Exact Word Count hpenaz 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; no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such ass=hlgree>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. thou seest, deal with thy servants. for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. trologers that were in all his realm. troubled, and his sleep brake from him. trologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. troubled to know the dream. ked such things at any magician, or ass=hlblue>astrologer, or Chaldean. angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? trologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; 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. 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. excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof wass=hlblue>as terrible. of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 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 wass=hlblue>as found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. iron: forasmuch ass=hlgree>as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and ass=hlgree>as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch ass=hlgree>as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 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 ass=hlgree>as iron is not mixed with clay. thou sawest that the stone wass=hlblue>as 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. threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage wass=hlblue>as changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it wass=hlblue>as wont to be heated. urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. ass=hlblue>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. an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: trologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 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, great. strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: 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 wass=hlblue>as fed of it. 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. Belteshazzar, wass=hlblue>as ass=hlblue>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. strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 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; 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. 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. 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. 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. the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he wass=hlblue>as driven from men, and did eat grass ass=hlgree>as oxen, and his body wass=hlblue>as wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. 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? established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty wass=hlblue>as added unto me. in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. trologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew 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. king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance wass=hlblue>as changed in him, and his lords were ass=hlblue>astonied. found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, ass=hlblue>astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing 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 shew the interpretation. 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? trologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing: lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he wass=hlblue>as deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: driven from the sons of men; and his heart wass=hlblue>as made like the beasts, and his dwelling wass=hlblue>as with the wild ass=hlblue>asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body wass=hlblue>as 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. the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing wass=hlblue>as written. written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit wass=hlblue>as in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. he wass=hlblue>as faithful, neither wass=hlblue>as there any error or fault found in him. sembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. k a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 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, ass=hlgree>as he did aforetime. sembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. k 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. 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. sembled 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. 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. before him innocency wass=hlblue>as found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel wass=hlblue>as taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt wass=hlblue>as found upon him, because he believed in his God. like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it wass=hlblue>as lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet ass=hlgree>as a man, and a man's heart wass=hlblue>as given to it. given to it. diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. white ass=hlgree>as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne wass=hlblue>as like the fiery flame, and his wheels ass=hlgree>as burning fire. set, and the books were opened. slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. 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. grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. ked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 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; more stout than his fellows. given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart. at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I wass=hlblue>as by the river of Ulai. higher than the other, and the higher came up last. there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. I wass=hlblue>as 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. moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there wass=hlblue>as no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there wass=hlblue>as none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. strong, the great horn wass=hlblue>as broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. taken away, and the place of his sanctuary wass=hlblue>as cast down. given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. the appearance of a man. 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. he wass=hlblue>as speaking with me, I wass=hlblue>as in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I wass=hlblue>as ass=hlblue>astonished at the vision, but none understood it. made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; hes: 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. hath been done upon Jerusalem. 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. at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 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; 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. revealed unto Daniel, whose name wass=hlblue>as called Belteshazzar; and the thing wass=hlblue>as true, but the time appointed wass=hlblue>as long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. mourning three full weeks. I wass=hlblue>as by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; like the beryl, and his face ass=hlgree>as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes ass=hlgree>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. left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness wass=hlblue>as turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. semble 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. the former, or ass=hlgree>as the latter. do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. never wass=hlblue>as since there wass=hlblue>as 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. the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness ass=hlgree>as the stars for ever and ever. upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 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. |