.la.ya'Most High theH5943 →
בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.Khutover [the] kingdom ofH4437 →
אֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'<the> humankindH606 →
וּלְמַן־u.le.man-and to whomeverH4479 →
דִּ֥יdiwhomH1768 →
יִצְבֵּ֖אyitz.Be'he will be pleasedH6634 →
יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.Nahhe will give itH5415 →

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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.James 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Romans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.Daniel 4:34But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.Daniel 5:21He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.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.1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.Proverbs 8:15–16By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;Job 12:18–21He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.Daniel 4:36At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.Joshua 4:24He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”Exodus 8:10“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.1 Kings 3:7And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.John 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.”Job 36:22Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?Daniel 4:33At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

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