nezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

2 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.

18. Is.39.7. d c.6.28.

3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should b 1Ki.10.1-3. bring certain of the children c of Israel, Ps. 119.99. and of the king's seed, and of the princes; 2 of. 4 Children in whom was no blemish, c Foretold but well-favoured, and skilful in all wis 2K1.20.17, dom, and cunning in knowledge, and unders anding 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. 5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine 3 which he drank; so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. 6 Now among these were of the children of Ju lah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah ;

7 Unto whom the price of the eunuchs gave names for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; f and to Hananiah, of Shadrach ; and to Mishrael,of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. 8 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.

e

5.12.

9 Now God had brought Daniel into fa-| your land tender love with the prince of g 1Ki.1.31. the eunuchs. h De.32.38. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs said Eze.4.13. unto Daniel, I fear ne lord the king,who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse 5i c.3.29. liking than the children which are of k Ezr.6.11. your sort? then shall ye make me en-1 Ge.39 21. danger my head to the king. Pr.16.7.

Ho.9.3. made.

11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom m c.5.16. the prince of the eunuchs had set over 5 sadder. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 6 or, term,or, 12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, continuten days; and let them give 9 us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

ance.

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.

20 And & in all matters of wisdom 2 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.

21 And Daniel continued d even unto the first year of king Cyrus. CHAP. II.

ND in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith e his spirit was troubled,& his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream

4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriac, O king, live g for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we wil shew the interpretation.

5 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 4 cut in pieces, i and your houses k shall be made a dunghill:

6 But m if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts, and rewards, and great honour : therefore shew me the dream and the interpretation thereof.

7 They answered again, and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

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.

19 of pulse.

16 Thus Melzar took away the portion o ver.28. of their meat, and the wine that they p Is.66.1,2. should drink, and gave them pulse.

11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth and there is none other that can shew it before the king except o the gods, whose dwelling p is not with flesh. 12 For this cause the king was angry

21 And he change'h the times m and f Is.2.2.3. the seasons: hen removeth kings, and g 1Co.15.25. setteth up kings: hep giveth wisdom h Nu.12.6. unto the wise, and knowledge to them i Ezr.7.12. that know understanding. 1s.47.5.

22 He revealeth q the deep and secret Eze. 26.7. things he knoweth s what is in the dark- Hos.8.10. ness, and the light u dwelleth with him. j Ps.50.23. 23 I thank thee, and praise thee, Ok Ezr.1.2. thou God of my fathers, who hast given Je.32.19. me wisdom and might, and hast made m Ps.31.14,15 known unto me now what we desired of Ps.75.6,7. thee for thou hast now made known o Je.27.6. unto us the king's matter. p Pr.2.6,7. 24 Therefore Daniel went in unto q Ps.25.14. Arioch, whom the king had ordained to c.5.28. destroy the wise men of Babylon: he s Ps. 139.11,12 went and said thus unto him, Destroy He.4.13. not the wise men of Babylon: bring me t c.7.7,23. in before the king, and I will shew unto u 1T 6 16. the king the interpretation. 1Jno.1.5.

25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel be-8 brittle. fore the king in haste, and said thus unto 9 That I. him, I have found a man of the cap-1 children of tives of Julah that will make known the captivity unto the king the interpretation. 12 this with this.

26 The king answered and said to Danic', whose name was Belteshazzar, 3 their. Art thou able to make known unto me v Mi.4.7. the dream which I have seen, and the in- Lu. 1.32,33. terpretation thereof? 4 kingdom thereof. w Ps.2.9. which was not in hand. Is. 47.13,14.

27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath de nanded, cannot x the wise, men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; 28 But y there is a God in heaven that y Ge.40.8. revealeth secre's, and 6 maketh known to 41.16. the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in 6 hath made. the latter days. Thy dream, and the vis-7 after this. ions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; 8 up. 29 (As for thee, O king, thy thoughts z Am.4.13. came 8 into thy mind upon thy bed, what a Ac.3.12. should come to pass hereafter; and z he9 or, the inthat revealeth secrets maketh known to tent that the thee what shall come to pass: interpreta30 But as for me, this secret is not re- tion may be vealed to me for any wisdom a that I have made more than any living, but for 9 their sakes) know..

retraces Nebuchadnezzar's Dreams. that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart ;)

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. 32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his bel ly and his 4 thighs of brass,

33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without b hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and break them to pieces.

35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together,and became like thec chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, that no e place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great moun(tain, f and filled g the whole earth. 36 This is the dream; and we will teil the interpretation thereof before the king. 37 Thou, O king, art a king i of kings: for k the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field, and the fowls of the heaven, hath he given o into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all, Thou art this head of gold. 39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior r to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron break eth in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

4! 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.

42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay; so the kingdom shall be partly strong, & partly 8 broken. 43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave 2 one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

44 And in 3 the days of these kings shall the God v of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the 4 kingdom shall not be left to other people. Lut it shall break w in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain 5 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.

46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fo upon his face, and worshipped Danie! and commanded that they should cr an oblation and sweet odours unto him. 47 The king answered unto Daniel, at said, Of a truth it is, that your God is God gods, and a Lord of kings, and a

reveal this secret.

48 Then the king made Daniel a great a ver.6. man, and gave him many great a gifts, & bc.4.9. made him ruler over the whole province 5.11. of Babylon, and chief of the governors c Lu.4.7.S. over all the wise men of Babylon. d Ex.32.32.

49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and e he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon : but Daniel sat g in the gate of the king.

CHAP. III.
Nan image of gold, whose height was
TEBUCHADNEZZAR he king madeh

Lu.13 9. e c.3.12. f Ex.5.2. 2Ki.18.35. g Es.2.19. 3.2.

k

Je.16.20. Ac. 19.26.

threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriff's, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Ne-m Ex.20.3-5. buchadnezzar the king had set up. Le.19.4.

Mat.10.19. Ps. 121.5-7. Ac.27.23,25. Job 13.15. Ac.4.19.

3 Then the princes, the governors and filled. captains, the judges, the treasurers, then is.51.13. counsellors, the sheriffs,and all the rulers Lu.12.4,5. of the provinces, were gathered together o Pr. 16.14. unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Ne-2 buchadnezzar had set up.

4 Then an herald cried 3 aloud, To you it is commanded, Op people, nations, and languages,

3

21.24. 27.3,4. mighty of strength. with might,

c.4.14.

4 they com

6

7

5 That at what time ye hear the sound mand. of the cornet, fiute, harp, sackbut, psal-p c.4.1. 6.25. tery, dulcimer, axil all kinds of music, 5 or, mantles. ye fall down and worship the golden or, turbans. image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath symphony, set up: or, singing. 6 And whoso q falleth not down and 8 word. worshippeth, shall the same hour be cast 9 or, spark. into the midst of a burning fierys furnace. q Re. 13.15. 7 Therefore at that time, when all the c.6 24. people heard the sound of the cornet,flute, s Je.29.22. harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of governors. music, all the people, the nations, and the t Is.43.2. languages, fell down and worshipped the u c.2.4. golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and accused the Jews. 9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live u for ever.

6.21. Ro.13.7. ver.4,5.

2 there is no hurt in

them.

10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, v Pr.30.4. that every man that shall hear the sound Lu. 1.35. of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psal- Ro.1.4. ry, and dulcimer, and all kinds of 3 door. ausic, shall fall down and worship the w Ga.1.10. golden image; x Ge.14.18. c.2.49. set no regard upon. z Is.43 2.

11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set y over the affairs of the province He.11.34. of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and a c.6.13. Abed-nego; these men, O king, 4 have b ver. 19. not regarded a thee; they serve not thy c Ge.19.15,16. gods, nor worship the golden image Ps.34.7.8. which thou hast set up.

13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in his b rage and fury, commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said unto them, Is it 5 true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods,

103.20. He.1.14. d Je.17.7.

c.6.22.23. e Ro. 12.1.

He. 11.37.

5 of purpose, as Ex.21.13.

17 if it be so, our God, whom k we serve, is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

18 But if not, I be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve m thy gods, nor worship thy golden image which thou hast set up.

19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar 1 full of fury, n and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded o that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

20And he commanded the 2 most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their 5 coats, their hosen, and their 6 hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the 9 flame of the fire slew those r men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.

23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 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.

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking t in the midst of the fire, and 2 they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the 3 mouth of the burning fiery fur nace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye w servants of the most high x God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had z no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neith er were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel,c and delivered his servants that trusted d in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their e bodies, that they might int serve nor worship

Nebuchadnezzar's second Dream. any god except their own God.

N

CHAP. IV. TEBUCHADNEZZARthe king, untok all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace I be multiplied unto you.

2 12 thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high n God hath wrought toward me.

f

3 How great are his signs! o and how mighty are his wonders! p his kingdom is 6.25,27. an everlasting r kingdom, and his domi- 1Pe. 1.2. nion s is from generation to generation. 5 It was 4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine] s.emly be. house, and flourishing in my palace: jore me. 51 saw a dream which made me afraid, m ver.9. and the thoughts upon my bed and then c.3.26. visions of my head troubled me.

o De.4.34.

Ps. 105.27.
He.2.4.

6 Therefore made 1 a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto mep Ps.72.18. the interpretation of the dream.

86.10.

Is.25.1.

28.29.

7 Then u came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothayers and I told the dream before 9 2Sa. 18.32. them; but they did not make known Je.29.7. unto me the interpretation thereof.

r c.2.44.

Re. 11.15.

tation thereof.

51.14.

1s.63.11. 10 Thus were the visions of mine head a 1s.33.18. in my bed: 16 saw, and, behold, a b tree in the mist of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

was seeing. b Eze.31.3,

11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, c ver.33. and the sight thereof to the end of alid s.106.20. e Ps.S3.19.

the earth.

13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher k and an holy one came down from heaven. 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hewn down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from un-8 der it, and the fowls from his branches. 15 Nevertheless, leave the stump o 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 9 or, upon. heaven, and let his portion Le with the o Job 14 7-9. beasts in the grass of the earth. p Lu. 12. 19,20 16Let his heart be changed q from man's, g Is.6.10. and let a beast's heart be gives unto him; Th.5.3.

Daniel interpreteth st.

and let seven times a pass over him.

17 This matter is by the decree c of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know d that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever g he will, and setteth up over it the basest h of men.

i8 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof; forasmuch i as all the wisemen 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.

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 q that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

20 The tree t that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

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:

22 It is thou, v O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacketh unto heaven, and thy dominion w to the end of the earth. 23And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from hea ven, 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;

24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decrce of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 25 That they shall drive c thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasis of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass das oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven & seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most Highe ruleth in the kingdom of men,& giveth it to whomsoever he will. 26 Andwhereas theycommanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee,after that thou shalt have known that the heavens h do rule. 27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off i thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be 8 a lengthening of thy tranquillity. 28 All this came upon the king Nebu

chadnezzar.

29 At the end of twelve months he walked 9 in the palace of the kingdo of Babylon.

30 The king spake p and said, Is L this great Babylon that I have built t the house of the kingdom, by the mig of my power, and for the honour of tay majesty?

31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven,

32Aud b 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 c c.4.8,9. over thee, until thou know that the Most 2 or, grandHigh ruleth in the kingdom of men, and father, give'h it to whomsoever he wili. ver.2. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled d c.12.7. upon Nebuchadnezzar : & 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' clas.

Re.4.10. e Ps. 10.16. Je. 10.10.

c.2.44.
7.14.

34 And at the end of the days I Ne- Mi.4.7. buchadnezzar lift up mine eyes unto Lu. 1.33. heaven, & mine understanding returned f Ps.90.1. unto me; and I blessed the Most High; g c.6.3. and I praised and honoured him d that h Is.40.15, 17. iveth for ever, whose dominion is an 3 or, of an everlasting e dominion, and his kingdom interpreter. is from generation f to generation: i Ps. 115.3. 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth 135.6. are reputed as nothing and he i doeth 4 or, of a according to his will in the army of hea- dissolver. ven, and among the inhabitants of the 5 knots. earth; and none can stay j his hand, or j 1s.43.13. say unto him, What k doest thou? k Job 9.12. 36 At the same time my reason return- Is.45.9. ed unto me; and, for the glory of my Ro.9.20. kingdom, mine honour and brightness 1 Job 42.12. returned unto me; and my counsellors m De.32.4. and my lords sought unto me; and I was Ps.33.4. established in my kingdom; and excellent! majesty was added I unto me.

37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the king of heaven, all whose works m are truth,& his ways udgment and those that walk in pride n he is able to abase.

CHAP. V.

Re. 15.3. n Ex.18.11. Job 40.11,12. c.5.20. o Es. 1.3. interpret. p Je.52.19. c.1.2.

Belshazzar's Feast and Confusion third a ruler in the kingdom.

8 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.

9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.

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:

11 There c is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and, in the days of thy 2 father, light and understanding, and wisdom, like the wis dom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, 2 the king, I say, thy 2 father, made mas ter of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

12 Forasmuch as an excellent g spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, 3 interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of 5 doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called,&he will shewtheinterpretation.

13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thon that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my 2 father brought out of Jewry?

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."

15 And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and

feast o to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and sil. ver vessels p which his father Nebu-8 chadnezzar liad 8 taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his princes, his wives and his concubines, might drink therein.

father, as Je.27.7. 2Sa.9.7. ver. 11,18. brought forth. Ge.14.23. or, fee, as c.2.6. Ps. 119.46.

3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the s Re.9.20. house of God which was at Jerusalem;t c.4.31. and the king and his princes, his wives u Je.27.7. and his concubines drank in them. 4 They drank wine and praised the gods of gold s and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

c.4.22,&c. v Is.21.2-4. brightnesses,

2

ver 9.

5 In the same hour t came forth fingers changed it. of a man's hand, and wrote over against 3 bindings, the candlestick upon the plaster of the or, knots; wall of the king's palace; and the king or, girdles, saw the part of the hand that wrote.

Is.5.27.

6 Then the king's 1 countenance 2 was w Na.2.10. changed, and his thoughts troubled him, 4 or, to deal so that the 3 joints of his loins were proudly, loosed, and his knees w smote one against Ex 18.11. another.

7 The king cried 6 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 shew te the interpretation thereof, shall be clofned with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the

5 made to

come down. 6 with might x c.2.2.

8

Is.47.13.

cr, he made his heart equal. purple.

thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

16 And I have heard of thee that thou canst 6 make interpretations, and dissolve doubts now, if thou caust read the wri ting, 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.

17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let q thy gifs be to thyself, and give thy 9 rewards to another; yet I will read the writing r unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 18 0 thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: 19 And, for the majesty that he gave him, all u people, nations, and languages, trenibled 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. 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened 4 in pride, he was 5 deposed from his kingly throne, and they look his glory from him:

21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts,and his dwelling was withthe 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,&thathe