DAN 01:01 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of
Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and
besieged it.
DAN 01:02 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his
hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he
carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he
brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
DAN 01:03 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his
eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of
Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
DAN 01:04 Children in whom [was] no blemish, but well favoured,
and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and
understanding science, and such as [had] ability in them to
stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the
learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
DAN 01:05 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the
king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them
three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the
king.
DAN 01:06 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel,
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
DAN 01:07 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for
he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah,
of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of
Abednego.
DAN 01:08 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not
defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the
wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the
eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
DAN 01:09 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender
love with the prince of the eunuchs.
DAN 01:10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I
fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your
drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the
children which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me]
endanger my head to the king.
DAN 01:11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the
eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
DAN 01:12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let
them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
DAN 01:13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee,
and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of
the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
DAN 01:14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved
them ten days.
DAN 01:15 And at the end of ten days their countenances
appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which
did eat the portion of the king's meat.
DAN 01:16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and
the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
DAN 01:17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge
and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had
understanding in all visions and dreams.
DAN 01:18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he
should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought
them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
DAN 01:19 And the king communed with them; and among them all
was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
therefore stood they before the king.
DAN 01:20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding,
that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better
than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his
realm.
DAN 01:21 And Daniel continued [even] unto the first year of
king Cyrus.
DAN 02:01 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled,
and his sleep brake from him.
DAN 02:02 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and
the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to
show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
DAN 02:03 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream,
and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
DAN 02:04 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O
king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will
show the interpretation.
DAN 02:05 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The
thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the
dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in
pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
DAN 02:06 But if ye show the dream, and the interpretation
thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great
honour: therefore show me the dream, and the interpretation
thereof.
DAN 02:07 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his
servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it.
DAN 02:08 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that
ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
DAN 02:09 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream,
[there is but] one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying
and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed:
therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can show
me the interpretation thereof.
DAN 02:10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said,
There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's
matter: therefore [there is] no king, lord, nor ruler, [that]
asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
DAN 02:11 And [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and
there is none other that can show it before the king, except the
gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
DAN 02:12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious,
and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon.
DAN 02:13 And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should
be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
DAN 02:14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to
Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to
slay the wise [men] of Babylon:
DAN 02:15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain,
Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made
the thing known to Daniel.
DAN 02:16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he
would give him time, and that he would show the king the
interpretation.
DAN 02:17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing
known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
DAN 02:18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven
concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not
perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon.
DAN 02:19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night
vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
DAN 02:20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God
for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
DAN 02:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he
removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the
wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
DAN 02:22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth
what [is] in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
DAN 02:23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my
fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known
unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now] made
known unto us the king's matter.
DAN 02:24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king
had ordained to destroy the wise [men] of Babylon: he went and
said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise [men] of Babylon: bring
me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the
interpretation.
DAN 02:25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in
haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the
captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the
interpretation.
DAN 02:26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name
[was] Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the
dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
DAN 02:27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said,
The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men],
the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the
king;
DAN 02:28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets,
and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the
latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed,
are these;
DAN 02:29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came [into thy
mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he
that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to
pass.
DAN 02:30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for
[any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but for [their]
sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and
that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
DAN 02:31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This
great image, whose brightness [was] excellent, stood before thee;
and the form thereof [was] terrible.
DAN 02:32 This image's head [was] of fine gold, his breast and
his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
DAN 02:33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of
clay.
DAN 02:34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without
hands, which smote the image upon his feet [that were] of iron
and clay, and brake them to pieces.
DAN 02:35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver,
and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the
chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them
away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote
the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
DAN 02:36 This [is] the dream; and we will tell the
interpretation thereof before the king.
DAN 02:37 Thou, O king, [art] a king of kings: for the God of
heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
DAN 02:38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts
of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into
thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou [art]
this head of gold.
DAN 02:39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior
to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear
rule over all the earth.
DAN 02:40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron:
forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]:
and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces
and bruise.
DAN 02:41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of
potter's clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided;
but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch
as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
DAN 02:42 And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron,
and part of clay, [so] the kingdom shall be partly strong, and
partly broken.
DAN 02:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay,
they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they
shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with
clay.
DAN 02:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of
heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the
kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break
in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for
ever.
DAN 02:45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out
of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the
iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great
God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass
hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation
thereof sure.
DAN 02:46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and
worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an
oblation and sweet odours unto him.
DAN 02:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth
[it is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings,
and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this
secret.
DAN 02:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him
many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of
Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of
Babylon.
DAN 02:49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the
province of Babylon: but Daniel [sat] in the gate of the king.
DAN 03:01 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose
height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six
cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of
Babylon.
DAN 03:02 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together
the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the
treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of
the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
DAN 03:03 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the
judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all
the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the
dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up;
and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
DAN 03:04 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O
people, nations, and languages,
DAN 03:05 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet,
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music,
ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar
the king hath set up:
DAN 03:06 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the
same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
DAN 03:07 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all
kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages,
fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar
the king had set up.
DAN 03:08 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near,
and accused the Jews.
DAN 03:09 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O
king, live for ever.
DAN 03:10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that
shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down
and worship the golden image:
DAN 03:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he
should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
DAN 03:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the
affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve
not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set
up.
DAN 03:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded
to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought
these men before the king.
DAN 03:14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true,
O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor
worship the golden image which I have set up?
DAN 03:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and
dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the
image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall
be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace;
and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
DAN 03:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to
the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee
in this matter.
DAN 03:17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver
[us] out of thine hand, O king.
DAN 03:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we
will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou
hast set up.
DAN 03:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of
his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego:
[therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the
furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
DAN 03:20 And he commanded the most mighty men that [were] in
his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast
[them] into the burning fiery furnace.
DAN 03:21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen,
and their hats, and their [other] garments, and were cast into
the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
DAN 03:22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent,
and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those
men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
DAN 03:23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
DAN 03:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose
up in haste, [and] spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not
we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They
answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
DAN 03:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose,
walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the
form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
DAN 03:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the
burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and
come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth
of the midst of the fire.
DAN 03:27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the
king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon
whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their
head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of
fire had passed on them.
DAN 03:28 [Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be]
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his
angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have
changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they
might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
DAN 03:29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation,
and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and
their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other
God that can deliver after this sort.
DAN 03:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
DAN 04:01 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations,
and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied
unto you.
DAN 04:02 I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that
the high God hath wrought toward me.
DAN 04:03 How great [are] his signs! and how mighty [are] his
wonders! his kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and his
dominion [is] from generation to generation.
DAN 04:04 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and
flourishing in my palace:
DAN 04:05 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts
upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
DAN 04:06 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise
[men] of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me
the interpretation of the dream.
DAN 04:07 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them;
but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
DAN 04:08 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name
[was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom
[is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the
dream, [saying],
DAN 04:09 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I
know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no
secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I
have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
DAN 04:10 Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw,
and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height
thereof [was] great.
DAN 04:11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof
reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the
earth:
DAN 04:12 The leaves thereof [were] fair, and the fruit thereof
much, and in it [was] meat for all: the beasts of the field had
shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs
thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
DAN 04:13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and,
behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
DAN 04:14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and
cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his
fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from
his branches:
DAN 04:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the
earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass
of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and
[let] his portion [be] with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
DAN 04:16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a
beast's heart be given unto him: and let seven times pass over
him.
DAN 04:17 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.
DAN 04:18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou,
O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as
all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto
me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of
the holy gods [is] in thee.
DAN 04:19 Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was
astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king
spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the
interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and
said, My lord, the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the
interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
DAN 04:20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong,
whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to
all the earth;
DAN 04:21 Whose leaves [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much,
and in it [was] meat for all; under which the beasts of the
field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had
their habitation:
DAN 04:22 It [is] thou, O king, that art grown and become
strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven,
and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
DAN 04:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one
coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and
destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the
earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass
of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and
[let] his portion [be] with the beasts of the field, till seven
times pass over him;
DAN 04:24 This [is] the interpretation, O king, and this [is]
the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
DAN 04:25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling
shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee
to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of
heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know
that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it
to whomsoever he will.
DAN 04:26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the
tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou
shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
DAN 04:27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto
thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine
iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a
lengthening of thy tranquillity.
DAN 04:28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
DAN 04:29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace
of the kingdom of Babylon.
DAN 04:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon,
that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of
my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
DAN 04:31 While the word [was] in the king's mouth, there fell
a voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it
is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
DAN 04:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling
[shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to
eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until
thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and
giveth it to whomsoever he will.
DAN 04:33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as
oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his
hairs were grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like
birds' [claws].
DAN 04:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up
mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me,
and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that
liveth for ever, whose dominion [is] an everlasting dominion,
and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation:
DAN 04:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as
nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of
heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can
stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
DAN 04:36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for
the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned
unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I
was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added
unto me.
DAN 04:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the
King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways
judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
DAN 05:01 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand
of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
DAN 05:02 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to
bring the golden and silver vessels which his father
Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in
Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his
concubines, might drink therein.
DAN 05:03 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken
out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem;
and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines,
drank in them.
DAN 05:04 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of
silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
DAN 05:05 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand,
and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the
wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand
that wrote.
DAN 05:06 Then the king's countenance was changed, and his
thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were
loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
DAN 05:07 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spake, and said
to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing,
and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with
scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be
the third ruler in the kingdom.
DAN 05:08 Then came in all the king's wise [men]: but they
could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the
interpretation thereof.
DAN 05:09 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his
countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
DAN 05:10 [Now] the queen by reason of the words of the king
and his lords came into the banquet house: [and] the queen spake
and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble
thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
DAN 05:11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the
spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and
understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found
in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I
say], thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers,
Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers;
DAN 05:12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and
understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard
sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same
Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be
called, and he will show the interpretation.
DAN 05:13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. [And] the
king spake and said unto Daniel, [Art] thou that Daniel, which
[art] of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king
my father brought out of Jewry?
DAN 05:14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the
gods [is] in thee, and [that] light and understanding and
excellent wisdom is found in thee.
DAN 05:15 And now the wise [men], the astrologers, have been
brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and
make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could
not show the interpretation of the thing:
DAN 05:16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make
interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the
writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou
shalt be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about
thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
DAN 05:17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let
thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I
will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the
interpretation.
DAN 05:18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar
thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
DAN 05:19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people,
nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he
would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he
would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
DAN 05:20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind
hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and
they took his glory from him:
DAN 05:21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart
was made like the beasts, and his dwelling [was] with the wild
asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet
with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God
ruled in the kingdom of men, and [that] he appointeth over it
whomsoever he will.
DAN 05:22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled
thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
DAN 05:23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven;
and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and
thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk
wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold,
of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor
know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are]
all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
DAN 05:24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this
writing was written.
DAN 05:25 And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE,
MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
DAN 05:26 This [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God
hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
DAN 05:27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art
found wanting.
DAN 05:28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes
and Persians.
DAN 05:29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel
with scarlet, and [put] a chain of gold about his neck, and made
a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler
in the kingdom.
DAN 05:30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the
Chaldeans slain.
DAN 05:31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about
threescore and two years old.
DAN 06:01 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred
and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
DAN 06:02 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel [was]
first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the
king should have no damage.
DAN 06:03 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents
and princes, because an excellent spirit [was] in him; and the
king thought to set him over the whole realm.
DAN 06:04 Then the presidents and princes sought to find
occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could
find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful,
neither was there any error or fault found in him.
DAN 06:05 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion
against this Daniel, except we find [it] against him concerning
the law of his God.
DAN 06:06 Then these presidents and princes assembled together
to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
DAN 06:07 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and
the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted
together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree,
that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for
thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den
of lions.
DAN 06:08 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the
writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the
Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
DAN 06:09 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the
decree.
DAN 06:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he
went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber
toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day,
and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
DAN 06:11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying
and making supplication before his God.
DAN 06:12 Then they came near, and spake before the king
concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree,
that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man
within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the
den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is] true,
according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth
not.
DAN 06:13 Then answered they and said before the king, That
Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah,
regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed,
but maketh his petition three times a day.
DAN 06:14 Then the king, when he heard [these] words, was sore
displeased with himself, and set [his] heart on Daniel to
deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to
deliver him.
DAN 06:15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto
the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians
[is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may
be changed.
DAN 06:16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and
cast [him] into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said
unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will
deliver thee.
DAN 06:17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of
the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with
the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed
concerning Daniel.
DAN 06:18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the
night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before
him: and his sleep went from him.
DAN 06:19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and
went in haste unto the den of lions.
DAN 06:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a
lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to
Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom
thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
DAN 06:21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
DAN 06:22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions'
mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him
innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I
done no hurt.
DAN 06:23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and
commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So
Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was
found upon him, because he believed in his God.
DAN 06:24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men
which had accused Daniel, and they cast [them] into the den of
lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had
the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever
they came at the bottom of the den.
DAN 06:25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and
languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto
you.
DAN 06:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom
men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he [is] the
living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which
shall not be destroyed, and his dominion [shall be even] unto
the end.
DAN 06:27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and
wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from
the power of the lions.
DAN 06:28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and
in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
DAN 07:01 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon
Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he
wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters.
DAN 07:02 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night,
and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great
sea.
DAN 07:03 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse
one from another.
DAN 07:04 The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I
beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up
from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a
man's heart was given to it.
DAN 07:05 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear,
and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in
the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto
it, Arise, devour much flesh.
DAN 07:06 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard,
which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast
had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
DAN 07:07 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a
fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and
it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and
stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse
from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.
DAN 07:08 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up
among them another little horn, before whom there were three of
the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this
horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking
great things.
DAN 07:09 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the
Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and
the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like]
the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire.
DAN 07:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him:
thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times
ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the
books were opened.
DAN 07:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words
which the horn spake: I beheld [even] till the beast was slain,
and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
DAN 07:12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their
dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season
and time.
DAN 07:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like
the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the
Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
DAN 07:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a
kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve
him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not
pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.
DAN 07:15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of
[my] body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
DAN 07:16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked
him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the
interpretation of the things.
DAN 07:17 These great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings,
[which] shall arise out of the earth.
DAN 07:18 But the saints of the most High shall take the
kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and
ever.
DAN 07:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast,
which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose
teeth [were of] iron, and his nails [of] brass; [which] devoured,
brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
DAN 07:20 And of the ten horns that [were] in his head, and
[of] the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even
[of] that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great
things, whose look [was] more stout than his fellows.
DAN 07:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints,
and prevailed against them;
DAN 07:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was
given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the
saints possessed the kingdom.
DAN 07:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth
kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms,
and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and
break it in pieces.
DAN 07:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings
[that] shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he
shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
DAN 07:25 And he shall speak [great] words against the most
High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think
to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand
until a time and times and the dividing of time.
DAN 07:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away
his dominion, to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end.
DAN 07:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of
the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people
of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an
everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
DAN 07:28 Hitherto [is] the end of the matter. As for me Daniel,
my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in
me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
DAN 08:01 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a
vision appeared unto me, [even unto] me Daniel, after that which
appeared unto me at the first.
DAN 08:02 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I
saw, that I [was] at Shushan [in] the palace, which [is] in the
province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river
of Ulai.
DAN 08:03 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold,
there stood before the river a ram which had [two] horns: and
the [two] horns [were] high; but one [was] higher than the other,
and the higher came up last.
DAN 08:04 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and
southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither
[was there any] that could deliver out of his hand; but he did
according to his will, and became great.
DAN 08:05 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came
from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not
the ground: and the goat [had] a notable horn between his eyes.
DAN 08:06 And he came to the ram that had [two] horns, which I
had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury
of his power.
DAN 08:07 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was
moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his
two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him,
but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and
there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
DAN 08:08 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he
was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four
notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
DAN 08:09 And out of one of them came forth a little horn,
which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the
east, and toward the pleasant [land].
DAN 08:10 And it waxed great, [even] to the host of heaven; and
it cast down [some] of the host and of the stars to the ground,
and stamped upon them.
DAN 08:11 Yea, he magnified [himself] even to the prince of the
host, and by him the daily [sacrifice] was taken away, and the
place of his sanctuary was cast down.
DAN 08:12 And an host was given [him] against the daily
[sacrifice] by reason of transgression, and it cast down the
truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.
DAN 08:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint
said unto that certain [saint] which spake, How long [shall be]
the vision [concerning] the daily [sacrifice], and the
transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the
host to be trodden under foot?
DAN 08:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three
hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
DAN 08:15 And it came to pass, when I, [even] I Daniel, had
seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there
stood before me as the appearance of a man.
DAN 08:16 And I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] Ulai,
which called, and said, Gabriel, make this [man] to understand
the vision.
DAN 08:17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I
was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me,
Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end [shall be]
the vision.
DAN 08:18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep
on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me
upright.
DAN 08:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall
be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed
the end [shall be].
DAN 08:20 The ram which thou sawest having [two] horns [are]
the kings of Media and Persia.
DAN 08:21 And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the
great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.
DAN 08:22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it,
four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his
power.
DAN 08:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the
transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance,
and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
DAN 08:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own
power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and
practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
DAN 08:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to
prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify [himself] in his heart,
and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against
the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
DAN 08:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which
was told [is] true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it
[shall be] for many days.
DAN 08:27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick [certain] days;
afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was
astonished at the vision, but none understood [it].
DAN 09:01 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of
the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the
Chaldeans;
DAN 09:02 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by
books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came
to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years
in the desolations of Jerusalem.
DAN 09:03 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by
prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
DAN 09:04 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my
confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God,
keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to
them that keep his commandments;
DAN 09:05 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have
done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy
precepts and from thy judgments:
DAN 09:06 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the
prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and
our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
DAN 09:07 O Lord, righteousness [belongeth] unto thee, but unto
us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and
to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, [that are]
near, and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither
thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have
trespassed against thee.
DAN 09:08 O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our
kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have
sinned against thee.
DAN 09:09 To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and
forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
DAN 09:10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God,
to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the
prophets.
DAN 09:11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by
departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the
curse is poured upon us, and the oath that [is] written in the
law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against
him.
DAN 09:12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake
against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing
upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been
done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
DAN 09:13 As [it is] written in the law of Moses, all this evil
is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our
God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy
truth.
DAN 09:14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and
brought it upon us: for the LORD our God [is] righteous in all
his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
DAN 09:15 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people
forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast
gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done
wickedly.
DAN 09:16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech
thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city
Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the
iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people [are become]
a reproach to all [that are] about us.
DAN 09:17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy
servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon
thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
DAN 09:18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine
eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called
by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee
for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
DAN 09:19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do;
defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy
people are called by thy name.
DAN 09:20 And whiles I [was] speaking, and praying, and
confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and
presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy
mountain of my God;
DAN 09:21 Yea, whiles I [was] speaking in prayer, even the man
Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being
caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening
oblation.
DAN 09:22 And he informed [me], and talked with me, and said, O
Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
DAN 09:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment
came forth, and I am come to show [thee]; for thou [art] greatly
beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the
vision.
DAN 09:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon
thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end
of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring
in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and
prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
DAN 09:25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going
forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto
the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore
and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall,
even in troublous times.
DAN 09:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be
cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that
shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end
thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war
desolations are determined.
DAN 09:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one
week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice
and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of
abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the
consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the
desolate.
DAN 10:01 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was
revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and
the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he
understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
DAN 10:02 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
DAN 10:03 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine
in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three
whole weeks were fulfilled.
DAN 10:04 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month,
as I was by the side of the great river, which [is] Hiddekel;
DAN 10:05 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a
certain man clothed in linen, whose loins [were] girded with
fine gold of Uphaz:
DAN 10:06 His body also [was] like the beryl, and his face as
the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and
his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the
voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
DAN 10:07 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that
were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon
them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
DAN 10:08 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision,
and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was
turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
DAN 10:09 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard
the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face,
and my face toward the ground.
DAN 10:10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my
knees and [upon] the palms of my hands.
DAN 10:11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved,
understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright:
for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word
unto me, I stood trembling.
DAN 10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the
first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to
chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am
come for thy words.
DAN 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me
one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes,
came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
DAN 10:14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall
befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision [is]
for [many] days.
DAN 10:15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my
face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
DAN 10:16 And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of
men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said
unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my
sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
DAN 10:17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with
this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no
strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
DAN 10:18 Then there came again and touched me [one] like the
appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
DAN 10:19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be]
unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken
unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for
thou hast strengthened me.
DAN 10:20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto
thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia:
and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
DAN 10:21 But I will show thee that which is noted in the
scripture of truth: and [there is] none that holdeth with me in
these things, but Michael your prince.
DAN 11:01 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, [even] I,
stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
DAN 11:02 And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there
shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall
be far richer than [they] all: and by his strength through his
riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
DAN 11:03 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule
with great dominion, and do according to his will.
DAN 11:04 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be
broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven;
and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he
ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others
beside those.
DAN 11:05 And the king of the south shall be strong, and [one]
of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have
dominion; his dominion [shall be] a great dominion.
DAN 11:06 And in the end of years they shall join themselves
together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the
king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain
the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but
she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that
begat her, and he that strengthened her in [these] times.
DAN 11:07 But out of a branch of her roots shall [one] stand up
in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter
into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal
against them, and shall prevail:
DAN 11:08 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods,
with their princes, [and] with their precious vessels of silver
and of gold; and he shall continue [more] years than the king of
the north.
DAN 11:09 So the king of the south shall come into [his]
kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
DAN 11:10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble
a multitude of great forces: and [one] shall certainly come, and
overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred
up, [even] to his fortress.
DAN 11:11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler,
and shall come forth and fight with him, [even] with the king of
the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the
multitude shall be given into his hand.
DAN 11:12 [And] when he hath taken away the multitude, his
heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down [many] ten
thousands: but he shall not be strengthened [by it].
DAN 11:13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set
forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly
come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
DAN 11:14 And in those times there shall many stand up against
the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall
exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
DAN 11:15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a
mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the
south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither
[shall there be any] strength to withstand.
DAN 11:16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to
his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall
stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
DAN 11:17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength
of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he
do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her:
but she shall not stand [on his side], neither be for him.
DAN 11:18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and
shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the
reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he
shall cause [it] to turn upon him.
DAN 11:19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his
own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
DAN 11:20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes
[in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be
destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
DAN 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to
whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall
come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
DAN 11:22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown
from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of
the covenant.
DAN 11:23 And after the league [made] with him he shall work
deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with
a small people.
DAN 11:24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places
of the province; and he shall do [that] which his fathers have
not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them
the prey, and spoil, and riches: [yea], and he shall forecast
his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
DAN 11:25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage
against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of
the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and
mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast
devices against him.
DAN 11:26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall
destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall
down slain.
DAN 11:27 And both these kings' hearts [shall be] to do
mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall
not prosper: for yet the end [shall be] at the time appointed.
DAN 11:28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches;
and his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant; and he shall
do [exploits], and return to his own land.
DAN 11:29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come
toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the
latter.
DAN 11:30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him:
therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation
against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return,
and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
DAN 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall
pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily
[sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh
desolate.
DAN 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he
corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God
shall be strong, and do [exploits].
DAN 11:33 And they that understand among the people shall
instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame,
by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.
DAN 11:34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a
little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
DAN 11:35 And [some] of them of understanding shall fall, to
try them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, [even] to the
time of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed.
DAN 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he
shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and
shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall
prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is
determined shall be done.
DAN 11:37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor
the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify
himself above all.
DAN 11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:
and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold,
and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
DAN 11:39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a
strange god, whom he shall acknowledge [and] increase with glory:
and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the
land for gain.
DAN 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the
south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against
him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with
many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall
overflow and pass over.
DAN 11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many
[countries] shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of
his hand, [even] Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children
of Ammon.
DAN 11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the
countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
DAN 11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold
and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and
the Libyans and the Ethiopians [shall be] at his steps.
DAN 11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north
shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury
to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
DAN 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace
between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall
come to his end, and none shall help him.
DAN 12:01 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great
prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there
shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a
nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people
shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the
book.
DAN 12:02 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth
shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and]
everlasting contempt.
DAN 12:03 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness
of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as
the stars for ever and ever.
DAN 12:04 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the
book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,
and knowledge shall be increased.
DAN 12:05 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other
two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the
other on that side of the bank of the river.
DAN 12:06 And [one] said to the man clothed in linen, which
[was] upon the waters of the river, How long [shall it be to]
the end of these wonders?
DAN 12:07 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which [was]
upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and
his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever
that [it shall be] for a time, times, and an half; and when he
shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people,
all these [things] shall be finished.
DAN 12:08 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my
Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]?
DAN 12:09 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are]
closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
DAN 12:10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried;
but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall
understand; but the wise shall understand.
DAN 12:11 And from the time [that] the daily [sacrifice] shall
be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up,
[there shall be] a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
DAN 12:12 Blessed [is] he that waiteth, and cometh to the
thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
DAN 12:13 But go thou thy way till the end [be]: for thou shalt
rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
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