³¹^oWhile the word was still in the king’s mouth, ^pa voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you! ³²And ^qthey shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven ¹times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.”

³³That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

Nebuchadnezzar Praises God

³⁴And ^rat the end of the ²time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him ^swho lives forever:

For His dominion is ^tan everlasting dominion,

And His kingdom is from generation to generation.

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Footnotes

1Possibly years
2Lit. days

Cross references

n Prov. 16:18; Is. 13:19; Dan. 5:20
o Dan. 5:5; Luke 12:20
p Dan. 4:24
q[Dan. 4:25]
r Dan. 4:26
s Ps. 102:24–27; Dan. 6:26; 12:7; [Rev. 4:10]
t[Ps. 10:16]; Dan. 2:44; 7:14; Mic. 4:7; [Luke 1:33]