\id DAN
\h Daniel 
\toc3 DAN 
\toc2 Daniel 
\toc1 Daniel 
\mt1 Daniel  
\c 1
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w reign|strong="H4438"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Babylon \w came|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w besieged|strong="H6696"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* Lord \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w along|strong="H3027"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w some|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w articles|strong="H3627"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w*. \w He|strong="H1004"\w* carried \w these|strong="H1004"\w* \w off|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* land \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Shinar|strong="H8152"\w*, \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H5414"\w*, \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w treasury|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* ordered Ashpenaz, \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w chief|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* \w court|strong="H5631"\w* \w officials|strong="H5631"\w*, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* bring \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w family|strong="H2233"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w nobility|strong="H1121"\w*—   
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\v 4 \w young|strong="H3206"\w* \w men|strong="H3206"\w* \w without|strong="H3971"\w* \w blemish|strong="H3971"\w*, \w handsome|strong="H2896"\w*, gifted \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, knowledgeable, quick \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* qualified \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w serve|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w palace|strong="H1964"\w*—\w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w them|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w language|strong="H3956"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w literature|strong="H5612"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Chaldeans|strong="H3778"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* assigned \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w daily|strong="H3117"\w* provisions \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w food|strong="H6598"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* trained \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w after|strong="H3117"\w* \w which|strong="H1697"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w enter|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w service|strong="H5975"\w*.   
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\v 6 Among these \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* some \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w Mishael|strong="H4332"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w The|strong="H7760"\w* \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* \w official|strong="H8269"\w* \w gave|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* new \w names|strong="H8034"\w*: \w To|strong="H8034"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w* \w he|strong="H7760"\w* \w gave|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w Belteshazzar|strong="H1095"\w*; \w to|strong="H8034"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w Shadrach|strong="H7714"\w*; \w to|strong="H8034"\w* \w Mishael|strong="H4332"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4335"\w*; \w and|strong="H8269"\w* \w to|strong="H8034"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w*, Abednego.   
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\v 8 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w that|strong="H4428"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w defile|strong="H1351"\w* \w himself|strong="H3820"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w food|strong="H6598"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w asked|strong="H1245"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* \w official|strong="H8269"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* permission \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w defile|strong="H1351"\w* \w himself|strong="H3820"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w Now|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w granted|strong="H5414"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w* \w favor|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7356"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* \w official|strong="H8269"\w*,   
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\v 10 \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* said \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, “\w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w fear|strong="H3373"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* lord \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* assigned \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w drink|strong="H4960"\w*. \w For|strong="H6440"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w looking|strong="H7200"\w* thinner \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* other \w young|strong="H3206"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w age|strong="H1524"\w*? \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w would|strong="H4100"\w* \w endanger|strong="H2325"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*!”   
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\v 11 Then \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w* said \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* steward whom \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* \w official|strong="H8269"\w* \w had|strong="H8269"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4487"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w Mishael|strong="H4332"\w*, \w and|strong="H8269"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w*,   
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\v 12 “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w test|strong="H5254"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w for|strong="H4325"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w Let|strong="H4994"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* only \w vegetables|strong="H2235"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* eat \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* compare \w our|strong="H7200"\w* \w appearances|strong="H4758"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w those|strong="H5973"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w young|strong="H3206"\w* \w men|strong="H3206"\w* \w who|strong="H5650"\w* \w are|strong="H5650"\w* eating \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w food|strong="H6598"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w deal|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* according \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H2088"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w consented|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w tested|strong="H5254"\w* \w them|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w end|strong="H7117"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* healthier \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* nourished \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w young|strong="H3206"\w* \w men|strong="H3206"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* eating \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w food|strong="H6598"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* steward \w continued|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w withhold|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w choice|strong="H6598"\w* \w food|strong="H6598"\w* \w and|strong="H3196"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w drink|strong="H4960"\w*, \w and|strong="H3196"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w vegetables|strong="H2235"\w* instead.   
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\v 17 \w To|strong="H5414"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* four \w young|strong="H3206"\w* \w men|strong="H3206"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H4093"\w* \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w understanding|strong="H7919"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* kind \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w literature|strong="H5612"\w* \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*. \w And|strong="H2451"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w insight|strong="H7919"\w* \w into|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w kinds|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w visions|strong="H2377"\w* \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w dreams|strong="H2472"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w end|strong="H7117"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* specified \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* \w official|strong="H8269"\w* presented \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w among|strong="H4672"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w young|strong="H4672"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* equal \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w Mishael|strong="H4332"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w entered|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w service|strong="H5975"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* understanding \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w which|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w consulted|strong="H1245"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w times|strong="H3027"\w* \w better|strong="H3027"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w magicians|strong="H2748"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* enchanters \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w* \w remained|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* first \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Cyrus|strong="H3566"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w second|strong="H8147"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w reign|strong="H4438"\w*, \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w dreams|strong="H2472"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w troubled|strong="H6470"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*, \w and|strong="H8141"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w* escaped \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w gave|strong="H7121"\w* orders \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w magicians|strong="H2748"\w*, enchanters, \w sorcerers|strong="H3784"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* astrologers \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w explain|strong="H5046"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w dreams|strong="H2472"\w*. \w When|strong="H2472"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w came|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*,   
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\v 3 \w he|strong="H4428"\w* said \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w anxious|strong="H6470"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w*.”   
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* astrologers \w answered|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* Aramaic, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w may|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w live|strong="H2418"\w* \w forever|strong="H5957"\w*! \w Tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H4428"\w* \w servants|strong="H5649"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.”   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w replied|strong="H6032"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* astrologers, “\w My|strong="H4481"\w* \w word|strong="H4406"\w* \w is|strong="H4406"\w* final: \w If|strong="H2006"\w* \w you|strong="H2006"\w* \w do|strong="H5648"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* tell \w me|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*, \w you|strong="H2006"\w* \w will|strong="H4430"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w cut|strong="H5648"\w* into \w pieces|strong="H1917"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* your \w houses|strong="H1005"\w* \w will|strong="H4430"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w reduced|strong="H7761"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* rubble.   
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\v 6 \w But|strong="H4481"\w* \w if|strong="H2006"\w* \w you|strong="H4481"\w* tell \w me|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w* \w and|strong="H3367"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*, \w you|strong="H4481"\w* will \w receive|strong="H6902"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w me|strong="H6925"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4978"\w* \w and|strong="H3367"\w* \w rewards|strong="H5023"\w* \w and|strong="H3367"\w* \w great|strong="H7690"\w* \w honor|strong="H3367"\w*. \w So|strong="H2006"\w* tell \w me|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w* \w and|strong="H3367"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.”   
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\v 7 They \w answered|strong="H6032"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w second|strong="H8579"\w* \w time|strong="H8579"\w*, “Let \w the|strong="H2324"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* tell \w the|strong="H2324"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w* \w to|strong="H4430"\w* his \w servants|strong="H5649"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H4430"\w* give \w the|strong="H2324"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w replied|strong="H6032"\w*, “\w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w know|strong="H3046"\w* \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w sure|strong="H3330"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w are|strong="H1768"\w* stalling \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w time|strong="H5732"\w* \w because|strong="H6903"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w see|strong="H2370"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w my|strong="H4481"\w* \w word|strong="H4406"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* final.   
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\v 9 \w If|strong="H2006"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* do \w not|strong="H3809"\w* tell \w me|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w*, \w there|strong="H1768"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* only \w one|strong="H2298"\w* \w decree|strong="H1882"\w* \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*. \w You|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* conspired \w to|strong="H6925"\w* speak \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w me|strong="H6925"\w* \w false|strong="H3538"\w* \w and|strong="H2493"\w* fraudulent \w words|strong="H4406"\w*, hoping \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w situation|strong="H5732"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w change|strong="H8133"\w*. Therefore tell \w me|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w*, \w and|strong="H2493"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w know|strong="H3046"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w can|strong="H1768"\w* give \w me|strong="H6925"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.”   
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\v 10 \w The|strong="H3606"\w* astrologers \w answered|strong="H6032"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3809"\w* \w one|strong="H1836"\w* \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w earth|strong="H3007"\w* \w can|strong="H3202"\w* \w do|strong="H5922"\w* \w what|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* requests! \w No|strong="H3809"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, however \w great|strong="H7229"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* powerful, \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w ever|strong="H3809"\w* \w asked|strong="H7593"\w* \w anything|strong="H4406"\w* \w like|strong="H4406"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w any|strong="H3606"\w* \w magician|strong="H2749"\w*, enchanter, \w or|strong="H3809"\w* astrologer.   
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\v 11 \w What|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* requests \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w difficult|strong="H3358"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w no|strong="H3809"\w* one \w can|strong="H1768"\w* tell \w it|strong="H1321"\w* \w to|strong="H6925"\w* \w him|strong="H6925"\w* \w except|strong="H3861"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* gods, \w whose|strong="H1768"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H4070"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w mortals|strong="H1321"\w*.”   
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\v 12 \w This|strong="H1836"\w* response made \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w so|strong="H6903"\w* \w angry|strong="H1149"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w furious|strong="H7108"\w* \w that|strong="H3606"\w* \w he|strong="H6903"\w* gave orders \w to|strong="H4430"\w* destroy \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon.   
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\v 13 So \w the|strong="H6992"\w* \w decree|strong="H1882"\w* \w went|strong="H1841"\w* \w out|strong="H5312"\w* that \w the|strong="H6992"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* were \w to|strong="H1156"\w* \w be|strong="H1841"\w* executed, \w and|strong="H1156"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w went|strong="H1841"\w* \w to|strong="H1156"\w* look \w for|strong="H1156"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w and|strong="H1156"\w* \w his|strong="H1156"\w* \w friends|strong="H2269"\w* \w to|strong="H1156"\w* execute them.   
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\v 14 \w When|strong="H1768"\w* Arioch, \w the|strong="H1768"\w* commander \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*’s \w guard|strong="H2877"\w*, \w went|strong="H1841"\w* \w out|strong="H5312"\w* \w to|strong="H2942"\w* execute \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon, \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* responded \w with|strong="H8421"\w* \w discretion|strong="H5843"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* tact.   
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\v 15 “\w Why|strong="H4101"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w decree|strong="H1882"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w so|strong="H1768"\w* harsh?” \w he|strong="H1768"\w* asked. \w Then|strong="H4430"\w* Arioch explained \w the|strong="H5922"\w* situation \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w went|strong="H5954"\w* \w in|strong="H5954"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w asked|strong="H1156"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w to|strong="H1156"\w* \w give|strong="H5415"\w* \w him|strong="H4481"\w* \w some|strong="H4481"\w* \w time|strong="H2166"\w*, \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w could|strong="H1768"\w* \w give|strong="H5415"\w* \w him|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.   
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\v 17 Then \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* returned \w to|strong="H3046"\w* \w his|strong="H3046"\w* \w house|strong="H1005"\w* \w and|strong="H1005"\w* explained \w the|strong="H3046"\w* \w matter|strong="H4406"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* \w his|strong="H3046"\w* \w friends|strong="H2269"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w Mishael|strong="H4333"\w*, \w and|strong="H1005"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5839"\w*,   
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\v 18 urging \w them|strong="H5974"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* plead \w for|strong="H5922"\w* mercy \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* God \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5922"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w mystery|strong="H7328"\w*, \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w friends|strong="H2269"\w* would \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* killed \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w rest|strong="H7606"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* Babylon.   
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\v 19 During \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w night|strong="H3916"\w*, \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w mystery|strong="H7328"\w* \w was|strong="H1841"\w* \w revealed|strong="H1541"\w* \w to|strong="H1541"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w in|strong="H1768"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vision|strong="H2376"\w*, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1289"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* God \w of|strong="H1768"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w*   
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\v 20 \w and|strong="H6032"\w* declared: “\w Blessed|strong="H1289"\w* \w be|strong="H1934"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w name|strong="H8036"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* God \w forever|strong="H5957"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w ever|strong="H5957"\w*, \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2452"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w power|strong="H1370"\w* \w belong|strong="H1932"\w* \w to|strong="H5705"\w* \w Him|strong="H4481"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w He|strong="H1932"\w* \w changes|strong="H8133"\w* \w the|strong="H3046"\w* \w times|strong="H5732"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w seasons|strong="H2166"\w*; \w He|strong="H1932"\w* \w removes|strong="H5709"\w* \w kings|strong="H4430"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w establishes|strong="H6966"\w* \w them|strong="H3052"\w*. \w He|strong="H1932"\w* \w gives|strong="H3052"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2452"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* \w the|strong="H3046"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H4486"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* \w the|strong="H3046"\w* discerning.   
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\v 22 \w He|strong="H1932"\w* \w reveals|strong="H1541"\w* \w the|strong="H3046"\w* \w deep|strong="H5994"\w* \w and|strong="H5094"\w* \w hidden|strong="H5642"\w* \w things|strong="H5642"\w*; \w He|strong="H1932"\w* \w knows|strong="H3046"\w* \w what|strong="H4101"\w* lies in \w darkness|strong="H2816"\w*, \w and|strong="H5094"\w* \w light|strong="H5094"\w* \w dwells|strong="H8271"\w* \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w Him|strong="H5974"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w To|strong="H3046"\w* \w You|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w my|strong="H4481"\w* fathers, \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w give|strong="H3052"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3029"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w praise|strong="H7624"\w*, \w because|strong="H4481"\w* \w You|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* \w me|strong="H4481"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2452"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w power|strong="H1370"\w*. \w And|strong="H4430"\w* \w now|strong="H3705"\w* \w You|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w made|strong="H3046"\w* \w known|strong="H3046"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* \w me|strong="H4481"\w* \w what|strong="H1768"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w requested|strong="H1156"\w*, \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w You|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w made|strong="H3046"\w* \w known|strong="H3046"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* us \w the|strong="H4481"\w* dream \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*.”   
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\v 24 \w Therefore|strong="H3606"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w went|strong="H5954"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* Arioch, \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4483"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* said \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H5922"\w* not execute \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon! \w Bring|strong="H5954"\w* \w me|strong="H5922"\w* \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w I|strong="H1836"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* give \w him|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.”   
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\v 25 Arioch hastily \w brought|strong="H5954"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* said \w to|strong="H6925"\w* \w him|strong="H4481"\w*, “\w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w have|strong="H4430"\w* \w found|strong="H7912"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1400"\w* \w among|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w exiles|strong="H1123"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3061"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* tell \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.”   
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\v 26 \w The|strong="H1768"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w responded|strong="H6032"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, \w whose|strong="H1768"\w* \w name|strong="H8036"\w* \w was|strong="H1841"\w* \w Belteshazzar|strong="H1096"\w*, “\w Are|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w able|strong="H3546"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* tell me \w what|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* \w in|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w*, \w as|strong="H1768"\w* well \w as|strong="H1768"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*?”   
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\v 27 \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w answered|strong="H6032"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3809"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* man, enchanter, medium, \w or|strong="H3809"\w* \w magician|strong="H2749"\w* \w can|strong="H3202"\w* explain \w to|strong="H3202"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w mystery|strong="H7328"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w which|strong="H1768"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* inquires.   
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\v 28 \w But|strong="H1297"\w* \w there|strong="H1768"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* God \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w reveals|strong="H1541"\w* \w mysteries|strong="H7328"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w made|strong="H3046"\w* \w known|strong="H3046"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w what|strong="H4101"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* happen \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* latter \w days|strong="H3118"\w*. \w Your|strong="H1768"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w visions|strong="H2376"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w came|strong="H1768"\w* \w into|strong="H1541"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* \w mind|strong="H7217"\w* \w as|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* lay \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* \w bed|strong="H4903"\w* \w were|strong="H1934"\w* \w these|strong="H1836"\w*:   
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\v 29 \w As|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* lay \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w your|strong="H4903"\w* \w bed|strong="H4903"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w your|strong="H4903"\w* \w thoughts|strong="H7476"\w* \w turned|strong="H5559"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* future, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w Revealer|strong="H1541"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w Mysteries|strong="H7328"\w* \w made|strong="H3046"\w* \w known|strong="H3046"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w what|strong="H4101"\w* \w will|strong="H4101"\w* happen.   
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\v 30 \w And|strong="H4430"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w me|strong="H5922"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w mystery|strong="H7328"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* been \w revealed|strong="H1541"\w*, \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w because|strong="H4481"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w more|strong="H5922"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2452"\w* \w than|strong="H4481"\w* \w any|strong="H3606"\w* \w man|strong="H3861"\w* alive, \w but|strong="H3861"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* order \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w* might \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w made|strong="H3046"\w* \w known|strong="H3046"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w may|strong="H2417"\w* \w understand|strong="H3046"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w thoughts|strong="H7476"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w your|strong="H5922"\w* \w mind|strong="H3825"\w*.   
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\v 31 \w As|strong="H6903"\w* \w you|strong="H6903"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w were|strong="H1934"\w* \w watching|strong="H2370"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7229"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* appeared. \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7229"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* dazzling \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w stood|strong="H6966"\w* \w before|strong="H6903"\w* \w you|strong="H6903"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* its \w form|strong="H7299"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w awesome|strong="H1763"\w*.   
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\v 32 \w The|strong="H1768"\w* \w head|strong="H7217"\w* \w of|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w was|strong="H6755"\w* pure \w gold|strong="H1722"\w*, its chest \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w arms|strong="H1872"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w silver|strong="H3702"\w*, its \w belly|strong="H4577"\w* \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w thighs|strong="H3410"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5174"\w*,   
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\v 33 \w its|strong="H4481"\w* \w legs|strong="H8243"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w its|strong="H4481"\w* \w feet|strong="H7271"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w part|strong="H4481"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w part|strong="H4481"\w* \w clay|strong="H2635"\w*.   
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\v 34 \w As|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* watched, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stone \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w cut|strong="H1505"\w* \w out|strong="H1505"\w*, \w but|strong="H1768"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* by human \w hands|strong="H3028"\w*. \w It|strong="H5922"\w* \w struck|strong="H4223"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w its|strong="H5705"\w* \w feet|strong="H7271"\w* \w of|strong="H5922"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w clay|strong="H2635"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w crushed|strong="H1855"\w* \w them|strong="H1994"\w*.   
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\v 35 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w*, \w clay|strong="H2635"\w*, \w bronze|strong="H5174"\w*, \w silver|strong="H3702"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w* \w were|strong="H1934"\w* shattered \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w became|strong="H1934"\w* like \w chaff|strong="H5784"\w* on \w the|strong="H3606"\w* threshing floor \w in|strong="H7912"\w* \w summer|strong="H7007"\w*. \w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w wind|strong="H7308"\w* \w carried|strong="H5376"\w* \w them|strong="H1994"\w* \w away|strong="H5376"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* trace \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w them|strong="H1994"\w* \w could|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H1934"\w* \w found|strong="H7912"\w*. \w But|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* stone \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w had|strong="H1768"\w* \w struck|strong="H4223"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w became|strong="H1934"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7229"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2906"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w filled|strong="H4391"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w whole|strong="H3606"\w* earth.   
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\v 36 \w This|strong="H1836"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w*; \w now|strong="H4430"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H4430"\w* tell \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.   
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\v 37 \w You|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w are|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w kings|strong="H4430"\w*, \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* God \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* \w sovereignty|strong="H4437"\w*, \w power|strong="H2632"\w*, \w strength|strong="H8632"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w glory|strong="H3367"\w*.   
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\v 38 \w Wherever|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w sons|strong="H1123"\w* \w of|strong="H1123"\w* men or \w beasts|strong="H2423"\w* \w of|strong="H1123"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w field|strong="H1251"\w* or \w birds|strong="H5776"\w* \w of|strong="H1123"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* air \w dwell|strong="H1753"\w*, \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* \w them|strong="H3052"\w* into \w your|strong="H3052"\w* \w hand|strong="H3028"\w* \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w made|strong="H7981"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w ruler|strong="H7981"\w* \w over|strong="H7981"\w* \w them|strong="H3052"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w*. \w You|strong="H1768"\w* \w are|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w head|strong="H7217"\w* \w of|strong="H1123"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w*.   
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\v 39 \w But|strong="H3606"\w* \w after|strong="H4481"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w there|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w arise|strong="H6966"\w* another \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*, inferior \w to|strong="H4481"\w* yours. Next, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w third|strong="H8523"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*, one \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5174"\w*, \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w rule|strong="H7981"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w whole|strong="H3606"\w* earth.   
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\v 40 Finally, \w there|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H1934"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7244"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w strong|strong="H8624"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w*; \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w shatters|strong="H2827"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w crushes|strong="H1855"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w things|strong="H3606"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* like \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w crushes|strong="H1855"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w things|strong="H3606"\w*, \w it|strong="H1934"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* shatter \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w crush|strong="H1855"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* others.   
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\v 41 \w And|strong="H6523"\w* \w just|strong="H6903"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w feet|strong="H7271"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* toes \w were|strong="H1934"\w* made \w partly|strong="H4481"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* fired \w clay|strong="H2635"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w partly|strong="H4481"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w*, \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w this|strong="H4481"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H1934"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w divided|strong="H6386"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*, yet \w some|strong="H4481"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w strength|strong="H5326"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H1934"\w* \w in|strong="H4437"\w* \w it|strong="H1934"\w*—\w just|strong="H6903"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w mixed|strong="H6151"\w* \w with|strong="H6151"\w* \w clay|strong="H2635"\w*.   
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\v 42 \w And|strong="H6523"\w* \w as|strong="H8624"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* toes \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w feet|strong="H7271"\w* \w were|strong="H1934"\w* \w partly|strong="H4481"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w partly|strong="H4481"\w* \w clay|strong="H2635"\w*, \w so|strong="H4481"\w* \w this|strong="H4481"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* will \w be|strong="H1934"\w* \w partly|strong="H4481"\w* \w strong|strong="H8624"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w partly|strong="H4481"\w* \w brittle|strong="H8406"\w*.   
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\v 43 \w As|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w mixed|strong="H6151"\w* \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w clay|strong="H2635"\w*, \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* peoples \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w mix|strong="H6151"\w* \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w one|strong="H1836"\w* \w another|strong="H1836"\w* \w but|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* hold together any more \w than|strong="H1768"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* mixes \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w clay|strong="H2635"\w*.   
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\v 44 \w In|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w days|strong="H3118"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w those|strong="H1768"\w* \w kings|strong="H4430"\w*, \w the|strong="H3606"\w* God \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w never|strong="H5957"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2255"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3809"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w it|strong="H1932"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w left|strong="H7662"\w* \w to|strong="H4430"\w* another \w people|strong="H5972"\w*. \w It|strong="H1932"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* shatter \w all|strong="H3606"\w* these \w kingdoms|strong="H4437"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* bring them \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w an|strong="H5487"\w* \w end|strong="H5487"\w*, \w but|strong="H3606"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w itself|strong="H1932"\w* \w stand|strong="H6966"\w* \w forever|strong="H5957"\w*.   
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\v 45 \w And|strong="H6523"\w* \w just|strong="H6903"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stone being \w cut|strong="H1505"\w* \w out|strong="H1505"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2906"\w* \w without|strong="H3809"\w* human \w hands|strong="H3028"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w it|strong="H1934"\w* shattered \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w*, \w bronze|strong="H5174"\w*, \w clay|strong="H2635"\w*, \w silver|strong="H3702"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w*, \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w great|strong="H7229"\w* God \w has|strong="H1768"\w* told \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w what|strong="H4101"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* happen \w in|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* future. \w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w true|strong="H3330"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* trustworthy.”   
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\v 46 At \w this|strong="H5922"\w*, \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w fell|strong="H5308"\w* \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* face, paid \w homage|strong="H5457"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, \w and|strong="H5308"\w* ordered \w that|strong="H5922"\w* \w an|strong="H5260"\w* \w offering|strong="H4504"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w incense|strong="H5208"\w* \w be|strong="H1841"\w* presented \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w*.   
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\v 47 \w The|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w said|strong="H6032"\w* \w to|strong="H3202"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H1768"\w* God \w is|strong="H1768"\w* truly \w the|strong="H4481"\w* God \w of|strong="H4481"\w* gods \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w Lord|strong="H4756"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w kings|strong="H4430"\w*, \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w Revealer|strong="H1541"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w Mysteries|strong="H7328"\w*, \w since|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w able|strong="H3202"\w* \w to|strong="H3202"\w* \w reveal|strong="H1541"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w mystery|strong="H7328"\w*.”   
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\v 48 \w Then|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w promoted|strong="H7236"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w gave|strong="H3052"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w* \w many|strong="H7690"\w* generous \w gifts|strong="H4978"\w*. \w He|strong="H1841"\w* \w made|strong="H7981"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w* \w ruler|strong="H7981"\w* \w over|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w entire|strong="H3606"\w* \w province|strong="H4083"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w chief|strong="H7229"\w* administrator \w over|strong="H5922"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon.   
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\v 49 \w And|strong="H4336"\w* at \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*’s \w request|strong="H1156"\w*, \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4483"\w* \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* Abednego \w to|strong="H5922"\w* manage \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w province|strong="H4083"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* Babylon, while \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* remained \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*’s \w court|strong="H8651"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w made|strong="H5648"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w golden|strong="H1722"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w sixty|strong="H8361"\w* cubits high \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w six|strong="H8353"\w* cubits \w wide|strong="H6613"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* it \w up|strong="H6966"\w* on \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w plain|strong="H1236"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w Dura|strong="H1757"\w* \w in|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w province|strong="H4083"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon.   
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\v 2 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w sent|strong="H7972"\w* word \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w assemble|strong="H3673"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* satraps, \w prefects|strong="H5460"\w*, \w governors|strong="H6347"\w*, advisers, \w treasurers|strong="H1411"\w*, \w judges|strong="H1884"\w*, \w magistrates|strong="H8614"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* other officials \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w provinces|strong="H4083"\w* \w to|strong="H4430"\w* attend \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w dedication|strong="H2597"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* satraps, \w prefects|strong="H5460"\w*, \w governors|strong="H6347"\w*, advisers, \w treasurers|strong="H1411"\w*, \w judges|strong="H1884"\w*, \w magistrates|strong="H8614"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w rulers|strong="H7984"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w provinces|strong="H4083"\w* \w assembled|strong="H3673"\w* \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w dedication|strong="H2597"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w they|strong="H3606"\w* \w stood|strong="H6966"\w* \w before|strong="H6903"\w* it.   
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\v 4 Then \w the|strong="H7123"\w* \w herald|strong="H3744"\w* \w loudly|strong="H2429"\w* \w proclaimed|strong="H7123"\w*, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5972"\w* \w of|strong="H5972"\w* every nation and \w language|strong="H3961"\w*, this is what you are commanded:   
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\v 5 \w As|strong="H3606"\w* \w soon|strong="H1768"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w hear|strong="H8086"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w sound|strong="H7032"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w*, \w flute|strong="H4953"\w*, \w zither|strong="H7030"\w*, \w lyre|strong="H7030"\w*, \w harp|strong="H6460"\w*, \w pipes|strong="H5481"\w*, \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w kinds|strong="H2178"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w music|strong="H2170"\w*, \w you|strong="H1768"\w* must \w fall|strong="H5308"\w* \w down|strong="H5308"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w golden|strong="H1722"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="H5308"\w* \w whoever|strong="H4479"\w* does \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w fall|strong="H5308"\w* \w down|strong="H5308"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w immediately|strong="H8160"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* thrown \w into|strong="H1459"\w* \w the|strong="H5457"\w* \w blazing|strong="H3345"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* furnace.”   
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\v 7 \w Therefore|strong="H3606"\w*, \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w soon|strong="H1768"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w people|strong="H5972"\w* \w heard|strong="H8086"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w sound|strong="H7032"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w*, \w flute|strong="H4953"\w*, \w zither|strong="H7030"\w*, \w lyre|strong="H7030"\w*, \w harp|strong="H6460"\w*, \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w kinds|strong="H2178"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w music|strong="H2170"\w*, \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w people|strong="H5972"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w every|strong="H3606"\w* nation \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w language|strong="H3961"\w* would \w fall|strong="H5308"\w* \w down|strong="H5308"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w golden|strong="H1722"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w At|strong="H6903"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w time|strong="H2166"\w* some astrologers \w came|strong="H7127"\w* \w forward|strong="H7127"\w* \w and|strong="H7127"\w* maliciously \w accused|strong="H7170"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w Jews|strong="H3062"\w*,   
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\v 9 saying \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w*, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, may you \w live|strong="H2418"\w* \w forever|strong="H5957"\w*!   
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\v 10 \w You|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w have|strong="H4430"\w* \w issued|strong="H7761"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w decree|strong="H2942"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3606"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w hears|strong="H8086"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w sound|strong="H7032"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w*, \w flute|strong="H4953"\w*, \w zither|strong="H7030"\w*, \w lyre|strong="H7030"\w*, \w harp|strong="H6460"\w*, \w pipes|strong="H5481"\w*, \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w kinds|strong="H2178"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w music|strong="H2170"\w* must \w fall|strong="H5308"\w* \w down|strong="H5308"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w golden|strong="H1722"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w*,   
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\v 11 \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w whoever|strong="H4479"\w* does \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w fall|strong="H5308"\w* \w down|strong="H5308"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* thrown \w into|strong="H1459"\w* \w the|strong="H5457"\w* \w blazing|strong="H3345"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* furnace.   
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\v 12 \w But|strong="H1768"\w* \w there|strong="H1768"\w* \w are|strong="H1768"\w* some \w Jews|strong="H3062"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4483"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* manage \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w province|strong="H4083"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon—\w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* Abednego—\w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* ignored \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* refused \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w serve|strong="H6399"\w* \w your|strong="H6399"\w* gods \w or|strong="H3809"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w golden|strong="H1722"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w*, furious with \w rage|strong="H7266"\w*, summoned \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* Abednego. So these \w men|strong="H1400"\w* \w were|strong="H1400"\w* brought \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*,   
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\v 14 \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w said|strong="H6032"\w* \w to|strong="H6966"\w* them, “\w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* Abednego, \w is|strong="H1768"\w* it \w true|strong="H6656"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* do \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w serve|strong="H6399"\w* \w my|strong="H1768"\w* gods \w or|strong="H3809"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w golden|strong="H1722"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H5020"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w*?   
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\v 15 \w Now|strong="H3705"\w* \w when|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w hear|strong="H8086"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w sound|strong="H7032"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w*, \w flute|strong="H4953"\w*, \w zither|strong="H7030"\w*, \w lyre|strong="H7030"\w*, \w harp|strong="H6460"\w*, \w pipes|strong="H5481"\w*, \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w kinds|strong="H2178"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w music|strong="H2170"\w*, \w if|strong="H2006"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w are|strong="H1768"\w* \w ready|strong="H6263"\w* \w to|strong="H5308"\w* \w fall|strong="H5308"\w* \w down|strong="H5308"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w made|strong="H5648"\w*, very good. \w But|strong="H1768"\w* \w if|strong="H2006"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* refuse \w to|strong="H5308"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w*, \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H5732"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* thrown at once \w into|strong="H1459"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w blazing|strong="H3345"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* furnace. \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w what|strong="H4479"\w* god \w will|strong="H5732"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* able \w to|strong="H5308"\w* \w deliver|strong="H7804"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w my|strong="H4481"\w* \w hands|strong="H3028"\w*?”   
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\v 16 \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* Abednego \w replied|strong="H6032"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H4430"\w* \w no|strong="H3809"\w* \w need|strong="H2818"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w answer|strong="H6600"\w* \w you|strong="H5922"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w matter|strong="H6600"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w If|strong="H2006"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* God \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w serve|strong="H6399"\w* exists, \w then|strong="H4430"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w able|strong="H3202"\w* \w to|strong="H3202"\w* \w deliver|strong="H7804"\w* \w us|strong="H7804"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w blazing|strong="H3345"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* furnace \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w your|strong="H6399"\w* \w hand|strong="H3028"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w But|strong="H1768"\w* \w even|strong="H1768"\w* \w if|strong="H2006"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w does|strong="H1934"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w*, let \w it|strong="H1934"\w* \w be|strong="H1934"\w* \w known|strong="H3046"\w* \w to|strong="H3046"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w serve|strong="H6399"\w* \w your|strong="H6399"\w* gods \w or|strong="H2006"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w golden|strong="H1722"\w* \w statue|strong="H6755"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1934"\w* \w set|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w*.”   
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\v 19 At \w this|strong="H5922"\w*, \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w was|strong="H5020"\w* \w filled|strong="H4391"\w* \w with|strong="H5922"\w* rage, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w expression|strong="H6755"\w* \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* face \w changed|strong="H8133"\w* \w toward|strong="H5922"\w* \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* Abednego. \w He|strong="H1768"\w* gave orders \w to|strong="H5922"\w* heat \w the|strong="H5922"\w* furnace \w seven|strong="H7655"\w* \w times|strong="H7655"\w* \w hotter|strong="H5922"\w* \w than|strong="H1768"\w* usual,   
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\v 20 \w and|strong="H4336"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* commanded some \w mighty|strong="H1401"\w* \w men|strong="H1400"\w* \w of|strong="H1768"\w* valor \w in|strong="H1768"\w* \w his|strong="H1768"\w* \w army|strong="H2429"\w* \w to|strong="H2429"\w* \w tie|strong="H3729"\w* \w up|strong="H3729"\w* \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* Abednego \w and|strong="H4336"\w* throw them \w into|strong="H7412"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w blazing|strong="H3345"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* furnace.   
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\v 21 So they \w were|strong="H1400"\w* \w tied|strong="H3729"\w* \w up|strong="H3729"\w*, wearing robes, \w trousers|strong="H5622"\w*, \w turbans|strong="H3737"\w*, and other \w clothes|strong="H3831"\w*, and they \w were|strong="H1400"\w* thrown \w into|strong="H1459"\w* the \w blazing|strong="H3345"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* furnace.   
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\v 22 \w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*’s \w command|strong="H4406"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w urgent|strong="H2685"\w* \w and|strong="H4336"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* furnace \w so|strong="H1768"\w* hot \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* \w flames|strong="H7631"\w* \w killed|strong="H6992"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w men|strong="H1400"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* carried \w up|strong="H5267"\w* \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* Abednego.   
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\v 23 \w And|strong="H4336"\w* these \w three|strong="H8532"\w* \w men|strong="H1400"\w*, \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* Abednego, firmly \w bound|strong="H3729"\w*, \w fell|strong="H5308"\w* \w into|strong="H1459"\w* the \w blazing|strong="H3345"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* furnace.   
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\v 24 Suddenly \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* jumped \w up|strong="H6966"\w* \w in|strong="H4430"\w* amazement \w and|strong="H6032"\w* asked \w his|strong="H5020"\w* advisers, “Did \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* throw \w three|strong="H8532"\w* \w men|strong="H1400"\w*, firmly \w bound|strong="H3729"\w*, \w into|strong="H1459"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w fire|strong="H5135"\w*?” “\w Certainly|strong="H3330"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*,” \w they|strong="H3809"\w* \w replied|strong="H6032"\w*.   
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\v 25 “\w Look|strong="H1888"\w*!” \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w exclaimed|strong="H6032"\w*. “\w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w see|strong="H2370"\w* four \w men|strong="H1400"\w*, unbound \w and|strong="H6032"\w* unharmed, \w walking|strong="H1981"\w* around \w in|strong="H1981"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w fire|strong="H5135"\w*—\w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7244"\w* looks \w like|strong="H1821"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1247"\w* \w of|strong="H1247"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* gods!”   
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\v 26 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w approached|strong="H7127"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w door|strong="H8651"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w blazing|strong="H3345"\w* \w fiery|strong="H5135"\w* furnace \w and|strong="H6032"\w* called \w out|strong="H5312"\w*, “\w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* Abednego, \w servants|strong="H5649"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w Most|strong="H5943"\w* \w High|strong="H5943"\w* God, \w come|strong="H7127"\w* \w out|strong="H5312"\w*!” \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* Abednego \w came|strong="H7127"\w* \w out|strong="H5312"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w fire|strong="H5135"\w*,   
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\v 27 \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w when|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* satraps, \w prefects|strong="H5460"\w*, \w governors|strong="H6347"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w royal|strong="H4430"\w* advisers \w had|strong="H4430"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3673"\w* \w around|strong="H3673"\w*, \w they|strong="H1768"\w* \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w fire|strong="H5135"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* \w no|strong="H3809"\w* \w effect|strong="H7981"\w* \w on|strong="H7981"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w bodies|strong="H1655"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* these \w men|strong="H1400"\w*. \w Not|strong="H3809"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hair|strong="H8177"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* their \w heads|strong="H7217"\w* \w was|strong="H1655"\w* \w singed|strong="H2761"\w*, their robes \w were|strong="H1400"\w* unaffected, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w there|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H1655"\w* \w no|strong="H3809"\w* \w smell|strong="H7382"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w fire|strong="H5135"\w* \w on|strong="H7981"\w* them.   
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\v 28 \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* declared, “\w Blessed|strong="H1289"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* God \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* Abednego, \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w sent|strong="H7972"\w* \w His|strong="H5922"\w* \w angel|strong="H4398"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w delivered|strong="H7804"\w* \w His|strong="H5922"\w* \w servants|strong="H5649"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w trusted|strong="H7365"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w Him|strong="H5922"\w*. \w They|strong="H1768"\w* violated \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*’s \w command|strong="H4406"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* risked \w their|strong="H3606"\w* lives rather \w than|strong="H1768"\w* \w serve|strong="H6399"\w* \w or|strong="H3809"\w* \w worship|strong="H5457"\w* \w any|strong="H3606"\w* god \w except|strong="H3861"\w* \w their|strong="H3606"\w* own God.   
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\v 29 \w Therefore|strong="H3606"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w decree|strong="H2942"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w people|strong="H5972"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w any|strong="H3606"\w* nation \w or|strong="H3809"\w* \w language|strong="H3961"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* say anything offensive \w against|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* God \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* Abednego \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w cut|strong="H5648"\w* into \w pieces|strong="H1917"\w* \w and|strong="H4336"\w* \w their|strong="H3606"\w* \w houses|strong="H1005"\w* \w reduced|strong="H7739"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* rubble. \w For|strong="H5922"\w* \w there|strong="H6903"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w no|strong="H3809"\w* other god \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w can|strong="H3202"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5338"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* way.”   
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\v 30 \w Then|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H4430"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w promoted|strong="H6744"\w* \w Shadrach|strong="H7715"\w*, \w Meshach|strong="H4336"\w*, \w and|strong="H4336"\w* Abednego \w in|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H4430"\w* \w province|strong="H4083"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Babylon.   
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\v 1 King \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w*, \w To|strong="H1934"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* people \w of|strong="H1005"\w* every nation \w and|strong="H1005"\w* language who dwell \w in|strong="H1965"\w* all \w the|strong="H5020"\w* earth: May \w your|strong="H5020"\w* prosperity \w be|strong="H1934"\w* multiplied.   
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\v 2 I am pleased \w to|strong="H5922"\w* declare \w the|strong="H5922"\w* signs \w and|strong="H1763"\w* wonders \w that|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* Most High God has performed \w for|strong="H5922"\w* \w me|strong="H5922"\w*.   
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\v 3 How great \w are|strong="H1768"\w* \w His|strong="H4481"\w* signs, how mighty \w His|strong="H4481"\w* wonders! \w His|strong="H4481"\w* kingdom \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w an|strong="H3606"\w* eternal kingdom; \w His|strong="H4481"\w* dominion endures \w from|strong="H4481"\w* generation \w to|strong="H2942"\w* generation.   
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\v 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease \w in|strong="H5954"\w* my house \w and|strong="H2493"\w* flourishing \w in|strong="H5954"\w* my palace.   
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\v 5 \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w had|strong="H1768"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w*, \w and|strong="H2493"\w* \w it|strong="H6925"\w* frightened \w me|strong="H6925"\w*; \w while|strong="H5705"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H1841"\w* \w in|strong="H5954"\w* \w my|strong="H1768"\w* bed, \w the|strong="H6925"\w* images \w and|strong="H2493"\w* visions \w in|strong="H5954"\w* \w my|strong="H1768"\w* \w mind|strong="H7308"\w* alarmed \w me|strong="H6925"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* issued \w a|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* wise men \w of|strong="H1768"\w* Babylon \w be|strong="H3809"\w* brought before me \w to|strong="H3046"\w* interpret \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w* \w for|strong="H1768"\w* me.   
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\v 7 When \w the|strong="H5922"\w* magicians, enchanters, astrologers, \w and|strong="H1934"\w* diviners came \w in|strong="H5922"\w*, I told \w them|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* dream, but they could not interpret \w it|strong="H1934"\w* \w for|strong="H5922"\w* \w me|strong="H5922"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w But|strong="H3606"\w* at last, into my presence \w came|strong="H4291"\w* Daniel (\w whose|strong="H3606"\w* name \w is|strong="H3606"\w* Belteshazzar after \w the|strong="H3606"\w* name \w of|strong="H3606"\w* my god, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w in|strong="H8631"\w* whom \w is|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* spirit \w of|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* holy gods). \w And|strong="H8065"\w* I told him \w the|strong="H3606"\w* dream:   
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\v 9 “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* Belteshazzar, chief \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* magicians, \w I|strong="H4481"\w* know \w that|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* spirit \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* holy gods \w is|strong="H3606"\w* \w in|strong="H1753"\w* \w you|strong="H4481"\w* \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w that|strong="H3606"\w* \w no|strong="H3606"\w* mystery baffles \w you|strong="H4481"\w*. \w So|strong="H4481"\w* explain \w to|strong="H4481"\w* \w me|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* visions \w I|strong="H4481"\w* saw \w in|strong="H1753"\w* \w my|strong="H4481"\w* dream, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w their|strong="H3606"\w* interpretation.   
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\v 10 \w In|strong="H5922"\w* \w these|strong="H4481"\w* \w visions|strong="H2376"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w my|strong="H5922"\w* \w mind|strong="H7217"\w* as \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* lying \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w bed|strong="H4903"\w*, \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* \w this|strong="H5922"\w* come \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w pass|strong="H1934"\w*: There \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tree \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* midst \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* land, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w its|strong="H4481"\w* height \w was|strong="H1934"\w* great.   
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\v 11 \w The|strong="H4481"\w* tree grew large \w and|strong="H3652"\w* strong; \w its|strong="H4481"\w* top reached \w the|strong="H4481"\w* sky, \w and|strong="H3652"\w* \w it|strong="H6853"\w* \w was|strong="H2423"\w* visible \w to|strong="H2429"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* ends \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* earth.   
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\v 12 Its leaves \w were|strong="H1768"\w* beautiful, its fruit \w was|strong="H2423"\w* abundant, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* upon it \w was|strong="H2423"\w* food \w for|strong="H1768"\w* all. Under it \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w beasts|strong="H2423"\w* \w of|strong="H2920"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w field|strong="H1251"\w* found shelter, \w in|strong="H2508"\w* its branches \w the|strong="H1768"\w* birds \w of|strong="H2920"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* air nested, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w from|strong="H1768"\w* it every creature \w was|strong="H2423"\w* fed.   
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\v 13 As \w I|strong="H4481"\w* lay \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w my|strong="H5922"\w* bed, \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w also|strong="H4481"\w* saw \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* visions \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w my|strong="H5922"\w* \w mind|strong="H3825"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* watcher, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* holy one, coming down \w from|strong="H4481"\w* heaven.   
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\v 14 \w He|strong="H1768"\w* called \w out|strong="H6966"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* loud voice: ‘Cut down \w the|strong="H5922"\w* tree \w and|strong="H4437"\w* chop off \w its|strong="H3046"\w* branches; strip off \w its|strong="H3046"\w* leaves \w and|strong="H4437"\w* scatter \w its|strong="H3046"\w* fruit. Let \w the|strong="H5922"\w* beasts flee \w from|strong="H1768"\w* under \w it|strong="H5922"\w*, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* birds \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w its|strong="H3046"\w* branches.   
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\v 15 \w But|strong="H1768"\w* leave \w the|strong="H3606"\w* stump \w with|strong="H6903"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* roots \w in|strong="H5020"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* ground, \w with|strong="H6903"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* band \w of|strong="H4437"\w* iron \w and|strong="H4430"\w* bronze around it, \w in|strong="H5020"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* tender grass \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* field. Let him \w be|strong="H3809"\w* drenched \w with|strong="H6903"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* dew \w of|strong="H4437"\w* heaven \w and|strong="H4430"\w* graze \w with|strong="H6903"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* beasts on \w the|strong="H3606"\w* grass \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* earth.   
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\v 16 Let \w his|strong="H1768"\w* mind \w be|strong="H8160"\w* changed \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* let him \w be|strong="H8160"\w* given \w the|strong="H1768"\w* mind \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* beast till \w seven|strong="H2298"\w* \w times|strong="H2298"\w* pass him by.   
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\v 17 \w This|strong="H3606"\w* decision \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* decree \w of|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* watchers, \w the|strong="H3606"\w* verdict declared by \w the|strong="H3606"\w* holy ones, \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* living \w will|strong="H1768"\w* know \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* Most High rules over \w the|strong="H3606"\w* kingdom \w of|strong="H1768"\w* mankind \w and|strong="H8065"\w* gives it \w to|strong="H8065"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* wishes, setting over it \w the|strong="H3606"\w* lowliest \w of|strong="H1768"\w* men.’   
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\v 18 \w This|strong="H3606"\w* \w is|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* dream \w that|strong="H3606"\w* I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me \w the|strong="H3606"\w* interpretation, \w because|strong="H3606"\w* \w none|strong="H3606"\w* \w of|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* wise men \w of|strong="H3606"\w* my kingdom can interpret \w it|strong="H8460"\w* \w for|strong="H4203"\w* me. \w But|strong="H3606"\w* you are able, \w because|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* spirit \w of|strong="H1753"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* holy gods \w is|strong="H3606"\w* \w in|strong="H1753"\w* you.”   
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\v 19 \w For|strong="H1768"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* time, Daniel, \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w also|strong="H4430"\w* known \w as|strong="H1768"\w* Belteshazzar, \w was|strong="H4430"\w* perplexed, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H1768"\w* thoughts alarmed him. \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* said, “Belteshazzar, \w do|strong="H8065"\w* not let \w the|strong="H1768"\w* dream \w or|strong="H4430"\w* its interpretation alarm \w you|strong="H1768"\w*.” “\w My|strong="H1768"\w* lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may \w the|strong="H1768"\w* dream apply \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w those|strong="H1768"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* hate \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* its interpretation \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* enemies!   
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H5922"\w* tree \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* grew large \w and|strong="H4430"\w* strong, \w whose|strong="H1768"\w* top reached \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w sky|strong="H8065"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* visible \w to|strong="H5922"\w* all \w the|strong="H5922"\w* earth,   
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\v 21 \w whose|strong="H1768"\w* foliage \w was|strong="H4430"\w* beautiful \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w whose|strong="H1768"\w* fruit \w was|strong="H4430"\w* abundant, providing food \w for|strong="H5922"\w* all, under \w which|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* beasts \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* field lived, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w whose|strong="H1768"\w* branches \w the|strong="H5922"\w* birds \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* air nested—   
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\v 22 \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* king, \w are|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* tree! \w For|strong="H5922"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1934"\w* become great \w and|strong="H8065"\w* strong; \w your|strong="H1768"\w* greatness \w has|strong="H1768"\w* grown \w to|strong="H5922"\w* reach \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w sky|strong="H8065"\w*, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* dominion extends \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* ends \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* earth.   
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\v 23 \w And|strong="H4437"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* king, saw \w a|strong="H3068"\w* watcher, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* holy one, coming down \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w and|strong="H4437"\w* saying: ‘Cut down \w the|strong="H4481"\w* tree \w and|strong="H4437"\w* destroy \w it|strong="H4481"\w*, \w but|strong="H4481"\w* \w leave|strong="H7662"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w stump|strong="H6136"\w* with \w its|strong="H3046"\w* \w roots|strong="H8330"\w* \w in|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* ground, with \w a|strong="H3068"\w* band \w of|strong="H4481"\w* iron \w and|strong="H4437"\w* bronze around \w it|strong="H4481"\w*, \w in|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* tender grass \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* field. Let \w him|strong="H4481"\w* be drenched with \w the|strong="H4481"\w* dew \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w*, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* graze with \w the|strong="H4481"\w* beasts \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* field till seven times pass \w him|strong="H4481"\w* \w by|strong="H4481"\w*.’   
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\v 24 \w This|strong="H5922"\w* is \w the|strong="H5922"\w* interpretation, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w this|strong="H5922"\w* is \w the|strong="H5922"\w* decree \w that|strong="H2006"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* Most High \w has|strong="H4430"\w* issued \w against|strong="H5922"\w* \w my|strong="H5922"\w* lord \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*:   
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\v 25 \w You|strong="H5922"\w* \w will|strong="H4430"\w* be driven away from mankind, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w your|strong="H5020"\w* dwelling \w will|strong="H4430"\w* be \w with|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* beasts \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* field. \w You|strong="H5922"\w* \w will|strong="H4430"\w* feed \w on|strong="H5922"\w* grass like \w an|strong="H3606"\w* ox \w and|strong="H4430"\w* be drenched \w with|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* dew \w of|strong="H4430"\w* heaven, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* seven times \w shall|strong="H3606"\w* pass \w you|strong="H5922"\w* by, until \w you|strong="H5922"\w* acknowledge \w that|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* Most High rules \w over|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* kingdom \w of|strong="H4430"\w* mankind \w and|strong="H4430"\w* gives \w it|strong="H5922"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* whom \w He|strong="H5020"\w* wishes.   
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\v 26 \w As|strong="H1768"\w* \w for|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* command \w to|strong="H5922"\w* leave \w the|strong="H5922"\w* stump \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* tree \w with|strong="H5922"\w* its roots, \w your|strong="H1768"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H1934"\w* restored \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w as|strong="H1768"\w* \w soon|strong="H1768"\w* \w as|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* acknowledge \w that|strong="H1768"\w* Heaven rules.   
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\v 27 Therefore, may \w my|strong="H1768"\w* advice \w be|strong="H3809"\w* pleasing \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*. Break away \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* sins by doing \w what|strong="H1768"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* right, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* iniquities by showing mercy \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* oppressed. Perhaps \w there|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w an|strong="H4437"\w* extension \w of|strong="H1005"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* prosperity.”   
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\v 28 All \w this|strong="H4481"\w* happened \w to|strong="H4481"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w*.   
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\v 29 Twelve months later, \w as|strong="H6211"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H2423"\w* walking \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* roof \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w royal|strong="H4437"\w* palace \w of|strong="H4481"\w* Babylon,   
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\v 30 \w the|strong="H5922"\w* king exclaimed, “\w Is|strong="H1768"\w* \w this|strong="H5922"\w* not Babylon \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w Great|strong="H7236"\w*, \w which|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* myself \w have|strong="H1768"\w* built \w as|strong="H6211"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* royal residence \w by|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* might \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w my|strong="H5922"\w* power \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w for|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* glory \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w my|strong="H5922"\w* majesty?”   
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\v 31 While \w the|strong="H5922"\w* words \w were|strong="H1768"\w* still \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* king’s mouth, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* voice \w came|strong="H1768"\w* \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w*: “\w It|strong="H5922"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* decreed \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, King \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w*, \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* departed \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*.   
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\v 32 \w You|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H6634"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* driven away \w from|strong="H1768"\w* mankind \w to|strong="H2429"\w* \w live|strong="H1753"\w* \w with|strong="H5648"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* beasts \w of|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* field, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H6634"\w* feed on grass like \w an|strong="H5648"\w* ox. \w And|strong="H8065"\w* seven times \w will|strong="H6634"\w* \w pass|strong="H3809"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* by, until \w you|strong="H1768"\w* acknowledge \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w Most|strong="H2429"\w* High rules over \w the|strong="H3606"\w* kingdom \w of|strong="H1768"\w* mankind \w and|strong="H8065"\w* gives it \w to|strong="H2429"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w wishes|strong="H6634"\w*.”   
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\v 33 At \w that|strong="H5922"\w* moment \w the|strong="H5922"\w* sentence \w against|strong="H5922"\w* Nebuchadnezzar \w was|strong="H7238"\w* fulfilled. He \w was|strong="H7238"\w* driven away \w from|strong="H3367"\w* mankind. He ate grass like \w an|strong="H4437"\w* ox, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* body \w was|strong="H7238"\w* drenched \w with|strong="H8421"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* dew \w of|strong="H4437"\w* heaven, until \w his|strong="H5922"\w* hair grew like \w the|strong="H5922"\w* feathers \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w an|strong="H4437"\w* eagle \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* nails like \w the|strong="H5922"\w* claws \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bird.   
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\v 34 \w But|strong="H3606"\w* at \w the|strong="H3606"\w* end \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w those|strong="H8214"\w* days \w I|strong="H1768"\w*, \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w*, looked \w up|strong="H7313"\w* \w to|strong="H3202"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w my|strong="H1768"\w* sanity \w was|strong="H4430"\w* restored \w to|strong="H3202"\w* me. \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w praised|strong="H7624"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* Most High, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w honored|strong="H1922"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w glorified|strong="H1922"\w* Him \w who|strong="H1768"\w* lives forever: “\w For|strong="H1768"\w* \w His|strong="H1768"\w* dominion \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w an|strong="H3606"\w* everlasting dominion, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w His|strong="H1768"\w* kingdom endures \w from|strong="H1768"\w* generation \w to|strong="H3202"\w* generation.   
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\v 35 All 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?’”   
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\v 36 At 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.   
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\v 37 Now 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.   
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\v 1 Later, \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Belshazzar|strong="H1113"\w* \w held|strong="H5648"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7229"\w* \w feast|strong="H3900"\w* \w for|strong="H6903"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w of|strong="H4430"\w* his \w nobles|strong="H7261"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w he|strong="H6903"\w* \w drank|strong="H8355"\w* \w wine|strong="H2562"\w* \w with|strong="H5648"\w* them.   
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\v 2 \w Under|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* influence \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w wine|strong="H2562"\w*, \w Belshazzar|strong="H1113"\w* gave orders \w to|strong="H4430"\w* bring \w in|strong="H1965"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w silver|strong="H3702"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3984"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w his|strong="H4481"\w* father \w had|strong="H4430"\w* \w taken|strong="H5312"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w temple|strong="H1965"\w* \w in|strong="H1965"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3390"\w*, \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w could|strong="H1768"\w* \w drink|strong="H8355"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* them, along with \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w nobles|strong="H7261"\w*, \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w wives|strong="H7695"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w concubines|strong="H3904"\w*.   
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\v 3 Thus \w they|strong="H1768"\w* \w brought|strong="H5312"\w* \w in|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3984"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* been \w taken|strong="H5312"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w temple|strong="H1005"\w*, \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w house|strong="H1005"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* God \w in|strong="H4430"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3390"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w drank|strong="H8355"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* them, along with \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w nobles|strong="H7261"\w*, \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w wives|strong="H7695"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w concubines|strong="H3904"\w*.   
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\v 4 As they \w drank|strong="H8355"\w* \w the|strong="H7624"\w* \w wine|strong="H2562"\w*, they \w praised|strong="H7624"\w* their gods of \w gold|strong="H1722"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w silver|strong="H3702"\w*, \w bronze|strong="H5174"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w*, wood \w and|strong="H6523"\w* stone.   
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\v 5 \w At|strong="H6903"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* moment \w the|strong="H5922"\w* fingers \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* human \w hand|strong="H3028"\w* \w appeared|strong="H5312"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3790"\w* \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w plaster|strong="H1528"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w wall|strong="H3797"\w*, near \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w lampstand|strong="H5043"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w royal|strong="H4430"\w* \w palace|strong="H1965"\w*. \w As|strong="H6903"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* watched \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w hand|strong="H3028"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w writing|strong="H3790"\w*,   
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\v 6 his \w face|strong="H2122"\w* \w grew|strong="H8133"\w* \w pale|strong="H8133"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* his \w thoughts|strong="H7476"\w* so alarmed him \w that|strong="H4430"\w* his hips gave way \w and|strong="H4430"\w* his knees knocked \w together|strong="H1668"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w called|strong="H7123"\w* \w out|strong="H1505"\w* \w for|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* enchanters, astrologers, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w diviners|strong="H1505"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* be \w brought|strong="H5954"\w* \w in|strong="H5954"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w said|strong="H6032"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w these|strong="H1836"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* Babylon, “Whoever reads \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w inscription|strong="H3792"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* tells \w me|strong="H5922"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* be \w clothed|strong="H3848"\w* \w in|strong="H5954"\w* purple \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w have|strong="H7981"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w* \w chain|strong="H2002"\w* placed \w around|strong="H5922"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w neck|strong="H6676"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* be \w made|strong="H7981"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w third|strong="H8523"\w* highest \w ruler|strong="H7981"\w* \w in|strong="H5954"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*.”   
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\v 8 So \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*’s \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w came|strong="H5954"\w* \w in|strong="H5954"\w*, \w but|strong="H3606"\w* \w they|strong="H3606"\w* \w could|strong="H3546"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w read|strong="H7123"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w inscription|strong="H3792"\w* \w or|strong="H3809"\w* interpret it \w for|strong="H3046"\w* him.   
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\v 9 \w Then|strong="H4430"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Belshazzar|strong="H1113"\w* became even \w more|strong="H5922"\w* terrified, \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w face|strong="H2122"\w* \w grew|strong="H8133"\w* even \w more|strong="H5922"\w* \w pale|strong="H8133"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w nobles|strong="H7261"\w* \w were|strong="H7261"\w* bewildered.   
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\v 10 Hearing \w the|strong="H4430"\w* outcry \w of|strong="H1005"\w* \w the|strong="H4430"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w his|strong="H5954"\w* \w nobles|strong="H7261"\w*, \w the|strong="H4430"\w* \w queen|strong="H4433"\w* \w entered|strong="H5954"\w* \w the|strong="H4430"\w* \w banquet|strong="H4961"\w* \w hall|strong="H1005"\w*. “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, may \w you|strong="H6903"\w* \w live|strong="H2418"\w* \w forever|strong="H5957"\w*!” \w she|strong="H4433"\w* \w said|strong="H6032"\w*. “Do not let your \w thoughts|strong="H7476"\w* terrify \w you|strong="H6903"\w*, \w or|strong="H4430"\w* your \w face|strong="H2122"\w* grow \w pale|strong="H8133"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w There|strong="H1768"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1400"\w* \w in|strong="H4437"\w* \w your|strong="H5020"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7308"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w holy|strong="H6922"\w* gods \w in|strong="H4437"\w* \w him|strong="H6966"\w*. \w In|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w days|strong="H3118"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w your|strong="H5020"\w* father \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w found|strong="H7912"\w* \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w have|strong="H5020"\w* \w insight|strong="H7924"\w*, intelligence, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2452"\w* like \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* gods. \w Your|strong="H5020"\w* father, \w King|strong="H4430"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w*, \w appointed|strong="H6966"\w* \w him|strong="H6966"\w* \w chief|strong="H7229"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w magicians|strong="H2749"\w*, enchanters, astrologers, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w diviners|strong="H1505"\w*. \w Your|strong="H5020"\w* own father, \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*,   
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\v 12 did \w this|strong="H3606"\w* \w because|strong="H6903"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, \w the|strong="H3606"\w* one \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w named|strong="H8036"\w* \w Belteshazzar|strong="H1096"\w*, \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w found|strong="H7912"\w* \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w have|strong="H7761"\w* \w an|strong="H3606"\w* \w extraordinary|strong="H3493"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7308"\w*, \w as|strong="H3606"\w* well \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H4486"\w*, \w understanding|strong="H7924"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* ability \w to|strong="H4430"\w* interpret \w dreams|strong="H2493"\w*, explain riddles, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w solve|strong="H8271"\w* \w difficult|strong="H7001"\w* \w problems|strong="H7001"\w*. \w Summon|strong="H7123"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, \w therefore|strong="H3606"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w give|strong="H7761"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w was|strong="H1841"\w* \w brought|strong="H5954"\w* \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w who|strong="H1768"\w* asked \w him|strong="H4481"\w*, “\w Are|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, one \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w exiles|strong="H1123"\w* \w my|strong="H4430"\w* father \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w brought|strong="H5954"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3061"\w*?   
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\v 14 \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w heard|strong="H8086"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7308"\w* \w of|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* gods \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w and|strong="H2452"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w insight|strong="H7924"\w*, intelligence, \w and|strong="H2452"\w* \w extraordinary|strong="H3493"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2452"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Now|strong="H3705"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w wise|strong="H2445"\w* \w men|strong="H2445"\w* \w and|strong="H3792"\w* enchanters \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w brought|strong="H5954"\w* \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w me|strong="H6925"\w* \w to|strong="H6925"\w* \w read|strong="H7123"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w inscription|strong="H3792"\w* \w and|strong="H3792"\w* interpret \w it|strong="H2324"\w* \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w me|strong="H6925"\w*, \w but|strong="H1768"\w* \w they|strong="H1768"\w* \w could|strong="H3546"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* give \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w But|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H7981"\w* \w heard|strong="H8086"\w* \w about|strong="H5922"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w are|strong="H1768"\w* \w able|strong="H3202"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w give|strong="H6590"\w* \w interpretations|strong="H6590"\w* \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w solve|strong="H8271"\w* \w difficult|strong="H7001"\w* \w problems|strong="H7001"\w*. \w Therefore|strong="H5922"\w*, \w if|strong="H2006"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w can|strong="H3202"\w* \w read|strong="H7123"\w* \w this|strong="H5922"\w* \w inscription|strong="H3792"\w* \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w give|strong="H6590"\w* \w me|strong="H5922"\w* \w its|strong="H6591"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w*, \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H3705"\w* \w clothed|strong="H3848"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* purple \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w have|strong="H7981"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w* \w chain|strong="H2002"\w* placed \w around|strong="H5922"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* \w neck|strong="H6676"\w*, \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H3705"\w* \w made|strong="H3046"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w third|strong="H8531"\w* highest \w ruler|strong="H7981"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*.”   
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\v 17 \w In|strong="H4430"\w* response, \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w said|strong="H6032"\w* \w to|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, “You may keep \w your|strong="H3052"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4978"\w* \w for|strong="H3046"\w* yourself \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w give|strong="H3052"\w* \w your|strong="H3052"\w* \w rewards|strong="H5023"\w* \w to|strong="H6925"\w* someone else. \w Nevertheless|strong="H1297"\w*, I \w will|strong="H4430"\w* \w read|strong="H7123"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w inscription|strong="H3792"\w* \w for|strong="H3046"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* interpret \w it|strong="H1934"\w* \w for|strong="H3046"\w* \w him|strong="H6925"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w As|strong="H4437"\w* for you, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w the|strong="H5020"\w* \w Most|strong="H5943"\w* \w High|strong="H5943"\w* God \w gave|strong="H3052"\w* \w your|strong="H5020"\w* father \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w sovereignty|strong="H4437"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w greatness|strong="H7238"\w*, \w glory|strong="H3367"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w honor|strong="H3367"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w Because|strong="H4481"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w greatness|strong="H7238"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w bestowed|strong="H3052"\w* on \w him|strong="H4481"\w*, \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w people|strong="H5972"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w every|strong="H3606"\w* nation \w and|strong="H1763"\w* \w language|strong="H3961"\w* \w trembled|strong="H1934"\w* \w in|strong="H1768"\w* \w fear|strong="H1763"\w* \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w him|strong="H4481"\w*. \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w killed|strong="H6992"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w wished|strong="H6634"\w* \w and|strong="H1763"\w* \w kept|strong="H1934"\w* \w alive|strong="H2418"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w wished|strong="H6634"\w*; \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7313"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w wished|strong="H6634"\w* \w and|strong="H1763"\w* \w humbled|strong="H8214"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w wished|strong="H6634"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w But|strong="H4481"\w* \w when|strong="H1768"\w* \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w heart|strong="H3825"\w* \w became|strong="H8631"\w* arrogant \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7308"\w* \w was|strong="H3825"\w* \w hardened|strong="H8631"\w* with \w pride|strong="H2103"\w*, \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H3825"\w* \w deposed|strong="H5182"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w royal|strong="H4437"\w* \w throne|strong="H3764"\w*, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w his|strong="H4481"\w* \w glory|strong="H3367"\w* \w was|strong="H3825"\w* \w taken|strong="H5709"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w him|strong="H4481"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H1655"\w* \w driven|strong="H2957"\w* \w away|strong="H2957"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* mankind, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w mind|strong="H3825"\w* \w was|strong="H1655"\w* \w like|strong="H2939"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w beast|strong="H2423"\w*. \w He|strong="H1768"\w* lived \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w wild|strong="H6167"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H6167"\w* \w and|strong="H8065"\w* ate \w grass|strong="H6211"\w* \w like|strong="H2939"\w* \w an|strong="H5705"\w* ox, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w body|strong="H1655"\w* \w was|strong="H1655"\w* \w drenched|strong="H6647"\w* \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w dew|strong="H2920"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w until|strong="H5705"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* acknowledged \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w Most|strong="H5943"\w* \w High|strong="H5943"\w* God \w rules|strong="H7990"\w* \w over|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* mankind, setting \w over|strong="H5922"\w* \w it|strong="H5922"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w wishes|strong="H6634"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w But|strong="H6903"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w his|strong="H1768"\w* \w son|strong="H1247"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Belshazzar|strong="H1113"\w*, \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w humbled|strong="H8214"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* \w heart|strong="H3825"\w*, \w even|strong="H1768"\w* \w though|strong="H6903"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w knew|strong="H3046"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w Instead|strong="H5922"\w*, \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7313"\w* \w yourself|strong="H7313"\w* \w against|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w Lord|strong="H4756"\w* \w of|strong="H1005"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w*. \w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3984"\w* \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w His|strong="H5922"\w* \w house|strong="H1005"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* brought \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w drank|strong="H8355"\w* \w wine|strong="H2562"\w* \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w them|strong="H5922"\w* \w with|strong="H5922"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* \w nobles|strong="H7261"\w*, \w wives|strong="H7695"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w concubines|strong="H3904"\w*, \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w praised|strong="H7624"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* gods \w of|strong="H1005"\w* \w silver|strong="H3702"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w*, \w bronze|strong="H5174"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w*, wood \w and|strong="H6523"\w* stone, \w which|strong="H1768"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3809"\w* \w see|strong="H2370"\w* \w or|strong="H3809"\w* \w hear|strong="H8086"\w* \w or|strong="H3809"\w* \w understand|strong="H3046"\w*. \w But|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* failed \w to|strong="H5922"\w* glorify \w the|strong="H3606"\w* God \w who|strong="H1768"\w* holds \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w His|strong="H5922"\w* \w hand|strong="H3028"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* very \w breath|strong="H5396"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* ways.   
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\v 24 \w Therefore|strong="H4481"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w sent|strong="H7972"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w hand|strong="H3028"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* wrote \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w inscription|strong="H3792"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w Now|strong="H1836"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w inscription|strong="H3792"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H3792"\w* \w written|strong="H7560"\w*: \w MENE|strong="H4484"\w*, \w MENE|strong="H4484"\w*, \w TEKEL|strong="H8625"\w*, PARSIN.   
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\v 26 \w And|strong="H4437"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w* \w is|strong="H4406"\w* \w the|strong="H1836"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H1836"\w* \w message|strong="H4406"\w*: \w MENE|strong="H4484"\w* means \w that|strong="H1836"\w* God \w has|strong="H4437"\w* \w numbered|strong="H4483"\w* \w the|strong="H1836"\w* days \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w your|strong="H4483"\w* \w reign|strong="H4437"\w* \w and|strong="H4437"\w* brought it \w to|strong="H4483"\w* \w an|strong="H8000"\w* \w end|strong="H8000"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w TEKEL|strong="H8625"\w* means \w that|strong="H7912"\w* you have been \w weighed|strong="H8625"\w* on the \w scales|strong="H3977"\w* \w and|strong="H3977"\w* \w found|strong="H7912"\w* \w deficient|strong="H2627"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w PERES|strong="H6537"\w* means \w that|strong="H6540"\w* \w your|strong="H3052"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w has|strong="H4437"\w* \w been|strong="H6537"\w* \w divided|strong="H6537"\w* \w and|strong="H4076"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* over \w to|strong="H3052"\w* \w the|strong="H3052"\w* \w Medes|strong="H4076"\w* \w and|strong="H4076"\w* \w Persians|strong="H6540"\w*.”   
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\v 29 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w Belshazzar|strong="H1113"\w* gave \w the|strong="H5922"\w* command, \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w they|strong="H1768"\w* \w clothed|strong="H3848"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* purple, placed \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gold|strong="H1722"\w* \w chain|strong="H2002"\w* \w around|strong="H5922"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w neck|strong="H6676"\w*, \w and|strong="H1722"\w* \w proclaimed|strong="H3745"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w third|strong="H8531"\w* highest \w ruler|strong="H7990"\w* \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w That|strong="H4430"\w* very \w night|strong="H3916"\w* \w Belshazzar|strong="H1113"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H4430"\w* \w Chaldeans|strong="H3779"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w slain|strong="H6992"\w*,   
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\v 31 and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.   
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\v 1 Now it pleased \w Darius|strong="H1868"\w* \w to|strong="H1868"\w* appoint 120 satraps \w to|strong="H1868"\w* rule throughout \w the|strong="H1868"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*,   
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\v 2 \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w over|strong="H5922"\w* \w them|strong="H5922"\w* three administrators, including Daniel, \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* these satraps \w were|strong="H1934"\w* accountable \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* king \w would|strong="H1934"\w* not suffer loss.   
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\v 3 \w Soon|strong="H4481"\w*, \w by|strong="H4481"\w* \w his|strong="H4481"\w* extraordinary spirit, \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* distinguished himself \w among|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* administrators \w and|strong="H4430"\w* satraps. \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* planned \w to|strong="H4481"\w* set \w him|strong="H4481"\w* \w over|strong="H5924"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* whole kingdom.   
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\v 4 \w Thus|strong="H1836"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* administrators \w and|strong="H4430"\w* satraps \w sought|strong="H1934"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* charge \w against|strong="H5922"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*, \w but|strong="H6903"\w* \w they|strong="H1768"\w* \w could|strong="H1768"\w* find \w no|strong="H3606"\w* charge \w or|strong="H4430"\w* corruption, \w because|strong="H6903"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* trustworthy, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w no|strong="H3606"\w* negligence \w or|strong="H4430"\w* corruption \w was|strong="H1934"\w* found \w in|strong="H5922"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w*.   
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\v 5 Finally these \w men|strong="H4437"\w* said, “\w We|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* never \w find|strong="H7912"\w* \w any|strong="H3606"\w* charge \w against|strong="H5922"\w* \w this|strong="H1932"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* unless \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w find|strong="H7912"\w* something \w against|strong="H5922"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* law \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* God.”   
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\v 6 \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* administrators \w and|strong="H1841"\w* satraps \w went|strong="H1841"\w* together \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* king \w and|strong="H1841"\w* said, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* King Darius, may \w you|strong="H1768"\w* live forever!   
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\v 7 \w All|strong="H5957"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w royal|strong="H4430"\w* administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* governors \w have|strong="H1868"\w* agreed \w that|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w should|strong="H4430"\w* establish \w an|strong="H4430"\w* ordinance \w and|strong="H4430"\w* enforce \w a|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w that|strong="H5922"\w* \w for|strong="H5922"\w* thirty days anyone who petitions any god \w or|strong="H4430"\w* man except \w you|strong="H5922"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w will|strong="H4430"\w* \w be|strong="H5957"\w* thrown into \w the|strong="H5922"\w* den \w of|strong="H4430"\w* lions.   
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\v 8 \w Therefore|strong="H3606"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w establish|strong="H6966"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* decree \w and|strong="H4430"\w* sign \w the|strong="H3606"\w* document \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w it|strong="H4481"\w* cannot be changed—\w in|strong="H4437"\w* accordance with \w the|strong="H3606"\w* law \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* Medes \w and|strong="H4430"\w* Persians, \w which|strong="H1768"\w* cannot be repealed.”   
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\v 9 Therefore \w King|strong="H4430"\w* Darius \w signed|strong="H7560"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w written|strong="H7560"\w* \w decree|strong="H1882"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Now|strong="H4430"\w* when Daniel learned \w that|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w document|strong="H3792"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* been \w signed|strong="H7560"\w*, \w he|strong="H6903"\w* went into \w his|strong="H3606"\w* house, where \w the|strong="H3606"\w* windows \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H3606"\w* upper room opened toward Jerusalem, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* three times \w a|strong="H3068"\w* day \w he|strong="H6903"\w* got down on \w his|strong="H3606"\w* knees, prayed, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* gave thanks \w to|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H3606"\w* God, \w just|strong="H6903"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w he|strong="H6903"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* done \w before|strong="H6903"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w Then|strong="H6903"\w* \w these|strong="H1836"\w* men \w went|strong="H5954"\w* \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* group \w and|strong="H1005"\w* found \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* petitioning \w and|strong="H1005"\w* imploring \w his|strong="H5922"\w* God.   
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\v 12 So they approached \w the|strong="H6925"\w* king \w and|strong="H1841"\w* \w asked|strong="H1156"\w* about \w his|strong="H6925"\w* royal decree: “Did you not sign \w a|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w that|strong="H1400"\w* \w for|strong="H1156"\w* thirty days any \w man|strong="H1400"\w* who petitions any god or \w man|strong="H1400"\w* except you, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* king, will \w be|strong="H1841"\w* thrown into \w the|strong="H6925"\w* den \w of|strong="H6925"\w* lions?” \w The|strong="H6925"\w* king replied, “According \w to|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* law \w of|strong="H6925"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* Medes \w and|strong="H1841"\w* Persians \w the|strong="H6925"\w* order stands, \w and|strong="H1841"\w* \w it|strong="H6925"\w* cannot \w be|strong="H1841"\w* repealed.”   
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w they|strong="H3606"\w* told \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, “Daniel, one \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* exiles \w from|strong="H4481"\w* Judah, shows \w no|strong="H3809"\w* regard \w for|strong="H5922"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w or|strong="H3809"\w* \w for|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w decree|strong="H1882"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w have|strong="H1768"\w* \w signed|strong="H7560"\w*. \w He|strong="H1768"\w* still \w makes|strong="H1156"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w petition|strong="H1156"\w* three times \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3118"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w As|strong="H1768"\w* \w soon|strong="H4481"\w* \w as|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* heard \w this|strong="H5922"\w*, \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* deeply distressed \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w set|strong="H7761"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* mind \w on|strong="H5922"\w* delivering \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* labored until sundown \w to|strong="H5922"\w* rescue \w him|strong="H5922"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* men approached \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* together \w and|strong="H4430"\w* said \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w*, “Remember, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w by|strong="H7761"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* law \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* Medes \w and|strong="H4430"\w* Persians no decree \w or|strong="H4430"\w* ordinance established \w by|strong="H7761"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w can|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H1934"\w* changed.”   
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\v 16 \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* gave \w the|strong="H3606"\w* order, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w they|strong="H3606"\w* brought Daniel \w and|strong="H4430"\w* threw \w him|strong="H5922"\w* into \w the|strong="H3606"\w* den \w of|strong="H4430"\w* lions. \w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* said \w to|strong="H5922"\w* Daniel, “May \w your|strong="H1768"\w* God, \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* serve continually, deliver \w you|strong="H1768"\w*!”   
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\v 17 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* stone \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w brought|strong="H1841"\w* \w and|strong="H6032"\w* placed over \w the|strong="H1768"\w* mouth \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w den|strong="H1358"\w*, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* sealed \w it|strong="H1932"\w* \w with|strong="H1841"\w* \w his|strong="H7804"\w* own signet ring \w and|strong="H6032"\w* \w with|strong="H1841"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* rings \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H7804"\w* nobles, \w so|strong="H1768"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* nothing concerning \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w could|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H1841"\w* changed.   
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\v 18 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w went|strong="H1841"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* palace \w and|strong="H4430"\w* spent \w the|strong="H5922"\w* night fasting. \w No|strong="H3809"\w* entertainment \w was|strong="H4430"\w* \w brought|strong="H1841"\w* \w before|strong="H5922"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* sleep fled \w from|strong="H8133"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w*.   
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\v 19 At \w the|strong="H5922"\w* first light \w of|strong="H4430"\w* dawn, \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* got \w up|strong="H6925"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* hurried \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* den \w of|strong="H4430"\w* lions.   
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\v 20 \w When|strong="H1768"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* reached \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w den|strong="H1358"\w*, \w he|strong="H1768"\w* cried \w out|strong="H6966"\w* \w in|strong="H4430"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* voice \w of|strong="H4430"\w* anguish, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* Daniel, servant \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* living God, \w has|strong="H1768"\w* \w your|strong="H1768"\w* God, \w whom|strong="H1768"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* serve continually, been able \w to|strong="H4430"\w* deliver \w you|strong="H1768"\w* \w from|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* lions?”   
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w replied|strong="H6032"\w*, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w may|strong="H2417"\w* \w you|strong="H1768"\w* live forever!   
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\v 22 \w My|strong="H4430"\w* God sent His angel \w and|strong="H4430"\w* shut \w the|strong="H5974"\w* mouths \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5974"\w* lions. They \w have|strong="H4430"\w* not hurt me, \w for|strong="H2418"\w* I \w was|strong="H1841"\w* found innocent \w in|strong="H4430"\w* His sight, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* I \w have|strong="H4430"\w* done no wrong \w against|strong="H5974"\w* you, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*.”   
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\v 23 \w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w* \w was|strong="H4430"\w* overjoyed \w and|strong="H4430"\w* gave orders \w to|strong="H6925"\w* lift Daniel \w out|strong="H5648"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* den, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w when|strong="H1768"\w* Daniel \w was|strong="H4430"\w* lifted \w out|strong="H5648"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* den, \w no|strong="H3809"\w* wounds \w whatsoever|strong="H3606"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w found|strong="H7912"\w* on \w him|strong="H6925"\w*, \w because|strong="H6903"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* trusted \w in|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H7972"\w* God.   
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\v 24 \w At|strong="H7912"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* command \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w the|strong="H3606"\w* men \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* falsely accused \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w brought|strong="H1841"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* thrown into \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w den|strong="H1358"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* lions—\w they|strong="H1768"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w their|strong="H3606"\w* children \w and|strong="H4430"\w* wives. \w And|strong="H4430"\w* \w before|strong="H4481"\w* \w they|strong="H1768"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* reached \w the|strong="H3606"\w* bottom \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w den|strong="H1358"\w*, \w the|strong="H3606"\w* lions overpowered \w them|strong="H5922"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* crushed \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w their|strong="H3606"\w* bones.   
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\v 25 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w King|strong="H4430"\w* Darius wrote \w to|strong="H5705"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w people|strong="H1400"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w every|strong="H3606"\w* nation \w and|strong="H4430"\w* language throughout \w the|strong="H3606"\w* land: “May \w your|strong="H1768"\w* prosperity abound.   
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\v 26 \w I|strong="H1768"\w* hereby decree \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w in|strong="H1753"\w* \w every|strong="H3606"\w* part \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w my|strong="H4430"\w* kingdom, men \w are|strong="H1768"\w* \w to|strong="H1868"\w* tremble \w in|strong="H1753"\w* fear before \w the|strong="H3606"\w* God \w of|strong="H4430"\w* Daniel: \w For|strong="H1768"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w living|strong="H1753"\w* God, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* endures forever; \w His|strong="H1768"\w* kingdom \w will|strong="H1768"\w* never \w be|strong="H8001"\w* destroyed, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w His|strong="H1768"\w* dominion \w will|strong="H1768"\w* never end.   
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\v 27 \w He|strong="H1768"\w* delivers \w and|strong="H4437"\w* rescues; \w He|strong="H1768"\w* performs signs \w and|strong="H4437"\w* wonders \w in|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* heavens \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w on|strong="H5705"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* earth, \w for|strong="H5705"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w has|strong="H1768"\w* rescued \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* power \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* lions.”   
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\v 28 \w So|strong="H1768"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* prospered during \w the|strong="H4481"\w* reign \w of|strong="H4481"\w* Darius \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* reign \w of|strong="H4481"\w* Cyrus \w the|strong="H4481"\w* Persian.   
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w first|strong="H2298"\w* \w year|strong="H8140"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w reign|strong="H4430"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w Belshazzar|strong="H1113"\w* \w over|strong="H5922"\w* Babylon, \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* \w had|strong="H4430"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w visions|strong="H2376"\w* passed through \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w mind|strong="H7217"\w* as \w he|strong="H1841"\w* lay \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w bed|strong="H4903"\w*. \w He|strong="H1841"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3790"\w* \w down|strong="H3790"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w dream|strong="H2493"\w*, \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w this|strong="H4406"\w* \w is|strong="H4406"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w summary|strong="H7217"\w* \w of|strong="H4430"\w* \w his|strong="H5922"\w* \w account|strong="H5922"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w* declared: “\w In|strong="H1841"\w* my \w vision|strong="H2376"\w* \w in|strong="H1841"\w* \w the|strong="H2370"\w* \w night|strong="H3916"\w* I looked, \w and|strong="H6032"\w* suddenly \w the|strong="H2370"\w* four \w winds|strong="H7308"\w* \w of|strong="H7308"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w were|strong="H1934"\w* churning \w up|strong="H1934"\w* \w the|strong="H2370"\w* \w great|strong="H7229"\w* \w sea|strong="H3221"\w*.   
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\v 3 Then four \w great|strong="H7260"\w* \w beasts|strong="H2423"\w* \w came|strong="H5559"\w* \w up|strong="H5559"\w* out \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w sea|strong="H3221"\w*, each \w one|strong="H1668"\w* \w different|strong="H8133"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* others:   
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\v 4 \w The|strong="H5922"\w* \w first|strong="H6933"\w* beast \w was|strong="H1934"\w* like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion, \w and|strong="H7271"\w* \w it|strong="H1934"\w* \w had|strong="H2370"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w wings|strong="H1611"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w an|strong="H5705"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5403"\w*. \w I|strong="H4481"\w* watched \w until|strong="H5705"\w* \w its|strong="H4481"\w* \w wings|strong="H1611"\w* \w were|strong="H1934"\w* torn off \w and|strong="H7271"\w* \w it|strong="H1934"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5191"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* ground \w and|strong="H7271"\w* \w made|strong="H6966"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w stand|strong="H6966"\w* \w on|strong="H5922"\w* two \w feet|strong="H7271"\w* like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w and|strong="H7271"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w mind|strong="H3825"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man.   
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\v 5 Suddenly another \w beast|strong="H2423"\w* appeared, which looked \w like|strong="H1821"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bear|strong="H1678"\w*. \w It|strong="H1321"\w* \w was|strong="H2423"\w* \w raised|strong="H6966"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w* on \w one|strong="H2298"\w* \w of|strong="H8128"\w* its sides, \w and|strong="H3652"\w* \w it|strong="H1321"\w* had \w three|strong="H8532"\w* \w ribs|strong="H5967"\w* \w in|strong="H6966"\w* its \w mouth|strong="H6433"\w* between its \w teeth|strong="H8128"\w*. So \w it|strong="H1321"\w* \w was|strong="H2423"\w* told, ‘\w Get|strong="H2423"\w* \w up|strong="H6966"\w* \w and|strong="H3652"\w* gorge yourself on \w flesh|strong="H1321"\w*!’   
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\v 6 Next, \w as|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H1836"\w* watched, suddenly \w another|strong="H1836"\w* \w beast|strong="H2423"\w* appeared. \w It|strong="H5922"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w like|strong="H7217"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w leopard|strong="H5245"\w*, \w and|strong="H1934"\w* \w on|strong="H5922"\w* its \w back|strong="H1355"\w* \w it|strong="H5922"\w* \w had|strong="H2370"\w* four \w wings|strong="H1611"\w* \w like|strong="H7217"\w* \w those|strong="H1768"\w* \w of|strong="H5922"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bird|strong="H5776"\w*. \w The|strong="H5922"\w* \w beast|strong="H2423"\w* also \w had|strong="H2370"\w* four \w heads|strong="H7217"\w*, \w and|strong="H1934"\w* \w it|strong="H5922"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* \w authority|strong="H7985"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* rule.   
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\v 7 \w After|strong="H4481"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w*, \w as|strong="H3606"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* watched \w in|strong="H8133"\w* \w my|strong="H4481"\w* \w vision|strong="H2376"\w* \w in|strong="H8133"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w night|strong="H3916"\w*, suddenly \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7244"\w* \w beast|strong="H2423"\w* appeared, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w it|strong="H1932"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* terrifying—\w dreadful|strong="H1763"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w extremely|strong="H3493"\w* \w strong|strong="H8624"\w*—with \w large|strong="H7260"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8128"\w*. \w It|strong="H1932"\w* devoured \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w crushed|strong="H1855"\w*; \w then|strong="H1768"\w* \w it|strong="H1932"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7512"\w* underfoot \w whatever|strong="H3606"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* left. \w It|strong="H1932"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w different|strong="H8133"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w beasts|strong="H2423"\w* \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w it|strong="H1932"\w*, \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w it|strong="H1932"\w* \w had|strong="H2370"\w* \w ten|strong="H6236"\w* \w horns|strong="H7162"\w*.   
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\v 8 While \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w contemplating|strong="H7920"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w horns|strong="H7162"\w*, suddenly \w another|strong="H1668"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w little|strong="H2192"\w* \w one|strong="H1668"\w*, \w came|strong="H5559"\w* \w up|strong="H5559"\w* \w among|strong="H4481"\w* them, \w and|strong="H1934"\w* \w three|strong="H8532"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w first|strong="H6933"\w* \w horns|strong="H7162"\w* \w were|strong="H1934"\w* uprooted \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w it|strong="H1934"\w*. \w This|strong="H1668"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w* \w had|strong="H1934"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5870"\w* like those \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w and|strong="H1934"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6433"\w* \w that|strong="H7162"\w* \w spoke|strong="H4449"\w* words \w of|strong="H4481"\w* arrogance.   
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\v 9 \w As|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w continued|strong="H1934"\w* \w to|strong="H5705"\w* watch, \w thrones|strong="H3764"\w* \w were|strong="H1934"\w* \w set|strong="H3488"\w* \w in|strong="H3488"\w* \w place|strong="H1934"\w*, \w and|strong="H1934"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w Ancient|strong="H6268"\w* \w of|strong="H6268"\w* \w Days|strong="H3118"\w* \w took|strong="H3488"\w* \w His|strong="H5705"\w* \w seat|strong="H3488"\w*. \w His|strong="H5705"\w* clothing \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w white|strong="H2358"\w* \w as|strong="H1768"\w* \w snow|strong="H8517"\w*, \w and|strong="H1934"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w hair|strong="H8177"\w* \w of|strong="H6268"\w* \w His|strong="H5705"\w* \w head|strong="H7217"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w like|strong="H7217"\w* \w pure|strong="H5343"\w* \w wool|strong="H6015"\w*. \w His|strong="H5705"\w* \w throne|strong="H3764"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* flaming \w with|strong="H7631"\w* \w fire|strong="H5135"\w*, \w and|strong="H1934"\w* \w its|strong="H5705"\w* \w wheels|strong="H1535"\w* \w were|strong="H1934"\w* all \w ablaze|strong="H7631"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w river|strong="H5103"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w fire|strong="H5135"\w* \w was|strong="H1780"\w* \w flowing|strong="H5047"\w*, \w coming|strong="H5312"\w* \w out|strong="H5312"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w His|strong="H4481"\w* \w presence|strong="H6925"\w*. Thousands \w upon|strong="H7240"\w* thousands attended \w Him|strong="H6925"\w*, \w and|strong="H4481"\w* \w myriads|strong="H7240"\w* \w upon|strong="H7240"\w* \w myriads|strong="H7240"\w* \w stood|strong="H6966"\w* \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w Him|strong="H6925"\w*. \w The|strong="H4481"\w* \w court|strong="H1780"\w* \w was|strong="H1780"\w* \w convened|strong="H3488"\w*, \w and|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w books|strong="H5609"\w* \w were|strong="H1768"\w* \w opened|strong="H6606"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w kept|strong="H1934"\w* \w watching|strong="H2370"\w* \w because|strong="H4481"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w arrogant|strong="H7260"\w* \w words|strong="H4406"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w speaking|strong="H4449"\w*. \w As|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w continued|strong="H1934"\w* \w to|strong="H5705"\w* watch, \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w beast|strong="H2423"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w slain|strong="H6992"\w*, \w and|strong="H1934"\w* \w its|strong="H5705"\w* \w body|strong="H1655"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* destroyed \w and|strong="H1934"\w* thrown into \w the|strong="H4481"\w* blazing fire.   
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\v 12 \w As|strong="H5705"\w* \w for|strong="H5705"\w* \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w rest|strong="H7606"\w* \w of|strong="H2166"\w* \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w beasts|strong="H2423"\w*, \w their|strong="H3052"\w* \w dominion|strong="H7985"\w* \w was|strong="H7985"\w* \w removed|strong="H5709"\w*, but they \w were|strong="H2417"\w* \w granted|strong="H3052"\w* \w an|strong="H5705"\w* extension \w of|strong="H2166"\w* \w life|strong="H2417"\w* \w for|strong="H5705"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w season|strong="H2166"\w* \w and|strong="H2166"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H5732"\w*.   
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\v 13 In my \w vision|strong="H2376"\w* in \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w night|strong="H3916"\w* I \w continued|strong="H1934"\w* \w to|strong="H6925"\w* watch, \w and|strong="H8065"\w* I \w saw|strong="H2370"\w* One \w like|strong="H5974"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w Son|strong="H1247"\w* \w of|strong="H1247"\w* Man coming \w with|strong="H5974"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w clouds|strong="H6050"\w* \w of|strong="H1247"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w*. \w He|strong="H5705"\w* \w approached|strong="H7127"\w* \w the|strong="H6925"\w* \w Ancient|strong="H6268"\w* \w of|strong="H1247"\w* \w Days|strong="H3118"\w* \w and|strong="H8065"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* led into \w His|strong="H6925"\w* \w presence|strong="H6925"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w And|strong="H4437"\w* \w He|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H7985"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* \w dominion|strong="H7985"\w*, \w glory|strong="H3367"\w*, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* kingship, \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w people|strong="H5972"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w every|strong="H3606"\w* nation \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w language|strong="H3961"\w* should \w serve|strong="H6399"\w* \w Him|strong="H3052"\w*. \w His|strong="H5709"\w* \w dominion|strong="H7985"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w an|strong="H3606"\w* \w everlasting|strong="H5957"\w* \w dominion|strong="H7985"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w not|strong="H3809"\w* \w pass|strong="H3809"\w* \w away|strong="H5709"\w*, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w His|strong="H5709"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* one \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w never|strong="H5957"\w* \w be|strong="H3809"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2255"\w*.   
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\v 15 I, \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, \w was|strong="H1841"\w* \w grieved|strong="H3735"\w* \w in|strong="H1841"\w* my \w spirit|strong="H7308"\w*, \w and|strong="H1841"\w* the \w visions|strong="H2376"\w* \w in|strong="H1841"\w* my \w mind|strong="H7217"\w* alarmed me.   
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\v 16 \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w approached|strong="H7127"\w* \w one|strong="H2298"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* those who were \w standing|strong="H6966"\w* there, \w and|strong="H7127"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w asked|strong="H1156"\w* \w him|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w true|strong="H3330"\w* \w meaning|strong="H3330"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w this|strong="H1836"\w*. \w So|strong="H4481"\w* he told \w me|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H6591"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w these|strong="H1836"\w* \w things|strong="H4406"\w*:   
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\v 17 ‘\w These|strong="H4481"\w* four \w great|strong="H7260"\w* \w beasts|strong="H2423"\w* \w are|strong="H1768"\w* four \w kings|strong="H4430"\w* \w who|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w arise|strong="H6966"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* earth.   
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\v 18 But \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w saints|strong="H6922"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H5705"\w* Most \w High|strong="H5946"\w* \w will|strong="H5946"\w* \w receive|strong="H6902"\w* \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w possess|strong="H2631"\w* it \w forever|strong="H5957"\w*—yes, \w forever|strong="H5957"\w* \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w ever|strong="H5957"\w*.’   
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H4481"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w know|strong="H3321"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* true \w meaning|strong="H3321"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7244"\w* \w beast|strong="H2423"\w*, \w which|strong="H1768"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w different|strong="H8133"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* others—\w extremely|strong="H3493"\w* terrifying—devouring \w and|strong="H6523"\w* crushing \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w iron|strong="H6523"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8128"\w* \w and|strong="H6523"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5174"\w* \w claws|strong="H2953"\w*, \w then|strong="H3605"\w* trampling underfoot \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* left.   
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\v 20 \w I|strong="H4481"\w* \w also|strong="H4481"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H5922"\w* know \w about|strong="H5922"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w ten|strong="H6236"\w* \w horns|strong="H7162"\w* \w on|strong="H5922"\w* \w its|strong="H4481"\w* \w head|strong="H7217"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* other \w horn|strong="H7162"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w came|strong="H5559"\w* \w up|strong="H5559"\w*, \w before|strong="H6925"\w* \w which|strong="H1768"\w* \w three|strong="H8532"\w* \w of|strong="H4481"\w* \w them|strong="H5922"\w* \w fell|strong="H5308"\w*—\w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w* \w whose|strong="H1768"\w* \w appearance|strong="H2376"\w* \w was|strong="H7162"\w* \w more|strong="H4481"\w* imposing \w than|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* others, \w with|strong="H5922"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5870"\w* \w and|strong="H5308"\w* \w with|strong="H5922"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6433"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w spoke|strong="H4449"\w* words \w of|strong="H4481"\w* arrogance.   
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\v 21 As I watched, \w this|strong="H1797"\w* \w horn|strong="H7162"\w* \w was|strong="H1934"\w* \w waging|strong="H5648"\w* \w war|strong="H7129"\w* \w against|strong="H5974"\w* \w the|strong="H5974"\w* \w saints|strong="H6922"\w* \w and|strong="H1934"\w* prevailing \w against|strong="H5974"\w* \w them|strong="H3202"\w*,   
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\v 22 \w until|strong="H5705"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w Ancient|strong="H6268"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w Days|strong="H3118"\w* \w arrived|strong="H4291"\w* \w and|strong="H4437"\w* pronounced \w judgment|strong="H1780"\w* \w in|strong="H4437"\w* favor \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w saints|strong="H6922"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* Most \w High|strong="H5946"\w*, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w time|strong="H2166"\w* \w came|strong="H4291"\w* \w for|strong="H1768"\w* \w them|strong="H3052"\w* \w to|strong="H5705"\w* \w possess|strong="H2631"\w* \w the|strong="H1768"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w This|strong="H3606"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w what|strong="H1768"\w* \w he|strong="H1768"\w* said: ‘\w The|strong="H3606"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7244"\w* \w beast|strong="H2423"\w* \w is|strong="H1768"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7244"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w that|strong="H1768"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* appear on \w the|strong="H3606"\w* earth, \w different|strong="H8133"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* other \w kingdoms|strong="H4437"\w*, \w and|strong="H1855"\w* \w it|strong="H1934"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* devour \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w whole|strong="H3606"\w* earth, trample \w it|strong="H1934"\w* \w down|strong="H1759"\w*, \w and|strong="H1855"\w* \w crush|strong="H1855"\w* \w it|strong="H1934"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w And|strong="H4430"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* \w ten|strong="H6236"\w* \w horns|strong="H7162"\w* \w are|strong="H1932"\w* \w ten|strong="H6236"\w* \w kings|strong="H4430"\w* who \w will|strong="H1932"\w* \w rise|strong="H6966"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w this|strong="H1932"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*. \w After|strong="H4481"\w* them another \w king|strong="H4430"\w*, \w different|strong="H8133"\w* \w from|strong="H4481"\w* \w the|strong="H4481"\w* earlier \w ones|strong="H6933"\w*, \w will|strong="H1932"\w* \w rise|strong="H6966"\w* \w and|strong="H4430"\w* \w subdue|strong="H8214"\w* \w three|strong="H8532"\w* \w kings|strong="H4430"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w He|strong="H5705"\w* \w will|strong="H5732"\w* \w speak|strong="H4449"\w* \w out|strong="H3052"\w* \w against|strong="H6655"\w* \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w Most|strong="H5943"\w* \w High|strong="H5943"\w* \w and|strong="H5943"\w* oppress \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w saints|strong="H6922"\w* \w of|strong="H3028"\w* \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w Most|strong="H5943"\w* \w High|strong="H5943"\w*, intending \w to|strong="H5705"\w* \w change|strong="H8133"\w* \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w appointed|strong="H2166"\w* \w times|strong="H5732"\w* \w and|strong="H5943"\w* \w laws|strong="H1882"\w*; \w and|strong="H5943"\w* \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w saints|strong="H6922"\w* \w will|strong="H5732"\w* \w be|strong="H5732"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* into \w his|strong="H5705"\w* \w hand|strong="H3028"\w* \w for|strong="H5705"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H5732"\w*, \w and|strong="H5943"\w* \w times|strong="H5732"\w*, \w and|strong="H5943"\w* \w half|strong="H6387"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H5732"\w*.   
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\v 26 But \w the|strong="H5705"\w* \w court|strong="H1780"\w* \w will|strong="H7985"\w* convene, \w and|strong="H5705"\w* \w his|strong="H5709"\w* \w dominion|strong="H7985"\w* \w will|strong="H7985"\w* \w be|strong="H1780"\w* \w taken|strong="H5709"\w* \w away|strong="H5709"\w* \w and|strong="H5705"\w* completely \w destroyed|strong="H8046"\w* \w forever|strong="H5491"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w Then|strong="H1768"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w sovereignty|strong="H4437"\w*, \w dominion|strong="H7985"\w*, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w greatness|strong="H7238"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4437"\w* \w under|strong="H8460"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H5957"\w* \w given|strong="H3052"\w* \w to|strong="H5957"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w people|strong="H5972"\w*, \w the|strong="H3606"\w* \w saints|strong="H6922"\w* \w of|strong="H4437"\w* \w the|strong="H3606"\w* Most \w High|strong="H5946"\w*. \w His|strong="H3606"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w* \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w be|strong="H5957"\w* \w an|strong="H3606"\w* \w everlasting|strong="H5957"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4437"\w*, \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w all|strong="H3606"\w* rulers \w will|strong="H1768"\w* \w serve|strong="H6399"\w* \w and|strong="H4437"\w* \w obey|strong="H8086"\w* \w Him|strong="H3052"\w*.’   
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\v 28 Thus ends \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w matter|strong="H4406"\w*. \w As|strong="H1768"\w* \w for|strong="H5922"\w* \w me|strong="H5922"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1841"\w*, \w my|strong="H5922"\w* \w thoughts|strong="H7476"\w* troubled \w me|strong="H5922"\w* \w greatly|strong="H7690"\w*, \w and|strong="H1841"\w* \w my|strong="H5922"\w* \w face|strong="H2122"\w* turned \w pale|strong="H8133"\w*. \w But|strong="H1768"\w* \w I|strong="H1768"\w* \w kept|strong="H5202"\w* \w the|strong="H5922"\w* \w matter|strong="H4406"\w* \w to|strong="H5922"\w* \w myself|strong="H3821"\w*.”   
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w reign|strong="H4438"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Belshazzar|strong="H1112"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, subsequent \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* earlier.   
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\v 2 \w And|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* myself \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w citadel|strong="H1002"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Susa|strong="H7800"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w province|strong="H4082"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Elam|strong="H5867"\w*. \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Ulai Canal.   
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* ram \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w two|strong="H8145"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w beside|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* canal. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w long|strong="H6440"\w*, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w longer|strong="H1364"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w other|strong="H8145"\w*, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w longer|strong="H1364"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w grew|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w later|strong="H4480"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ram charging \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w animal|strong="H2416"\w* \w could|strong="H5337"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w there|strong="H5975"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w pleased|strong="H7522"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w became|strong="H1431"\w* \w great|strong="H1431"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* contemplating \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H6440"\w*, \w suddenly|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* prominent \w horn|strong="H7161"\w* \w between|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w west|strong="H4628"\w*, crossing \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w surface|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w without|strong="H4480"\w* \w touching|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* came \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* two-horned ram \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w had|strong="H1167"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w beside|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* canal \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w rushed|strong="H7323"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w furious|strong="H2534"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* approach \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ram \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rage \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ram \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w shattered|strong="H7665"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* ram \w was|strong="H1961"\w* powerless \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* goat \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w could|strong="H5337"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ram \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 8 Thus \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w became|strong="H1431"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w*, \w but|strong="H6105"\w* \w at|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w height|strong="H3966"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w power|strong="H6105"\w*, \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w horn|strong="H7161"\w* \w was|strong="H7307"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w off|strong="H7665"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* four \w prominent|strong="H1419"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H1419"\w* \w its|strong="H8478"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w*, pointing \w toward|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* four \w winds|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w little|strong="H4704"\w* \w horn|strong="H7161"\w* emerged \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w grew|strong="H1431"\w* extensively \w toward|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w toward|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* Land.   
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\v 10 \w It|strong="H5704"\w* \w grew|strong="H1431"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w high|strong="H4480"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w host|strong="H6635"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w cast|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w host|strong="H6635"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w them|strong="H5307"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w It|strong="H5704"\w* \w magnified|strong="H1431"\w* \w itself|strong="H1431"\w*, \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Prince|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w host|strong="H6635"\w*; \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w removed|strong="H7311"\w* \w His|strong="H4480"\w* \w daily|strong="H8548"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H8548"\w* \w and|strong="H8269"\w* overthrew \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w His|strong="H4480"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w And|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H6588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w host|strong="H6635"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w daily|strong="H8548"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H8548"\w* \w were|strong="H5414"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* horn, \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* flung truth \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w prospered|strong="H6743"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* whatever \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w*, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* another \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* fulfillment \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w daily|strong="H8548"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H8548"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H6588"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w causes|strong="H5414"\w* \w desolation|strong="H8074"\w*, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* surrender \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w host|strong="H6635"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w trampled|strong="H4823"\w*?”   
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\v 14 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* said \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H6153"\w*, “\w It|strong="H1242"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* take 2,300 \w evenings|strong="H6153"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w mornings|strong="H1242"\w*; then \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H6944"\w* \w properly|strong="H6663"\w* \w restored|strong="H6663"\w*.”   
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\v 15 \w While|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w was|strong="H1961"\w* watching \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* trying \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w understand|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w*, \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w having|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w appearance|strong="H4758"\w* \w of|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1397"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w And|strong="H6963"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w calling|strong="H7121"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w between|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* banks \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* Ulai: “\w Gabriel|strong="H1403"\w*, explain \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H1975"\w* man.”   
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\v 17 \w As|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w came|strong="H5307"\w* \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w terrified|strong="H1204"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w facedown|strong="H6440"\w*. “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* said \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, “understand \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* concerns \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*.”   
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\v 18 \w While|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w fell|strong="H7290"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w deep|strong="H7290"\w* \w sleep|strong="H7290"\w*, \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, helped \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* feet,   
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\v 19 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* said, “\w Behold|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* latter \w time|strong="H4150"\w* \w of|strong="H7093"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2195"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* concerns \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4150"\w* \w time|strong="H4150"\w* \w of|strong="H7093"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* two-horned ram \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* represents \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Media|strong="H4074"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H5869"\w* \w shaggy|strong="H8163"\w* \w goat|strong="H8163"\w* represents \w the|strong="H5869"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Greece|strong="H3120"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5869"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w horn|strong="H7161"\w* between \w his|strong="H4428"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H5869"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w The|strong="H8478"\w* four horns \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w represent|strong="H5975"\w* four \w kingdoms|strong="H4438"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w rise|strong="H5975"\w* \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* same \w power|strong="H3581"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w In|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* latter part \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w reign|strong="H4438"\w*, \w when|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H6586"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* reached \w its|strong="H5975"\w* \w full|strong="H8552"\w* measure, \w an|strong="H6440"\w* \w insolent|strong="H5794"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, skilled \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w intrigue|strong="H2420"\w*, \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w come|strong="H8552"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w throne|strong="H4438"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w His|strong="H6213"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w great|strong="H6213"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w cause|strong="H6213"\w* \w terrible|strong="H6213"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7843"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* whatever \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w mighty|strong="H6099"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* along \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w Through|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w craft|strong="H4820"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* cause \w deceit|strong="H4820"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H3027"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w make|strong="H1431"\w* \w himself|strong="H3027"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H7962"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w peace|strong="H7962"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w even|strong="H5921"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Prince|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*. \w Yet|strong="H5975"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H7227"\w* \w not|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w human|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w evenings|strong="H6153"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w mornings|strong="H1242"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* been spoken \w is|strong="H1931"\w* true. \w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* must seal \w up|strong="H5640"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* concerns \w the|strong="H3588"\w* distant future.”   
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\v 27 \w I|strong="H3117"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w exhausted|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w lay|strong="H1961"\w* \w ill|strong="H2470"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H4428"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s \w business|strong="H4399"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* confounded \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w*; \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w beyond|strong="H5921"\w* understanding.   
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w first|strong="H1121"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Darius|strong="H1867"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Xerxes, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* Mede \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w descent|strong="H2233"\w*, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H4427"\w* ruler \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Chaldeans|strong="H3778"\w*—   
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\v 2 \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* first \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, \w I|strong="H1697"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, understood \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sacred \w books|strong="H5612"\w*, according \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w desolation|strong="H2723"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* last \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w turned|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w attention|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Lord \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w Him|strong="H5414"\w* \w by|strong="H5414"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* petition, \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6685"\w*, \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* ashes.   
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\v 4 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w confessed|strong="H3034"\w*, “\w O|strong="H3068"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w awesome|strong="H3372"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w keeps|strong="H8104"\w* \w His|strong="H8104"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* loving \w devotion|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* \w Him|strong="H3034"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w His|strong="H8104"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*,   
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\v 5 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w done|strong="H2398"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5753"\w*. We have \w acted|strong="H7561"\w* \w wickedly|strong="H7561"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4775"\w*. We have \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w Your|strong="H5493"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w ordinances|strong="H4941"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w*, fathers, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land.   
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\v 7 \w To|strong="H3478"\w* \w You|strong="H6440"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Lord, belongs \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*, \w but|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* covered \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w*—\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w*, \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* countries \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w which|strong="H8033"\w* \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w driven|strong="H5080"\w* \w us|strong="H6440"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w unfaithfulness|strong="H4604"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w You|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* covered \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w*—\w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* fathers—\w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w You|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w To|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Lord \w our|strong="H3588"\w* God belong \w compassion|strong="H7356"\w* \w and|strong="H7356"\w* \w forgiveness|strong="H5547"\w*, \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4775"\w* \w against|strong="H4775"\w* \w Him|strong="H3588"\w*   
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\v 10 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w*, \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w transgressed|strong="H5674"\w* \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w*, refusing \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*; \w so|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w oath|strong="H7621"\w* \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w curse|strong="H7621"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* God \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w been|strong="H5674"\w* \w poured|strong="H5413"\w* \w out|strong="H5413"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w carried|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w rulers|strong="H8199"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* bringing \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*. \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w has|strong="H1697"\w* \w ever|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w has|strong="H1697"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H7725"\w*, \w yet|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sought|strong="H2470"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w favor|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w turning|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w iniquities|strong="H5771"\w* \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w giving|strong="H7919"\w* \w attention|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w truth|strong="H3808"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Therefore|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w calamity|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w store|strong="H8245"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w*; \w yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Lord \w our|strong="H3318"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w*, \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w Your|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* land \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H2389"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w Yourself|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w renowned|strong="H8034"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*; \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* \w wickedly|strong="H7561"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Lord, \w in|strong="H5892"\w* keeping \w with|strong="H3389"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6666"\w* \w acts|strong="H6666"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w pray|strong="H4994"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w may|strong="H4994"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*; \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2399"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w iniquities|strong="H5771"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* fathers, \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w reproach|strong="H2781"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w So|strong="H4616"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w our|strong="H5921"\w* God, \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w prayers|strong="H8605"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* petitions \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*. \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Lord, cause \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* shine \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8076"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Incline|strong="H5186"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w ear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*; \w open|strong="H6440"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w desolation|strong="H8077"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* bears \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w presenting|strong="H5307"\w* \w our|strong="H7200"\w* petitions \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w our|strong="H7200"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6666"\w* \w acts|strong="H6666"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7356"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Lord, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*! \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Lord, \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w*! \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Lord, \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w act|strong="H6213"\w*! \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* God, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* delay, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w bear|strong="H6213"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.”   
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\v 20 \w While|strong="H5750"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w*, \w praying|strong="H6419"\w*, \w confessing|strong="H3034"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w presenting|strong="H5307"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w petition|strong="H8467"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*—   
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\v 21 \w while|strong="H5750"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H1696"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w praying|strong="H1696"\w*, \w Gabriel|strong="H1403"\w*, \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w man|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w had|strong="H5750"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* earlier \w vision|strong="H2377"\w*, \w came|strong="H5060"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* swift flight \w about|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H4503"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w He|strong="H1696"\w* \w instructed|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w*, \w saying|strong="H1696"\w*: “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w have|strong="H7919"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w give|strong="H7919"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w insight|strong="H7919"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w understanding|strong="H7919"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w At|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w beginning|strong="H8462"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* petitions, \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w answer|strong="H1697"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* highly \w precious|strong="H2530"\w*. \w So|strong="H3318"\w* consider \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* understand \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w*:   
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\v 24 \w Seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w weeks|strong="H7620"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w decreed|strong="H2852"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w stop|strong="H3607"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* put \w an|strong="H5971"\w* end \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H3722"\w* \w atonement|strong="H3722"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* bring \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w seal|strong="H2856"\w* \w up|strong="H2856"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w prophecy|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w anoint|strong="H4886"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Most|strong="H6944"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Place|strong="H6944"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w Know|strong="H3045"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w*: \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* issuance \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w decree|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Messiah|strong="H4899"\w*, \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Prince|strong="H5057"\w*, \w there|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w weeks|strong="H7620"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w sixty-two|strong="H8346"\w* \w weeks|strong="H7620"\w*. \w It|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w with|strong="H3389"\w* \w streets|strong="H7339"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* trench, \w but|strong="H7725"\w* \w in|strong="H7725"\w* \w times|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w distress|strong="H6695"\w*.   
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\v 26 Then \w after|strong="H7093"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w sixty-two|strong="H8346"\w* \w weeks|strong="H7620"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Messiah|strong="H4899"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5892"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* nothing. Then \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w prince|strong="H5057"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w is|strong="H7093"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w come|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w*. \w The|strong="H5704"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H5971"\w* \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flood|strong="H7858"\w*, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5892"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*; \w desolations|strong="H8074"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w been|strong="H5971"\w* \w decreed|strong="H2782"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w And|strong="H1285"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w confirm|strong="H1396"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w one|strong="H3671"\w* \w week|strong="H7620"\w*, \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w middle|strong="H2677"\w* \w of|strong="H2077"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w week|strong="H7620"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w put|strong="H7673"\w* \w an|strong="H7673"\w* \w end|strong="H3617"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* \w and|strong="H1285"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*. \w And|strong="H1285"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H2077"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* temple \w will|strong="H7227"\w* come \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w abomination|strong="H8251"\w* \w that|strong="H5704"\w* \w causes|strong="H8074"\w* \w desolation|strong="H8074"\w*, \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w decreed|strong="H2782"\w* \w destruction|strong="H3617"\w* \w is|strong="H3671"\w* \w poured|strong="H5413"\w* \w out|strong="H5413"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Cyrus|strong="H3566"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w revealed|strong="H1540"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Belteshazzar|strong="H1095"\w*. \w The|strong="H7121"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* true, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w concerned|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w conflict|strong="H6635"\w*. \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* understanding \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w given|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w was|strong="H1961"\w* mourning \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w full|strong="H3117"\w* \w weeks|strong="H7620"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* ate \w no|strong="H3808"\w* rich \w food|strong="H3899"\w*, \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w entered|strong="H5704"\w* \w my|strong="H3808"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w anoint|strong="H5480"\w* \w myself|strong="H1320"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* oil \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w weeks|strong="H7620"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w completed|strong="H4390"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w twenty-fourth|strong="H6242"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* standing \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bank|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tigris|strong="H2313"\w*,   
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\v 5 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H4975"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* certain \w man|strong="H5375"\w* \w dressed|strong="H3847"\w* \w in|strong="H3847"\w* linen, \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* belt \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w fine|strong="H3800"\w* \w gold|strong="H3800"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w* Uphaz around \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w His|strong="H6440"\w* \w body|strong="H1472"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w beryl|strong="H8658"\w*, \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* brilliance \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w lightning|strong="H1300"\w*, \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* flaming \w torches|strong="H3940"\w*, \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* legs \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w gleam|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w polished|strong="H7044"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*, \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Only|strong="H5307"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H4759"\w*; \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w terror|strong="H2731"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w ran|strong="H1272"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* \w themselves|strong="H2244"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w alone|strong="H7604"\w*, gazing \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w vision|strong="H4759"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w remained|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*; \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w face|strong="H7200"\w* grew \w deathly|strong="H4889"\w* pale, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3808"\w* powerless.   
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\v 9 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w*, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w fell|strong="H1961"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w deep|strong="H7290"\w* \w sleep|strong="H7290"\w*, \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Suddenly|strong="H2009"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w set|strong="H5128"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w trembling|strong="H5128"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w knees|strong="H1290"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* highly \w precious|strong="H2530"\w*. Consider carefully \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w Stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w been|strong="H6258"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.” \w And|strong="H7971"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w trembling|strong="H7460"\w*.   
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\v 12 “\w Do|strong="H8085"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w purposed|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w humble|strong="H6031"\w* \w yourself|strong="H6031"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w*, \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* come \w in|strong="H8085"\w* response \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 13 However, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w prince|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w* \w opposed|strong="H5975"\w* \w me|strong="H5048"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w twenty-one|strong="H6242"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w Michael|strong="H4317"\w*, \w one|strong="H7223"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w chief|strong="H8269"\w* \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*, \w came|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w me|strong="H5048"\w*, \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* been \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H7136"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* explain \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w happen|strong="H7136"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* latter \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* concerns \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.”   
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\v 15 \w While|strong="H5973"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w became|strong="H1697"\w* speechless.   
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\v 16 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H2009"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w likeness|strong="H1823"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* lord, \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H4759"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* am overcome \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w anguish|strong="H6735"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w How|strong="H1963"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w*, \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*, \w my|strong="H1696"\w* lord? \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w any|strong="H3808"\w* \w breath|strong="H5397"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w*.”   
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\v 18 \w Again|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* one with \w the|strong="H2388"\w* likeness \w of|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w me|strong="H3254"\w* \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* \w me|strong="H3254"\w*.   
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\v 19 “Do \w not|strong="H1696"\w* \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5973"\w* highly \w precious|strong="H2530"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. “\w Peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*! \w Be|strong="H3372"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w*; \w be|strong="H3372"\w* very \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*!” \w As|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3372"\w* \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Speak|strong="H1696"\w*, \w my|strong="H1696"\w* lord, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H7965"\w* \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w*.”   
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\v 20 “\w Do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*?” \w he|strong="H3318"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w*. “\w I|strong="H2009"\w* must \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w at|strong="H7725"\w* \w once|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w prince|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w* \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, \w behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w prince|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Greece|strong="H3120"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* first \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H8269"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w inscribed|strong="H7559"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Book \w of|strong="H8269"\w* Truth. \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* no \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w courage|strong="H2388"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w support|strong="H2388"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w these|strong="H5046"\w*, \w except|strong="H3588"\w* \w Michael|strong="H4317"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w prince|strong="H8269"\w*.   
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\v 1 “\w And|strong="H2388"\w* \w I|strong="H8141"\w*, \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* first \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w Darius|strong="H1867"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w Mede|strong="H4075"\w*, \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H5975"\w* \w strengthen|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H2388"\w* protect \w him|strong="H5975"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w then|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* truth: \w Three|strong="H7969"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w arise|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w then|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7243"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w far|strong="H6239"\w* \w richer|strong="H6238"\w* \w than|strong="H1419"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* others. \w By|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* power \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w wealth|strong="H6239"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w stir|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w against|strong="H5782"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Greece|strong="H3120"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w arise|strong="H5975"\w*, \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w authority|strong="H4474"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w pleases|strong="H7522"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w soon|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w established|strong="H5975"\w*, \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w parceled|strong="H2673"\w* \w out|strong="H5428"\w* toward \w the|strong="H3588"\w* four \w winds|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* go \w to|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* descendants, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w authority|strong="H4915"\w* \w with|strong="H8064"\w* \w which|strong="H7307"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4910"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w uprooted|strong="H5428"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* given \w to|strong="H5975"\w* others.   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w grow|strong="H2388"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*, \w but|strong="H2388"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w grow|strong="H2388"\w* \w even|strong="H5921"\w* \w stronger|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H2388"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4474"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w authority|strong="H4474"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w After|strong="H7093"\w* \w some|strong="H7093"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w form|strong="H2266"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w alliance|strong="H2266"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w go|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w North|strong="H6828"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* seal \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w agreement|strong="H4339"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w retain|strong="H6113"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w position|strong="H5975"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w endure|strong="H5975"\w*. \w At|strong="H4428"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w*, along \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* escort \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w supported|strong="H2388"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w But|strong="H2388"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w from|strong="H5975"\w* \w her|strong="H6213"\w* family \w line|strong="H8328"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w rise|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w place|strong="H3653"\w*, come \w against|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w North|strong="H6828"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w enter|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4581"\w*, fighting \w and|strong="H4428"\w* prevailing.   
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\v 8 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w take|strong="H5975"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* gods \w captive|strong="H7628"\w* \w to|strong="H4714"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* \w metal|strong="H5257"\w* \w images|strong="H5257"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* \w precious|strong="H2532"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. \w For|strong="H4714"\w* some \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w stay|strong="H5975"\w* \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w from|strong="H2091"\w* \w the|strong="H5975"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5975"\w* \w North|strong="H6828"\w*,   
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\v 9 \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* invade \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w realm|strong="H4438"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w then|strong="H7725"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* own land.   
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\v 10 \w But|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* stir \w up|strong="H1624"\w* strife \w and|strong="H1121"\w* assemble \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*, \w which|strong="H2428"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* advance forcefully, sweeping \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flood|strong="H5674"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* \w carry|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* battle \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4581"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w In|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rage, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w march|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w North|strong="H6828"\w*, \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w raise|strong="H5975"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H7227"\w* \w army|strong="H1995"\w*, \w but|strong="H5973"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* enemy.   
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\v 12 \w When|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w army|strong="H1995"\w* \w is|strong="H3824"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w off|strong="H7311"\w*, \w the|strong="H5375"\w* king \w of|strong="H1995"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* South \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w proud|strong="H7311"\w* \w in|strong="H5307"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w and|strong="H3824"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w cast|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w tens|strong="H7239"\w* \w of|strong="H1995"\w* \w thousands|strong="H7239"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* triumph.   
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\v 13 \w For|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w North|strong="H6828"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w raise|strong="H5975"\w* \w another|strong="H4480"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*, \w larger|strong="H7227"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w after|strong="H7093"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* advance \w with|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w supplies|strong="H7399"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w times|strong="H6256"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w rise|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w*. \w Violent|strong="H6530"\w* \w ones|strong="H1121"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w exalt|strong="H5375"\w* \w themselves|strong="H1992"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* fulfillment \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w*, \w but|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w fail|strong="H3782"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5975"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5975"\w* \w North|strong="H6828"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w come|strong="H5971"\w*, build \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w siege|strong="H5550"\w* \w ramp|strong="H5550"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w The|strong="H5975"\w* \w forces|strong="H2220"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5975"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w*; \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* best \w troops|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w able|strong="H3581"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w resist|strong="H5975"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* invader \w will|strong="H7522"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w pleases|strong="H7522"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H7522"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H7522"\w* \w establish|strong="H5975"\w* \w himself|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* \w Land|strong="H6440"\w*, \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w destruction|strong="H3615"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* resolve \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w strength|strong="H8633"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w reach|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* agreement \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* South. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* marriage \w in|strong="H6213"\w* order \w to|strong="H1961"\w* overthrow \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* plan \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* succeed \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w help|strong="H1323"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w he|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* coastlands \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. \w But|strong="H7227"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w commander|strong="H7101"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w put|strong="H7725"\w* \w an|strong="H7673"\w* \w end|strong="H7673"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w reproach|strong="H2781"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w upon|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 19 After \w this|strong="H6440"\w*, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w fortresses|strong="H4581"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w own|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H3653"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w arise|strong="H5975"\w* \w who|strong="H4421"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H5674"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tax collector \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w glory|strong="H1925"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w*; \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w within|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* few \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7665"\w*, though \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H5674"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* despicable \w person|strong="H4438"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w arise|strong="H5975"\w*; \w royal|strong="H4438"\w* honors \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* come \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H7962"\w* \w of|strong="H4438"\w* \w peace|strong="H7962"\w* \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w seize|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w intrigue|strong="H2519"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w Then|strong="H1571"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flood|strong="H7858"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w forces|strong="H2220"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* swept \w away|strong="H7857"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7665"\w*, \w along|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prince|strong="H5057"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w After|strong="H4480"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w alliance|strong="H2266"\w* \w is|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w act|strong="H6213"\w* \w deceitfully|strong="H4820"\w*; \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w rise|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w power|strong="H6105"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* only \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w few|strong="H4592"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w peace|strong="H7962"\w*, \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* invade \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w richest|strong="H4924"\w* \w provinces|strong="H4082"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* fathers \w and|strong="H6213"\w* forefathers \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* lavish \w plunder|strong="H7998"\w*, loot, \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w wealth|strong="H3808"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* followers, \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w plot|strong="H4284"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w strongholds|strong="H4013"\w*—\w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w stir|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w courage|strong="H3824"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w*, \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w mobilize|strong="H1624"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w withstand|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w plots|strong="H4284"\w* \w devised|strong="H2803"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 26 Those \w who|strong="H7227"\w* eat \w from|strong="H5307"\w* \w his|strong="H7665"\w* provisions \w will|strong="H7227"\w* seek \w to|strong="H2428"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7665"\w* \w him|strong="H5307"\w*; \w his|strong="H7665"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w be|strong="H7665"\w* swept \w away|strong="H5307"\w*, \w and|strong="H2428"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w slain|strong="H2491"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w* bent \w on|strong="H5921"\w* evil, \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* same \w table|strong="H7979"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* avail, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w come|strong="H6743"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4150"\w* \w time|strong="H4150"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* North \w will|strong="H3824"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* land \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w wealth|strong="H7399"\w*, \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w will|strong="H3824"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* \w set|strong="H6213"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*; \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3824"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* damage \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* own land.   
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\v 29 \w At|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4150"\w* \w time|strong="H4150"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* invade \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w this|strong="H7725"\w* \w time|strong="H4150"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w Ships|strong="H6716"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Kittim|strong="H3794"\w* \w will|strong="H6716"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6716"\w* lose heart. \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6716"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* rage \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* damage. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6716"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w show|strong="H6213"\w* favor \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w forsake|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*.   
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\v 31 \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w forces|strong="H2220"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w rise|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w desecrate|strong="H2490"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H4720"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4581"\w*. \w They|strong="H5493"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* abolish \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w daily|strong="H8548"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H8548"\w* \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w abomination|strong="H8251"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w desolation|strong="H8074"\w*.   
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\v 32 \w With|strong="H1285"\w* flattery \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w corrupt|strong="H2610"\w* \w those|strong="H2388"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* violate \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*, \w but|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w their|strong="H2388"\w* God \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w firmly|strong="H2388"\w* \w resist|strong="H2388"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 33 \w Those|strong="H3782"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w insight|strong="H7919"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w instruct|strong="H7919"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w*, though \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w fall|strong="H3782"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w or|strong="H3117"\w* \w flame|strong="H3852"\w*, \w or|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w captured|strong="H7628"\w* \w or|strong="H3117"\w* plundered.   
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\v 34 \w Now|strong="H7227"\w* \w when|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w fall|strong="H3782"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w be|strong="H4592"\w* \w granted|strong="H5826"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w*, \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w join|strong="H3867"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* insincerely.   
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\v 35 \w Some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wise|strong="H7919"\w* \w will|strong="H7919"\w* \w fall|strong="H3782"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H6256"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w refined|strong="H6884"\w*, \w purified|strong="H1305"\w*, \w and|strong="H3782"\w* made spotless \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7919"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w come|strong="H5750"\w* \w at|strong="H3782"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4150"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*.   
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\v 36 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w pleases|strong="H7522"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w exalt|strong="H7311"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w magnify|strong="H1431"\w* \w himself|strong="H6213"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* god, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w monstrous|strong="H6381"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* God \w of|strong="H4428"\w* gods. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w successful|strong="H6743"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H5704"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2195"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w completed|strong="H3615"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* \w been|strong="H3615"\w* \w decreed|strong="H2782"\w* must \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w accomplished|strong="H3615"\w*.   
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\v 37 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* show \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w regard|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* gods \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* fathers, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w desired|strong="H2532"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* women, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w magnify|strong="H1431"\w* \w himself|strong="H1431"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*.   
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\v 38 \w And|strong="H3701"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H3653"\w*, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w fortresses|strong="H4581"\w*—\w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* fathers \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*—\w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* stones, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* riches.   
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\v 39 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* attack \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w strongest|strong="H4581"\w* \w fortresses|strong="H4581"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w help|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w foreign|strong="H5236"\w* god \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w greatly|strong="H7227"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w* \w those|strong="H5973"\w* \w who|strong="H7227"\w* \w acknowledge|strong="H5234"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, \w making|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w rulers|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* distributing \w the|strong="H6213"\w* land \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w price|strong="H4242"\w*.   
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\v 40 \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* engage \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* battle, \w but|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w North|strong="H6828"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w storm|strong="H8175"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* ships, invading \w many|strong="H7227"\w* countries \w and|strong="H4428"\w* sweeping \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flood|strong="H5674"\w*.   
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\v 41 \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w also|strong="H3027"\w* invade \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w Beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* Land, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* countries \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w fall|strong="H3782"\w*. \w But|strong="H7227"\w* these \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w delivered|strong="H4422"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*: Edom, \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* leaders \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 42 \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w extend|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w many|strong="H3808"\w* countries, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* land \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w escape|strong="H6413"\w*.   
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\v 43 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w gain|strong="H4910"\w* \w control|strong="H4910"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w treasures|strong="H4362"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* riches \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Libyans|strong="H3864"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* Cushites \w will|strong="H4714"\w* also submit \w to|strong="H4714"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*.   
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\v 44 \w But|strong="H7227"\w* \w news|strong="H8052"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* alarm \w him|strong="H3318"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w he|strong="H3318"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w fury|strong="H2534"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w devote|strong="H2763"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w destruction|strong="H8045"\w*.   
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\v 45 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w pitch|strong="H5193"\w* \w his|strong="H5704"\w* \w royal|strong="H6944"\w* tents \w between|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, \w but|strong="H5826"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* meet \w his|strong="H5704"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w with|strong="H3220"\w* no one \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w him|strong="H5826"\w*.   
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\v 1 “\w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w Michael|strong="H4317"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w prince|strong="H8269"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w stands|strong="H5975"\w* watch \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w rise|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w*. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* likes \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w occurred|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w beginning|strong="H5704"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*—\w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w whose|strong="H1471"\w* name \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*—\w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w delivered|strong="H4422"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w And|strong="H5769"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w who|strong="H7227"\w* \w sleep|strong="H3463"\w* \w in|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H2416"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w of|strong="H2781"\w* \w the|strong="H2416"\w* \w earth|strong="H6083"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w awake|strong="H6974"\w*, \w some|strong="H7227"\w* \w to|strong="H5769"\w* \w everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w but|strong="H7227"\w* \w others|strong="H7227"\w* \w to|strong="H5769"\w* \w shame|strong="H2781"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w contempt|strong="H1860"\w*.   
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\v 3 Then \w the|strong="H6663"\w* \w wise|strong="H7919"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w shine|strong="H2094"\w* \w like|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H6663"\w* \w brightness|strong="H2096"\w* \w of|strong="H3556"\w* \w the|strong="H6663"\w* heavens, \w and|strong="H5769"\w* those \w who|strong="H7227"\w* \w lead|strong="H6663"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w to|strong="H5769"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6663"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w shine|strong="H2094"\w* \w like|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H6663"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w But|strong="H7227"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w shut|strong="H2856"\w* \w up|strong="H2856"\w* \w these|strong="H5640"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w seal|strong="H2856"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*. \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w roam|strong="H7751"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w fro|strong="H7751"\w*, \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w increase|strong="H7235"\w*.”   
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* others \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w*, \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H7200"\w* \w bank|strong="H8193"\w* \w of|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w opposite|strong="H8147"\w* \w bank|strong="H8193"\w*.   
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\v 6 One \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w them|strong="H3847"\w* said \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* man \w dressed|strong="H3847"\w* \w in|strong="H3847"\w* linen, \w who|strong="H4605"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*, “\w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* fulfillment \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w these|strong="H4605"\w* \w wonders|strong="H6382"\w*?”   
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\v 7 \w And|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w dressed|strong="H3847"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* linen, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*, \w raised|strong="H7311"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w toward|strong="H3027"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w Him|strong="H3027"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*, saying, “\w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H4150"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w times|strong="H4150"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H4150"\w*. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* finally \w been|strong="H3615"\w* \w shattered|strong="H5310"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H8085"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w completed|strong="H3615"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w*, “\w My|strong="H8085"\w* lord, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* outcome \w of|strong="H8085"\w* \w these|strong="H8085"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w*?”   
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\v 9 “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w on|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H3212"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* replied, “\w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w closed|strong="H5640"\w* \w up|strong="H2856"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w purified|strong="H1305"\w*, \w made|strong="H3605"\w* spotless, \w and|strong="H3605"\w* \w refined|strong="H6884"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* continue \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w act|strong="H7561"\w* \w wickedly|strong="H7561"\w*. \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w understand|strong="H7919"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wise|strong="H7919"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w understand|strong="H7919"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w daily|strong="H3117"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H8548"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w abolished|strong="H5493"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w abomination|strong="H8251"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w desolation|strong="H8074"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w*, \w there|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* 1,290 \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 12 Blessed \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* who \w waits|strong="H2442"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* reaches \w the|strong="H3117"\w* end \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* 1,335 \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w But|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*, \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H5117"\w* \w way|strong="H3212"\w* \w until|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*. \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w then|strong="H5975"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w arise|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H5117"\w* inheritance \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.”