Daniel 4:17
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The tree which thou sawest, which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all the earth:

by the.

Daniel 4:13,14 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given him: and let seven times pass over him. . . .

1 Kings 22:19,20 And he added and said: Hear thou, therefore, the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left: . . .

1 Timothy 5:21 I charge thee, before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by declining to either side.

the holy.

Daniel 4:8,9,13 The tree was great and strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven: the sight thereof was even to the ends of all the earth. . . .

Isaiah 6:3,8 And they cried one to another, and said: Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God of hosts, all the earth is full of his glory, . . .

Revelation 4:8 And the four living creatures had each of them six wings: and round about and within they are full of eyes. And they rested not day and night, saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.

that the living.

Psalm 9:16 The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.

Psalm 83:17,18 Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish. . . .

Ezekiel 25:17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them, rebuking them in fury: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

the most High.

Daniel 4:25,32-35 All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor. . . .

Daniel 2:21 And he changeth times and ages: taketh away kingdoms, and establisheth them: giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding:

Daniel 5:18-21 O king, the most high God gave to Nabuchodonosor, thy father, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour. . . .

Jeremiah 27:5-7 I made the earth, and the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power, and by my stretched out arm: and I have given it to whom it seemed good in my eyes. . . .

giveth.

Psalm 75:6,7 For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert hills: . . .

the basest.

Daniel 4:25 All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.

Daniel 11:21 And there shall stand up in his place one despised, and the kingly honour shall not be given him: and he shall come privately, and shall obtain the kingdom by fraud.

Exodus 9:16 And therefore have I raised thee, that I may shew my power in thee, and my name may be spoken of throughout all the earth.

1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, and upon them he hath set the world.

1 Kings 21:25 Now, there was not such another as Achab, who was sold to do evil in the sight of the Lord: for his wife, Jezabel, set him on,

2 Kings 21:6 And he made his son pass through fire: and he used divinations, and observed omens, and appointed pythons, and multiplied soothsayers, to do evil before the Lord, and to provoke him.

2 Chronicles 28:22 Moreover also in the time of his distress he increased contempt against the Lord: king Achaz himself by himself,

Psalm 12:8 The wicked walk round about: according to thy highness, thou hast multiplied the children of men.

Psalm 113:7,8 Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill: . . .

Ezekiel 7:24 And I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: and I will make the pride of the mighty to cease, and they shall possess their sanctuary.

1 Corinthians 1:28 And the base things of the world and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen: and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are:

Context
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of a Great Tree
16Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, began silently to think within himself for about one hour: and his thought troubled him. But the king answering, said: Baltassar, let not the dream and the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, and said: My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thy enemies. 17The tree which thou sawest, which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all the earth:18And the branches thereof were most beautiful, and its fruit exceeding much, and in it was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and the birds of the air had their abode in its branches.…
Cross References
Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject to higher powers. For there is no power but from God: and those that are ordained of God.

1 Samuel 2:8
He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, and upon them he hath set the world.

Psalm 9:16
The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.

Psalm 83:18
And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.

Psalm 103:19
The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all.

Jeremiah 27:5
I made the earth, and the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power, and by my stretched out arm: and I have given it to whom it seemed good in my eyes.

Daniel 2:21
And he changeth times and ages: taketh away kingdoms, and establisheth them: giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding:

Daniel 4:2
I saw a dream that affrighted me: and my thoughts in my bed, and the visions of my head, troubled me.

Daniel 4:13
Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given him: and let seven times pass over him.

Daniel 4:25
All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.

Daniel 4:32
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing before him: for he doth according to his will, as well with the powers of heaven, as among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none that can resist his hand, and say to him: Why hast thou done it?

Daniel 5:18
O king, the most high God gave to Nabuchodonosor, thy father, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour.

Daniel 5:19
And for the greatness that he gave to him, all people, tribes, and languages trembled, and were afraid of him: whom he would, he slew: and whom he would, he destroyed: and whom he would, he set up: and whom he would, he brought down.

Daniel 5:21
And he was driven out from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses, and he did eat grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till he knew that the most High ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he will set over it whomsoever it shall please him.

Daniel 7:25
And he shall speak words against the High One, and shall crush the saints of the most High: and he shall think himself able to change times and laws, and they shall be delivered into his hand until a time, and times, and half a time.

Daniel 11:21
And there shall stand up in his place one despised, and the kingly honour shall not be given him: and he shall come privately, and shall obtain the kingdom by fraud.

Lexicon
This decision
פִּתְגָמָ֔א (piṯ·ḡā·mā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 6600: A word, answer, letter, decree

is the decree
בִּגְזֵרַ֤ת (biḡ·zê·raṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1510: A decree

of the watchers,
עִירִין֙ (‘î·rîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5894: Waking or wakeful one

the verdict
שְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑א (šə·’ê·lə·ṯā)
Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 7595: A question, judicial decision, mandate

declared
וּמֵאמַ֥ר (ū·mê·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3983: Something, said, an edict

by the holy ones,
קַדִּישִׁ֖ין (qad·dî·šîn)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6922: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

so that
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5705: Even to, until

the living
חַ֠יַּיָּא (ḥay·yay·yā)
Adjective - masculine plural determinate
Strong's Hebrew 2417: Alive, life

will know
יִנְדְּע֣וּן (yin·də·‘ūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3046: To know

that
דִּֽי־ (dî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

the Most High
עִלָּאָ֜ה (‘il·lā·’āh)
Adjective - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 5943: highest', a name of God

is ruler
שַׁלִּ֨יט (šal·lîṭ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7990: Mighty, permission, a premier

over the kingdom
בְּמַלְכ֣וּת (bə·mal·ḵūṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4437: Royalty, reign, kingdom

of mankind,
אֲנָשָׁ֗א‪‬ (’ă·nā·šā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 606: Man, mankind

and gives it
יִתְּנִנַּ֔הּ (yit·tə·nin·nah)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5415: To give

to whom
וּלְמַן־ (ū·lə·man-)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4479: Who, what

He wishes,
יִצְבֵּא֙ (yiṣ·bê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6634: To be inclined, desire, be pleased

setting
יְקִ֥ים (yə·qîm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6966: To arise, stand

over it
עֲלַֽהּ׃ (‘ă·lah)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the lowliest
וּשְׁפַ֥ל (ū·šə·p̄al)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8215: Low (in station)

of men.’
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים (’ă·nā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 606: Man, mankind


Additional Translations
This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of mankind, and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will, and sets up over it the basest of men.

The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.

The matter is by the decree of the watcher, and the demand is a word of the holy ones; that the living may known that the Lord is most high over the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please, and will set up over it that which is set at nought of men.

This sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the decision by the word of the holy ones: that the living may know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.

by the decree of the sifters is the sentence, and by the saying of the holy ones the requirement, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it, and the lowest of men He doth raise up over it.
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