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Daniel 5:21

He 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.

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ASV

and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts’, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the Most High God ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will.

KJV

And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּמִן־u.min-and away fromH4481 →
בְּנֵי֩be.Nei[the] sons ofH1247 →
אֲנָשָׁ֨א'a.na.Sha'<the> humankindH606 →
טְרִ֜ידte.Ridhe was chasedH2957 →
וְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀ve.li.Vehand heart hisH3825 →
עִם־'im-withH5974 →
חֵיוְתָ֣אcheiv.Ta'animal[s] theH2423 →
שַׁוִּ֗יְוshe.vithey madeH7739 →
וְעִם־ve.'im-and [was] withH5974 →
עֲרָֽדַיָּא֙'a.ra.dai.Ya'wild donkeys theH6167 →
מְדוֹרֵ֔הּme.do.Rehdwelling place hisH4070 →
עִשְׂבָּ֤א'is.Ba'<the> grassH6211 →
כְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.Rinlike oxenH8450 →
יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּye.Ta.'a.mu.Nehthey fed himH2939 →
וּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.Taland from [the] dew ofH2920 →
שְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065 →
גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgish.Mehbody hisH1655 →
יִצְטַבַּ֑עyitz.ta.Ba'it became wetH6647 →
עַ֣ד'aduntilH5705 →
דִּֽי־di-thatH1768 →
יְדַ֗עye.Da'he knewH3046 →
דִּֽי־di-thatH1768 →
שַׁלִּ֞יטsha.Lit[was] having masteryH7990 →
אֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'<the> GodH426 →
עִלָּאָה֙i.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 →
יִצְבֵּ֖הyitz.Behhe will be pleasedH6634 →
יְהָקֵ֥יםye.ha.Keimhe will appointH6966 →
עֲלַֽהּ׃a.la.yehover 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.Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”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 4:32You 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.”Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”Daniel 4:17This 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.’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.”Psalms 83:17–18May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.Exodus 9:14–16Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.Job 30:3–7Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night.Daniel 4:32–33You 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.”Daniel 4:23And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’Acts 16:17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”Hebrews 7:1This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,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.Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.Micah 6:6With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?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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