Daniel 2 Cross References - MKJV

¹ And in the second year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, with which his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him. ² And the king commanded to call to the horoscopists, and to the conjurers, and to the sorcerers, and to the Chaldeans, to tell to the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. ³ And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. ⁴ And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will reveal the meaning. ⁵ The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing has gone from me. If you will not make known to me the dream, with its meaning, you will be made into mere members, and your houses shall be made an outhouse. ⁶ But if you make known the dream and its meaning, you shall receive gifts and a present and great honor from me. Therefore reveal to me the dream and its meaning. ⁷ They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will reveal its meaning. ⁸ The king answered and said, For I know that you surely want to gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me. ⁹ But if you will not make the dream known to me, there is only one judgment for you. For you have prepared lying and deceiving words to speak before me, until the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can reveal to me its meaning. ¹⁰ The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man on the earth who can reveal the king's matter, because not any king, lord, nor ruler has asked such a thing from any horoscopist or conjurer or Chaldean. ¹¹ And it is a rare thing that the king asks, and there is no other who can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. ¹² For this cause the king was enraged and angered, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon to be destroyed. ¹³ And the law went out that the wise men should be killed. And they sought Daniel and his fellows to be killed. ¹⁴ Then Daniel answered with counsel and insight to Arioch the chief of the king's executioners, who had gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon. 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. ¹⁶ Then Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would give him time, and that he would make known the meaning to the king. ¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, ¹⁸ that they might pray for the mercies of God in Heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. ¹⁹ Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. And Daniel blessed the God of Heaven. ²⁰ Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. ²¹ And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. ²² He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him. ²³ I thank You, and praise You, O God of my fathers, who has given me wisdom and might, and have made known to me now what we asked of You. For You have now made known to us the king's matter. ²⁴ Then Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had chosen to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him; Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will declare the meaning to the king. ²⁵ Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel in before the king, and said this to him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah who will make the meaning known to the king. ²⁶ The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its meaning? ²⁷ Daniel answered before the king and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot be shown to the king by the wise men, the conjurers, the horoscopists, or the fortune-tellers. ²⁸ But there is a God in Heaven who reveals secrets and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed are these. ²⁹ As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen after this. And He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall happen. ³⁰ But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man, but so that the meaning might be known to the king, and that you might know the thoughts of your heart. ³¹ You, O king, were seeing. And, behold! A great image! That great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you. And its form was dreadful. ³² This image's head was of fine gold; his breast and his arms were of silver; his belly and his thighs were of bronze; ³³ his legs were of iron; his feet were part of iron and part of clay. ³⁴ You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image upon its feet which were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces. ³⁵ Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken to pieces together. And they became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. And the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. ³⁶ This is the dream. And we will tell its meaning before the king. ³⁷ You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of Heaven has given you a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. ³⁸ And wherever the sons of men, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens live, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all. You are this head of gold. ³⁹ And after you shall arise another kingdom lower than you, and another third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. ⁴⁰ And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. Since iron crushes and smashes all things; and as the iron that shatters all these, it will crush and shatter. ⁴¹ And as to that which you saw: the feet and toes, part of potters' clay and part of iron; the kingdom shall be divided. But there shall be in it the strength of the iron, because you saw 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 and partly brittle. ⁴³ And as you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mix themselves with the seed of men. But they shall not cling to one another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. ⁴⁴ And in the days of these kings, the God of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other peoples, but it shall crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. ⁴⁵ Because you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it crushes the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what shall occur after this. And the dream is certain, and its meaning is sure. ⁴⁶ Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshiped Daniel, and he commanded to offer an offering and incense to him. ⁴⁷ The king answered Daniel and said, It is true that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret. ⁴⁸ Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over all the province of Babylon, and chief of the prefects over all the wise men of Babylon. ⁴⁹ And Daniel asked 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.

²⁰ And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

¹⁷ And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do,

²⁸ Perhaps there will be five lacking from the fifty righteous. Will You destroy all the city for lack of five? And He said, If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it.

⁴⁷ And Laban called it in Syrian, Heap of the Testimony, and Jacob called it in Hebrew, Heap of Testimony.

⁹ And Jacob said, Oh God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who said to me, Return to your country and to your kindred, and I will deal well with you: ¹⁰ I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have done to Your servant. For with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two bands. ¹¹ Deliver me, I pray You, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau. For I fear him, lest he come and strike me, from mother to sons.

⁵ And Joseph dreamed a dream and told it to his brothers. And they hated him still more. ⁶ And he said to them, I pray you, Hear this dream which I have dreamed. ⁷ For behold! We were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and lo, my sheaf arose and also stood upright. And behold, your sheaves stood around and bowed down to my sheaf. ⁸ And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have the rule over us? And they hated him still more for his dreams and for his words. ⁹ And he dreamed still another dream, and told it to his brothers. And he said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream. And behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed down to me.

³⁶ And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, the chief of the executioners.

⁵ And they dreamed a dream, both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison. ⁶ And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked upon them, and behold, they were sad. ⁷ And he asked Pharaoh's eunuchs who were with him under guard in his lord's house, saying, Why are your faces sad today? ⁸ And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Now tell it to me.

⁸ And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Now tell it to me.

¹ And it happened at the end of two years of days, Pharaoh dreamed. And behold, he stood by the river. ² And behold! There came up out of the river seven cows beautiful of form, and fat of flesh. And they fed in the reeds! ³ And behold! Seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil in appearance, and lean of flesh! And they stood by the other cows on the river bank. ⁴ And the evil-appearing and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven beautifully formed and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. ⁵ And he slept and dreamed the second time. And behold! Seven ears of grain came up on one stock, fat and good! ⁶ And behold! Seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind, sprang up after them! ⁷ And the seven thin ears devoured the seven fat and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. ⁸ And it happened in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men of it. And Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

⁸ And it happened in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men of it. And Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh. ⁹ Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, I remember my sin this day. ¹⁰ Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me under guard in the chief of the executioner's house, me and the chief baker. ¹¹ And we dreamed a dream one night, he and I. We dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. ¹² And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, a slave to the chief of the executioners. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams to us. He interpreted to each man according to his dream. ¹³ And it happened, as he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him. ¹⁴ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph. And they hurried him out of the dungeon. And he shaved and changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh. ¹⁵ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and none can interpret it. And I have heard it about you, saying, you can understand a dream to interpret it.

¹⁵ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and none can interpret it. And I have heard it about you, saying, you can understand a dream to interpret it. ¹⁶ And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, Not I. God shall answer the welfare of Pharaoh.

¹⁶ And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, Not I. God shall answer the welfare of Pharaoh. ¹⁷ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, behold! I stood upon the bank of the river. ¹⁸ And behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, beautiful in appearance and fat of flesh. And they fed in the reeds. ¹⁹ And behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and evil of appearance, and lean of flesh, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness. ²⁰ And the lean and the evil-appearing cows ate up the first seven fat cows. ²¹ And when they had eaten them up, it could not be seen that they had eaten them; but they were still evil of appearance, as at the beginning. And I awoke. ²² And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears came up in one stock, full and good. ²³ And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted by the east wind, sprang up after them. ²⁴ And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I spoke to the magicians, but there was none that could open it to me. ²⁵ And Joseph said to Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

²⁵ And Joseph said to Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. ²⁶ The seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good ears are seven years. The dream is one.

²⁶ The seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good ears are seven years. The dream is one. ²⁷ And the seven thin and evil-appearing cows that came up after them are seven years. And the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

²⁷ And the seven thin and evil-appearing cows that came up after them are seven years. And the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. ²⁸ This is the thing which God has spoken to Pharaoh; what God is about to do, He shows to Pharaoh.

²⁸ This is the thing which God has spoken to Pharaoh; what God is about to do, He shows to Pharaoh.

²⁸ This is the thing which God has spoken to Pharaoh; what God is about to do, He shows to Pharaoh. ²⁹ Behold, there are coming seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt. ³⁰ And there shall arise after them seven years of famine. And all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land. ³¹ And the plenty shall not be known in the land because of the famine following; for it shall be very grievous. ³² And since the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

³² And since the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. ³³ Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a man who is discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. ³⁴ Let Pharaoh act, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. ³⁵ And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. ³⁶ That food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt, so that the land does not perish through the famine.

³⁹ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has shown you all this, no one is as discreet and wise as you.

³⁹ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has shown you all this, no one is as discreet and wise as you. ⁴⁰ You shall be over my house, and all my people shall kiss the hand at your word. Only in the throne will I be greater than you. ⁴¹ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. ⁴² And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand. And he dressed him with fine linen robes, and put a gold chain around his neck. ⁴³ And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had, and they cried before him, Bow the knee! And he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

¹ And Jacob called to his sons and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in the days to come.

¹⁰ The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. And the obedience of the peoples to him.

¹⁵ And God said to Moses again, You shall say this to the sons of Israel, Jehovah the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My title from generation to generation.

¹¹ Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers. And they, the magicians of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts.

¹⁹ And the magicians said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as Jehovah had said.

⁴⁵ And I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will be their God.

³ And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all workmanship,

⁶ And behold, I have given to him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the wise-hearted, so that they may make all that I have commanded you:

³¹ And I will make your cities waste and cause your sanctuaries to be deserted. And I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

⁶ And He said, Hear now My words. If there is a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make Myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream.

⁷ And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian pulled up stakes with the rewards of divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and spoke the words of Balak to him.

¹⁶ And they came to Balaam and said to him, So says Balak the son of Zippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me. ¹⁷ For I will raise you up to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then and curse this people for me.

¹⁷ For I will raise you up to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then and curse this people for me.

³⁷ And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able indeed to lift you up to honor?

¹¹ Therefore now flee to your place. I thought to lift you up to great honor, but lo, Jehovah has kept you back from honor.

¹⁴ And now, behold, I go to my people. Come! I will make known to you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.

³⁴ So do not defile the land which you shall inhabit, in which I dwell. For I Jehovah dwell among the sons of Israel.

³⁰ When you are in trouble and when all these things have found you in the latter days, then you shall return to Jehovah your God and shall be obedient to His voice.

¹⁷ For Jehovah your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, the mighty, and a terrible God, who does not respect persons nor take a bribe.

¹⁶ And you shall gather all its spoil into the middle of its street, and shall burn the city with fire, and all its spoil, every bit of it, for Jehovah your God. And it shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again.

¹⁰ There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that uses divination, an observer of clouds, or a fortune-teller, or a witch, ¹¹ or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or one who calls to the dead. ¹² For all that do these things are an abomination to Jehovah. And because of these abominations Jehovah your God drives them out from before you.

¹⁹ Now, therefore, write this song for you, and teach it to the sons of Israel. Put it in their mouths, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel.

²⁶ And Joshua charged them at that time, saying, Cursed before Jehovah is the man who rises up and builds this city of Jericho. He shall lay the foundation of it in his first-born, and in his youngest son he shall set up the gates of it.

²² Jehovah, the God of gods, Jehovah, the God of gods shall know, and Israel shall know if it is in rebellion or in transgression against Jehovah (you shall not save us alive today),

⁷ Jehovah takes away, and He gives riches; He brings low; yea, He lifts up high. ⁸ He raises up the poor out of the dust; He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to set them among princes; yea, He causes them to inherit a throne of honor; for to Jehovah are the pillars of the earth; and He sets the habitable world on them.

²⁴ And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom Jehovah has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Let the king live!

³³ And Samuel said, As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. And Samuel cut Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.

²⁵ And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And it shall be, the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

³³ And Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him. For you are but a youth, and he is a man of war from his youth.

³⁷ And David said, Jehovah who has delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and may Jehovah be with you.

² And a certain man was in Maon, and his work was in Carmel. And the man was very great, and had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

²² Therefore You are great, O Jehovah God. For there is none like You, neither is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

³² And Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had provided food for the king while he abode at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

¹⁶ Then a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, Come near here so that I may speak with you. ¹⁷ And when he had come near her, the woman said, Are you Joab? And he answered, I am. And she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid. And he answered, I hear. ¹⁸ And she spoke, saying, They spoke often in days gone by, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so they ended the matter. ¹⁹ I am peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah? ²⁰ And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. ²¹ The matter is not so. But a man of Mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Only deliver him, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall. ²² Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the ram's horn, and they scattered from the city, each man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

²⁵ For he has gone down this day, and has killed a great many of oxen and fat cattle and sheep, and has called all the king's sons and the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, Let King Adonijah live.

³¹ And Bathsheba bowed her face to the earth, even kneeling to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.

⁸ And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a numerous people who cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. ⁹ And give to Your servant an understanding heart, to judge Your people, to discern between good and bad. For who is able to judge this, Your great people? ¹⁰ And the word was good in the eyes of Jehovah, that Solomon had asked this thing. ¹¹ And God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, and have not asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to judge justly, ¹² behold, I have done according to your words. Lo, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart, so that there was none like you before you, and after you none shall arise like you.

²⁸ And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged. And they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.

²⁴ For he had the rule over all on this side of the River, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the River. And he had peace on all sides all around him.

²⁹ And God gave Solomon exceeding great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore.

²⁷ But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this house which I have built?

⁵⁶ Blessed be Jehovah, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant. ⁵⁷ May Jehovah our God be with us as He was with our fathers. Let Him not leave us nor forsake us,

²⁴ And all the earth sought Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

³⁶ And it happened at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel, and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your Word.

⁶ And the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth in Gilead to battle, or shall I hold back? And they said, Go up! For Jehovah shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

²² And Jehovah said to him, With what? And he said, I will go forth and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And He said, You shall entice him and succeed also. Go forth and do so.

¹ And Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and exalted man with his master, because Jehovah had given deliverance to Syria by him. He was also a mighty man, but a leper.

⁸ And the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. ⁹ And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that you do not pass such a place, for the Syrians have come down there. ¹⁰ And the king of Israel sent to the place of which the man of God told him and warned him, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. ¹¹ And the heart of the king of Syria was enraged for this thing. And he called his servants and said to them, Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel? ¹² And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king, but Elisha the prophet, who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.

²⁷ And they broke down the image of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal and made it a sewer-house until this day.

²⁵ For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.

¹² Only may Jehovah give you wisdom and understanding, and direct you concerning Israel, so that you may keep the Law of Jehovah your God.

¹⁰ And David blessed Jehovah before all the congregation. And David said, Blessed are You, Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

¹⁰ And David blessed Jehovah before all the congregation. And David said, Blessed are You, Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. ¹¹ O Jehovah, Yours is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. For all in the heavens and in the earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and You lift up Yourself to all as Head. ¹² And the riches and the honor are from You, and You reign over all. And in Your hand is power and might. And it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all. ¹³ And now, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name.

²⁰ And David said to all the congregation, Now bless Jehovah your God! And all the congregation blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed and worshiped Jehovah, and bowed to the king.

³⁰ with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the lands.

¹⁰ Give me now wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people. For who can judge this Your great people? ¹¹ And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, nor honor, nor the life of your enemies, nor yet have asked for long life but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may judge My people, over whom I have made you king; ¹² wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before you, nor shall any after you have the like.

¹⁸ But truly will God in deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, Heavens and heaven of the heavens cannot contain You! How much less this house which I have built?

⁶ and said, O Jehovah, the God of our Fathers, are You not God in Heaven? And do You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? And is there power and might in Your hand, so that none is able to withstand You?

²¹ And he consulted with the people, and he appointed singers to Jehovah and praisers to praise the beauty of holiness as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise Jehovah, for His mercy endures forever.

⁵ Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did the evil in the sight of Jehovah his God. ⁶ Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him in chains to carry him to Babylon. ⁷ And Nebuchadnezzar carried away some of the vessels of the house of Jehovah to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

²³ So says Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth have been given to me by Jehovah God. And He has commanded me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May Jehovah his God be with him, and let him go up.

² So says Cyrus king of Persia, Jehovah, the God of Heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

⁷ And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of their companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. And the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

¹⁰ so that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savors to the God of Heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons. ¹¹ Also I have made a decree that whoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house and be set up, and let him be hanged on it. And let his house be made a dunghill for this.

¹² Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven, perfect peace, and now:

³ And I said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?

¹⁴ And I looked and rose up, and said to the nobles and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, Do not be afraid of them. Remember Jehovah, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

⁶ These are the sons of the province who went up out of the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. And they came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city,

³² And now, our God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful God, who keeps covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble that has come upon us, on our kings, on our rulers, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all Your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day, seem little before You.

¹³ And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's manner toward all who knew law and judgment;

¹⁹ And when the virgins were gathered the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

²¹ In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the door, were angry and tried to lay a hand on King Ahasuerus.

² And all the king's servants in the king's gate bowed and worshiped Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow nor worship.

¹² Then the king's scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to the writing of it, and to every people according to their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's ring. ¹³ And the letters were sent by postal riders into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take what they owned for a prize. ¹⁴ The copy of the writing, for a command to be given in every province, was published to all people, to be ready for that day. ¹⁵ The posts went out, being hurried by the king's command, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city Shushan was perplexed.

¹¹ And the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that whoever, whether man or woman, shall come to the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his, execution, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden scepter so that he may live. But I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.

¹⁵ And Esther said to return to Mordecai this answer, ¹⁶ Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, night or day. My maidservants and I will also fast in the same way. And so I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law. And if I perish, I perish. ¹⁷ And Mordecai passed over and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

¹ On that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the Book of the Records of the Matter of the Days. And they were read before the king.

³ And his possessions were seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

¹³ In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men,

² For vexation kills the fool, and envy slays the simple one.

¹² frustrating the plans of the crafty, nor did their hands do wisely. ¹³ He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.

¹⁷ When they become warm, they go away; when it is hot, they vanish out of their place.

¹³ With Him is wisdom and strength; He has wisdom and understanding.

¹⁶ With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His. ¹⁷ He leads wise men away stripped, and makes the judges fools. ¹⁸ He cuts away the bonds of kings, and binds their loins with a girdle.

¹⁸ He cuts away the bonds of kings, and binds their loins with a girdle. ¹⁹ He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.

¹⁹ He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty. ²⁰ He removes the speech of the men of trust, and takes away the understanding of the aged. ²¹ He pours scorn on princes, and unties the belt of the mighty. ²² He discovers deep things out of darkness, and brings the shadow of death to light.

²² He discovers deep things out of darkness, and brings the shadow of death to light.

⁶ Hell is naked before Him, and the Pit has no covering.

¹⁵ In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men; while they slumber on the bed;

¹⁵ In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men; while they slumber on the bed; ¹⁶ then He opens the ear of men and seals their teaching,

¹⁶ then He opens the ear of men and seals their teaching, ¹⁷ so that He may turn man from his act, that He might hide pride from man.

²⁴ He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their place. ²⁵ Therefore He knows their works, and He overturns in the night, so that they are destroyed. ²⁶ He strikes them for evil deeds in the place of the watchers, ²⁷ because thus they turned from following Him, and they did not consider all His ways; ²⁸ so as to cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, for He hears the cry of the afflicted. ²⁹ And He gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who can behold Him? And it may be against a nation and a man together;

²⁶ Behold, God is great, and we do not know; the number of His years cannot be searched out.

⁴ The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away. ⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁶ Yea, I have set My king on My holy hill, on Zion. ⁷ I will declare the decree of Jehovah. He has said to Me, You are My Son; today I have begotten You. ⁸ Ask of Me, and I shall give the nations for Your inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the earth for Your possession. ⁹ You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. ¹⁰ And now be wise, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth.

¹⁰ And now be wise, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth. ¹¹ Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

¹¹ Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling. ¹² Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled in but a little time. Blessed are all who put their trust in Him.

⁸ Your hand shall find out all Your enemies; Your right hand shall find out those who hate You. ⁹ You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your presence; Jehovah will swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

²⁷ All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to Jehovah; and all the families of the nations shall worship before You.

¹⁴ The secret of Jehovah is with those who fear Him; and He will show them His covenant.

¹⁴ But I trusted in You, O Jehovah; I said, You are my God. ¹⁵ My times are in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

⁹ For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light.

¹⁰ It is but a little while, and the wicked shall not be; yea, you shall search his place, and he shall not be.

³⁶ Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; and I looked for him, but he could not be found.

¹³ Blessed is Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen and Amen!

⁹ who makes wars to cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots in the fire.

¹ A Song and Psalm for the Sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of His holiness.

¹⁰ For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. ¹¹ I know all the birds of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are Mine.

¹⁴ Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High; ¹⁵ and call on Me in the day of trouble; and I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

²² Now think of this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. ²³ Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and he who sets a way, I will show him the salvation of God.

⁷ Let them melt away like waters; they run off to them; he bends his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

¹¹ God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.

⁴ All the earth shall worship You, and shall sing to You; they praise Your name. Selah.

¹ To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be merciful to us, and bless us, and cause His face to shine on us. Selah. ² So that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.

¹⁸ You have gone up on high; You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts for men, yes, for the rebellious also, that You might dwell among them, O Jehovah God.

¹ A Psalm of Solomon. Give the King Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the King's son. ² He will judge Your people in righteousness, and Your poor with judgment. ³ The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills by righteousness. ⁴ He shall judge the poor of the people; He shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush in pieces the cruel one. ⁵ They shall fear You as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. ⁶ He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. ⁷ In His days the righteous shall flourish; and abundance of peace, until the moon is not. ⁸ He shall also have the rule from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. ⁹ Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him; and His enemies shall lick the dust. ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. ¹¹ Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him.

¹¹ Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him. ¹² For He shall deliver the needy when he cries; and the poor with no helper. ¹³ He shall have pity on the poor and needy and shall save the souls of the needy. ¹⁴ He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence; and their blood shall be precious in His sight. ¹⁵ And He shall live, and to Him shall be given the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall always be made for Him; He shall bless Him all the day long. ¹⁶ There shall be a fullness of grain in the earth on the top of the mountains; its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

¹⁶ There shall be a fullness of grain in the earth on the top of the mountains; its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. ¹⁷ His name shall endure forever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun; and men shall be blessed in Him; all nations shall call Him blessed.

¹⁷ His name shall endure forever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun; and men shall be blessed in Him; all nations shall call Him blessed. ¹⁸ Blessed is Jehovah God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful things.

¹⁸ Blessed is Jehovah God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful things. ¹⁹ And blessed be His glorious name forever; and all the earth is filled with His glory! Amen and Amen.

¹⁹ And blessed be His glorious name forever; and all the earth is filled with His glory! Amen and Amen. ²⁰ The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

⁵ do not lift up your horn on high; nor speak with a stiff neck. ⁶ For lifting up comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. ⁷ But God is the judge; He puts down one and sets up another.

¹⁰ Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; the wrath that is left, You shall bind up.

⁹ You cleared before it, and caused it to take deep root; and it filled the land. ¹⁰ The hills were covered with its shadow, and its boughs were as the great cedars.

¹ A Psalm of Asaph. God stands in the congregation of the mighty; in the midst of the gods He judges.

⁹ All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name.

³ I have cut a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant, ⁴ Your seed will I establish forever, and build up your throne to all generations. Selah.

¹⁹ Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and You said, I have laid help on a mighty one; I have lifted up a chosen one out of the people. ²⁰ I have found David, My servant; with My holy oil I have anointed him. ²¹ My hand shall be always with him; My arm also shall make him strong. ²² The enemy shall not use force on him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him. ²³ And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him. ²⁴ But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; and in My name his horn shall be lifted up. ²⁵ I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. ²⁶ He shall cry to Me, My Father, You are my God, and the rock of my salvation. ²⁷ And I will make him My first-born, higher than the kings of the earth. ²⁸ I will keep My mercy for him forever, and My covenant shall stand fast with him. ²⁹ Also I have set his seed forever, and his throne as the days of the heavens. ³⁰ If his children forsake My Law, and do not walk in My judgments; ³¹ if they profane My Precepts, and do not keep My Commandments; ³² then I will visit their wickedness with the rod, and their sin with stripes. ³³ But I will not completely take My loving-kindness from him, and I will not be false in My faithfulness. ³⁴ I will not break My covenant, nor change the thing that has gone out of My lips. ³⁵ Once I have sworn by My holiness that I will not lie to David. ³⁶ His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before Me.

¹⁵ He shall call on Me, and I will answer Him; I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honor Him.

²⁰ Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You, which frames mischief by a law?

⁴ For Jehovah is great, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

¹ A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

¹ A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. ² Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits;

² Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits; ³ who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases; ⁴ who redeems your life from ruin; who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies;

¹⁶ For the wind passes over it, and it is gone; and its place shall know it no more.

² covering Yourself with light as with a robe; and stretching out the heavens like a curtain;

¹ A Psalm of David. Jehovah said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies as Your footstool. ² Jehovah shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion; rule in the midst of Your enemies. ³ Your people shall be willing in the day of Your power, in holy adornment from the womb of the morning: You have the dew of Your youth. ⁴ Jehovah has sworn, and will not repent, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. ⁵ The Lord at Your right hand shall strike through kings in the day of His wrath. ⁶ He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill them with dead bodies; He shall shatter heads over much of the earth.

² Blessed is the name of Jehovah from this time forth and forevermore.

⁵ Who is like Jehovah our God, who dwells on high, ⁶ who humbles Himself to behold the things in the heavens and in the earth! ⁷ He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the dunghill, ⁸ in order to make him sit with nobles, with the nobles of his people.

³ But our God is in Heaven; He has done whatever He has pleased.

¹⁸ But we will bless Jehovah from this time forth and forevermore. Praise Jehovah!

²² The Stone which the builders refused has become the Head of the corner.

¹⁴ This is My rest forever; here I will dwell; for I have desired it.

⁵ For I know that Jehovah is great, and our LORD is above all gods.

² Oh give thanks to the God of gods; for His mercy endures forever.

¹¹ If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, even the night shall be light around me. ¹² Yea, the darkness does not hide from You; but the night shines as the day; as is the darkness, so is the light to You.

¹ Praise, of David. I will lift You up, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever. ² Every day I will bless You; and I will praise Your name forever and ever. ³ Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; and there is no searching out His greatness.

¹³ Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your rule endures throughout all generations.

⁵ Great is our LORD, and of great power; There is no limit to His understanding.

⁶ Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, ⁷ to carry out vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples, ⁸ to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with iron-bands, ⁹ to carry out on them the judgment written; this is an honor for all His saints. Praise Jehovah!

⁶ For Jehovah gives wisdom; out of His mouth come knowledge and understanding. ⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.

⁵ Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. ⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

¹⁴ Counsel and sound wisdom are mine; I am understanding; I have strength. ¹⁵ By me kings reign and princes decree justice.

¹⁵ By me kings reign and princes decree justice. ¹⁶ Princes rule by me, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.

¹⁹ The lips of truth shall be established forever, but only while I wink is a lying tongue.

¹⁴ The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will quiet it.

¹² The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion; but his favor is like dew on the grass.

² The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever stirs him up to anger sins against his own soul.

²² A wise one scales the city of the mighty and brings down the strength of its hope.

⁵ A wise man is strong; yes, a man of knowledge increases strength.

¹¹ Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.

³ A stone is heavy, and sand is heavy; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. ⁴ Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before envy?

¹² When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

¹⁵ Like a roaring lion and a ranging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the helpless people. ¹⁶ A ruler lacking understanding even adds oppressions; he who hates unjust gain shall prolong his days. ¹⁷ A man who is pressed down with the blood of a soul shall flee to the pit; do not let them uphold him.

²² An angry man stirs up fighting, and a furious man abounds in sin.

¹ To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heavens: ² a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pull up what is planted; ³ a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; ⁴ a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; ⁵ a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; ⁶ a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; ⁷ a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; ⁸ a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

¹⁹ Wisdom makes the wise stronger than ten mighty ones who are in the city.

¹⁰ Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.

¹³ This wisdom I have seen also under the sun, and it seemed great to me. ¹⁴ There was a little city, and few men in it; and a great king came against it and besieged it, and built huge bulwarks against it. ¹⁵ And a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that poor man. ¹⁶ And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

¹⁶ And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. ¹⁷ The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him who rules among fools. ¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

⁴ If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding quiets great sinners.

² And it shall be, in the last days the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow into it.

² And it shall be, in the last days the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow into it. ³ And many people shall go and say, Come, and let us go to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob. And He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths. For out of Zion shall go out the Law, and the Word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.

¹⁸ Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of Hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion. ¹⁹ And when they shall say to you, Seek to the mediums and to wizards who peep and mutter; should not a people seek to their God, than for the living to the dead?

⁶ For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. ⁷ There is no end of the increase of His government and peace on the throne of David, and on His kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on, even forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will do this.

¹ Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the scribes who write toil;

⁸ For he says, Are not my commanders all like kings?

⁹ They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

¹ And in that day you shall say, O Jehovah, I will praise You; though You were angry with me, turn away Your anger, and You shall comfort me.

¹¹ And I will visit evil on the world, and their iniquity on the wicked. And I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the pride of tyrants.

⁴ you shall take up this song against the king of Babylon and say, How the exacter, the gold gatherer has ceased!

¹³ The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters; but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. ¹⁴ At evening time, behold, terror! Before the morning, he is not! This is the lot of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.

³ And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it, and I will destroy its wisdom. And they shall seek to idols, and to the enchanters, and to the mediums, and to the future-tellers.

³ Therefore the strong people glorify You, the city of the fearful nations shall fear You. ⁴ For You are a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the fearful ones is like a storm against the wall. ⁵ You shall bring down the noise of foreigners, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of cloud. The shouting of the terrifying ones shall be brought low.

¹⁶ therefore so says the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I place in Zion a Stone for a foundation, a tried Stone, a precious Cornerstone, a sure Foundation; he who believes shall not hurry.

¹¹ And Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the chief of the cupbearers, Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. But do not speak to us in Jewish in the ears of the people on the wall.

⁴ It may be Jehovah your God will hear the words of the chief of the cupbearers, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which Jehovah your God has heard. And you shall lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.

¹⁵ Behold, I make you a new sharp threshing instrument, a master of teeth; you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills like chaff. ¹⁶ You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and a tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in Jehovah and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.

²² Let them bring them out, and tell us what shall happen; let them reveal the former things, what they are, that we may look on them and know the final end of them; or declare to us things to come.

²² Let them bring them out, and tell us what shall happen; let them reveal the former things, what they are, that we may look on them and know the final end of them; or declare to us things to come. ²³ Reveal the near things after this, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do good, or do evil, so that we may be amazed and see together.

²³ Reveal the near things after this, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do good, or do evil, so that we may be amazed and see together.

²⁶ Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? And beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? Yea, no one declares; yea, no one proclaims; yea, no one hears your words.

⁹ Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I declare; before they happen, I cause you to hear.

³ For I am Jehovah your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for you. ⁴ Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you; therefore I will give men for you, and people for your life.

²⁵ who brings to nothing the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns the wise backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;

²⁸ who says of Cyrus, He is My shepherd, and shall do all My pleasure; even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.

⁴ For Jacob My servant's sake, and Israel My elect, I have even entitled you. I have named you, though you have not known me.

⁷ forming the light and creating darkness; making peace and creating evil. I Jehovah do all these things.

⁵ Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.

¹² Stand now with your spells, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have wearied yourself since your youth. Perhaps you will be able to profit; perhaps you may bring terror.

¹² Stand now with your spells, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have wearied yourself since your youth. Perhaps you will be able to profit; perhaps you may bring terror. ¹³ You are exhausted by your many plans; now let the astrologers stand up and save you, the stargazers, making known what is coming on you into the new moons.

¹³ You are exhausted by your many plans; now let the astrologers stand up and save you, the stargazers, making known what is coming on you into the new moons. ¹⁴ Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame; there shall not be a coal to warm them; nor fire, to sit before it.

¹⁵ For so says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity; whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, even with the contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

¹² For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you will perish. Yes, those nations will be completely wasted.

¹ So says Jehovah, Heaven is My throne, and earth My footstool. Where, then, is the house that you build for Me? And where is the place of My rest? ² For all those My hand has made, and all those exist, says Jehovah. But to this one I will look, to the afflicted and contrite spirit, and the one who trembles at My Word.

⁵ I will go up for myself to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of Jehovah and the judgment of their God. But these have broken the yoke together and have torn off the bonds!

¹² Can one break iron, iron or bronze from the north?

²⁴ Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? says Jehovah. Do I not fill the heavens and earth? says Jehovah.

¹ The Word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. It was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;

⁵ I have made the earth, man, and the animals on the face of the earth, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed right to Me. ⁶ And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant. And I have also given him the beast of the field to serve him. ⁷ And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his own land comes. And then many nations and great kings shall enslave him.

¹⁴ For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And they shall serve him. And I have given him the beasts of the field also.

²⁴ The fierce anger of Jehovah shall not return until He has done it, and until He has fulfilled the purposes of His heart. In the latter days you shall understand it.

¹⁸ You show loving-kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their sons after them. The great, the mighty God, Jehovah of Hosts, is His name, ¹⁹ great in wisdom and mighty in work; for Your eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.

¹⁹ great in wisdom and mighty in work; for Your eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.

³ Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and inscrutable things which you do not know.

³ And all the rulers of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, chief of the eunuchs, Nergal-sharezer, chief soothsayer, and all the rest of the rulers of the king of Babylon.

⁹ Then Nebuzaradan the chief of the executioners exiled to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to him with the rest of the people that remained.

⁴⁷ But I will restore the prisoners of Moab in the latter days, says Jehovah. So far is the judgment of Moab.

⁷ Babylon has been a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, which made all the earth drunk. The nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations rage.

¹² And in the fifth month, in the tenth of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, chief of the executioners, who served the king of Babylon, came into Jerusalem.

¹⁴ And all the army of the Chaldeans with the chief of the executioners broke down all Jerusalem's walls all around.

⁶ They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, Jehovah says. And Jehovah has not sent them; but they hoped to confirm their word.

¹⁷ And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart. And prophesy against them,

¹⁹ And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls that should not die; and to save alive the souls that should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.

⁷ For so says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon on Tyre, a king of kings from the north, with horses and with chariots and with a company of horsemen, and many people.

⁷ behold, therefore I will bring awesome strangers of the nations. And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they shall defile your brightness.

²⁵ And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, the land in which your fathers have lived. And they shall dwell in it, even they and their sons, and the sons of their sons for ever. And My servant David shall be their ruler forever.

⁸ After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you shall come into the land turned back from the sword, gathered out of many peoples, on the mountains of Israel, which have always been waste. (But he has been brought out of the peoples, and they shall dwell securely, all of them.)

¹⁰ So says the Lord Jehovah: And it shall be in that day that things shall come into your heart, and you shall devise an evil plan.

¹⁶ And you shall come up on My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It shall be in the last days, and I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.

¹ In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to 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. ³ And the king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs that he should bring some of the sons of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the rulers; ⁴ sons in whom was no blemish, but who were handsome and skillful in all wisdom; and who had knowledge and understanding, even those who were able to stand in the king's palace, and to whom they might teach the writing and the language of the Chaldeans. ⁵ And the king gave them the portion of a day in its day from the king's food, and the wine which he drank, even to rear them three years, so that at their end they might stand before the king. ⁶ And among them were four of the sons of Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

⁶ And among them were four of the sons of Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, ⁷ to whom the ruler of the eunuchs gave names. For he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego.

⁷ to whom the ruler of the eunuchs gave names. For he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego.

¹¹ And Daniel said to Melzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

¹⁷ As for these four boys, God gave them knowledge and skill in all writing and wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. ¹⁸ And at the end of the days that the king had said he would bring them in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. ¹⁹ And the king talked with them. And among them all were found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they stood before the king.

¹⁹ And the king talked with them. And among them all were found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they stood before the king. ²⁰ And in any matters of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them ten times better than all the horoscopists and conjurers who were in all his kingdom.

²⁰ And in any matters of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them ten times better than all the horoscopists and conjurers who were in all his kingdom.

¹ And in the second year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, with which his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him. ² And the king commanded to call to the horoscopists, and to the conjurers, and to the sorcerers, and to the Chaldeans, to tell to the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. ³ And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

³ And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. ⁴ And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will reveal the meaning.

⁴ And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will reveal the meaning. ⁵ The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing has gone from me. If you will not make known to me the dream, with its meaning, you will be made into mere members, and your houses shall be made an outhouse.

⁵ The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing has gone from me. If you will not make known to me the dream, with its meaning, you will be made into mere members, and your houses shall be made an outhouse. ⁶ But if you make known the dream and its meaning, you shall receive gifts and a present and great honor from me. Therefore reveal to me the dream and its meaning.

⁶ But if you make known the dream and its meaning, you shall receive gifts and a present and great honor from me. Therefore reveal to me the dream and its meaning. ⁷ They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will reveal its meaning.

⁹ But if you will not make the dream known to me, there is only one judgment for you. For you have prepared lying and deceiving words to speak before me, until the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can reveal to me its meaning.

⁹ But if you will not make the dream known to me, there is only one judgment for you. For you have prepared lying and deceiving words to speak before me, until the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can reveal to me its meaning. ¹⁰ The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man on the earth who can reveal the king's matter, because not any king, lord, nor ruler has asked such a thing from any horoscopist or conjurer or Chaldean.

¹⁰ The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man on the earth who can reveal the king's matter, because not any king, lord, nor ruler has asked such a thing from any horoscopist or conjurer or Chaldean. ¹¹ And it is a rare thing that the king asks, and there is no other who can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

¹¹ And it is a rare thing that the king asks, and there is no other who can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. ¹² For this cause the king was enraged and angered, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon to be destroyed.

¹² For this cause the king was enraged and angered, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon to be destroyed. ¹³ And the law went out that the wise men should be killed. And they sought Daniel and his fellows to be killed. ¹⁴ Then Daniel answered with counsel and insight to Arioch the chief of the king's executioners, who had gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, ¹⁸ that they might pray for the mercies of God in Heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁸ that they might pray for the mercies of God in Heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. ¹⁹ Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. And Daniel blessed the God of Heaven. ²⁰ Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. ²¹ And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

²¹ And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

²¹ And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. ²² He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.

²² He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him. ²³ I thank You, and praise You, O God of my fathers, who has given me wisdom and might, and have made known to me now what we asked of You. For You have now made known to us the king's matter.

²³ I thank You, and praise You, O God of my fathers, who has given me wisdom and might, and have made known to me now what we asked of You. For You have now made known to us the king's matter. ²⁴ Then Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had chosen to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him; Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will declare the meaning to the king.

²⁴ Then Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had chosen to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him; Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will declare the meaning to the king.

²⁷ Daniel answered before the king and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot be shown to the king by the wise men, the conjurers, the horoscopists, or the fortune-tellers.

²⁷ Daniel answered before the king and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot be shown to the king by the wise men, the conjurers, the horoscopists, or the fortune-tellers.

²⁷ Daniel answered before the king and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot be shown to the king by the wise men, the conjurers, the horoscopists, or the fortune-tellers. ²⁸ But there is a God in Heaven who reveals secrets and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed are these.

²⁸ But there is a God in Heaven who reveals secrets and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed are these.

²⁸ But there is a God in Heaven who reveals secrets and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed are these. ²⁹ As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen after this. And He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall happen.

²⁹ As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen after this. And He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall happen. ³⁰ But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man, but so that the meaning might be known to the king, and that you might know the thoughts of your heart.

³² This image's head was of fine gold; his breast and his arms were of silver; his belly and his thighs were of bronze; ³³ his legs were of iron; his feet were part of iron and part of clay.

³³ his legs were of iron; his feet were part of iron and part of clay. ³⁴ You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image upon its feet which were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

³⁴ You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image upon its feet which were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces. ³⁵ Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken to pieces together. And they became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. And the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

³⁷ You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of Heaven has given you a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

³⁷ You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of Heaven has given you a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. ³⁸ And wherever the sons of men, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens live, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all. You are this head of gold. ³⁹ And after you shall arise another kingdom lower than you, and another third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. ⁴⁰ And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. Since iron crushes and smashes all things; and as the iron that shatters all these, it will crush and shatter. ⁴¹ And as to that which you saw: the feet and toes, part of potters' clay and part of iron; the kingdom shall be divided. But there shall be in it the strength of the iron, because you saw 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 and partly brittle. ⁴³ And as you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mix themselves with the seed of men. But they shall not cling to one another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. ⁴⁴ And in the days of these kings, the God of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other peoples, but it shall crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

⁴⁴ And in the days of these kings, the God of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other peoples, but it shall crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. ⁴⁵ Because you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it crushes the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what shall occur after this. And the dream is certain, and its meaning is sure.

⁴⁷ The king answered Daniel and said, It is true that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret. ⁴⁸ Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over all the province of Babylon, and chief of the prefects over all the wise men of Babylon. ⁴⁹ And Daniel asked 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.

¹ Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, and its breadth six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

⁹ They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever.

¹² There are men, Jews, whom you have set over the business of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, do not heed you. They do not serve your gods nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

¹² There are men, Jews, whom you have set over the business of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, do not heed you. They do not serve your gods nor worship the golden image which you have set up. ¹³ Then Nebuchadnezzar in anger and wrath commanded them to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

¹³ Then Nebuchadnezzar in anger and wrath commanded them to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. ¹⁴ Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said to them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? Do you not serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? ¹⁵ Now if you are ready, at the time you hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, fall down and worship the image which I have made. But if you do not worship, in that moment you shall be thrown into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. And who is that god who shall deliver you out of my hand?

¹⁵ Now if you are ready, at the time you hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, fall down and worship the image which I have made. But if you do not worship, in that moment you shall be thrown into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. And who is that god who shall deliver you out of my hand? ¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to return a word to you on this matter. ¹⁷ If it is so that our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, then He will deliver us out of your hand, O king.

¹⁷ If it is so that our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, then He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. ¹⁸ But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods nor worship the golden image which you have set up. ¹⁹ Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and the form of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

¹⁹ Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and the form of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. ²⁰ And he commanded mighty men in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to throw them into the burning fiery furnace. ²¹ Then these men were tied up in their slippers, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were thrown into the middle of the burning fiery furnace. ²² Then because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. ²³ And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. ²⁴ Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was amazed. And he rose up in haste and spoke and said to his advisers, Did we not throw three men bound into the middle of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king. ²⁵ He answered and said, Behold! I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and there is no harm among them. And the form of the fourth is like a son of the gods. ²⁶ Then Nebuchadnezzar came near the door of the burning fiery furnace. He answered and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come forth and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth from the middle of the fire. ²⁷ And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's advisers gathered and saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power (and the hair of their head was not scorched, nor were their slippers changed, nor had the smell of fire clung on them). ²⁸ Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His Angel and has delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and have changed the king's words and have given their bodies that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God. ²⁹ And a decree is given by me, that every people, nation, and language, who speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be made into mere members, and his house shall be made an outhouse. Because there is no other God who can deliver in this way.

²⁹ And a decree is given by me, that every people, nation, and language, who speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be made into mere members, and his house shall be made an outhouse. Because there is no other God who can deliver in this way. ³⁰ Then the king made Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego prosper in the province of Babylon.

³⁰ Then the king made Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego prosper in the province of Babylon.

³ How great are His signs! And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His rule is from generation to generation.

⁵ I saw a dream and it terrified me, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. ⁶ So I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the meaning of the dream. ⁷ Then the horoscopists, the conjurers, the Chaldeans, and the fortune-tellers came in. And I told the dream before them, but they did not make its meaning known to me. ⁸ But at 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 I told the dream before him, saying,

⁸ But at 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 I told the dream before him, saying, ⁹ O Belteshazzar, master of the horoscopists, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its meaning.

⁹ O Belteshazzar, master of the horoscopists, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its meaning.

¹⁷ This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones, so that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will, and sets up over it the lowest of men. ¹⁸ I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen this dream. Now you, O Belteshazzar, declare its meaning, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make the meaning known to me. But you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you. ¹⁹ Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stunned for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke and said, Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream is to those who hate you, and its meaning to your foes.

¹⁹ Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stunned for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke and said, Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream is to those who hate you, and its meaning to your foes.

²¹ whose leaves were fair, and its fruit plentiful, and in it was food for all, under which the animals of the field dwelt, and on whose branches the birds of the heavens had their home; ²² it is you, O king, for you have become great and strong, for your greatness has grown and reached to the heaven, and your rule to the end of the earth.

²² it is you, O king, for you have become great and strong, for your greatness has grown and reached to the heaven, and your rule to the end of the earth.

²⁵ They shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. And they shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.

³⁰ The king spoke and said, Is this not great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?

³² And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.

³⁴ And at the end of days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes to Heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored Him who lives forever, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His rule is from generation to generation.

⁷ The king cried aloud to bring in the conjurers, the Chaldeans, and the fortune-tellers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me its meaning, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold around his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

⁷ The king cried aloud to bring in the conjurers, the Chaldeans, and the fortune-tellers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me its meaning, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold around his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. ⁸ Then all the king's wise men came in. But they could not read the writing, nor make the meaning known to the king.

⁸ Then all the king's wise men came in. But they could not read the writing, nor make the meaning known to the king.

¹⁰ The queen came into the banquet house because of the king's words, and his nobles. And the queen spoke and said, O king, live forever. Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed. ¹¹ There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. And in the days of your father there was found in him light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, your father the king, appointed him master of the horoscopists, conjurers, Chaldeans, and fortune-tellers, ¹² because an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, explaining of dreams, and revealing of hard sentences, and the unraveling of knots, were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will reveal the meaning. ¹³ Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, Are you that Daniel who is of the exiled sons of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah? ¹⁴ I have even heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

¹⁶ And I have heard of you that you can interpret meanings and unravel knots. Now if you can read the writing, and reveal its meaning to me, you shall be clothed with scarlet and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

¹⁶ And I have heard of you that you can interpret meanings and unravel knots. Now if you can read the writing, and reveal its meaning to me, you shall be clothed with scarlet and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. ¹⁷ Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Yet I will read the writing to the king, and make the meaning known to him. ¹⁸ O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor.

²⁸ HALF-MINAS, Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.

²⁸ HALF-MINAS, Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians. ²⁹ Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet and a golden chain around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

²⁹ Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet and a golden chain around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. ³⁰ In that night Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans was killed. ³¹ And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being a son of sixty-two years.

³¹ And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being a son of sixty-two years.

¹ It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, that they might be over the whole kingdom. ² And over them were three presidents (Daniel was one of them), so that these satraps might give account to them, and the king should have no loss.

⁶ Then these presidents and rulers assembled to the king, and said this to him: King Darius, live forever.

⁹ Therefore King Darius signed the writing and the ban. ¹⁰ And when he had learned that the document was signed, Daniel went to his house. And his windows were open in his roof room toward Jerusalem; and he kneeled on his knees three times a day and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before. ¹¹ Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and confessing before his God. ¹² Then they came near and spoke before the king concerning the king's ban, Have you not signed a ban that every man who shall ask a petition of any god or man within thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be thrown into the lion's den? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed. ¹³ Then they answered and said before the king, Daniel, who is of the exiled sons of Judah, has not respected you, O king, nor the ban that you have signed, but makes his prayer three times a day.

¹³ Then they answered and said before the king, Daniel, who is of the exiled sons of Judah, has not respected you, O king, nor the ban that you have signed, but makes his prayer three times a day. ¹⁴ Then the king, when he heard the word, was very much displeased with himself. And he set his heart on Daniel to deliver him. And he labored until sundown to deliver him. ¹⁵ Then these men met before the king and said to the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that no ban nor law which the king establishes may be changed.

¹⁸ Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. And diversions were not brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

²¹ Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever.

²⁶ I make a decree that in all the domain of my kingdom, there shall be trembling and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, and endures forever, and His kingdom is that which shall not be destroyed, and His rule shall be to the end.

³ And four great beasts came up from the sea, different from one another. ⁴ The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on its feet like a man. And a man's heart was given to it.

⁴ The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on its feet like a man. And a man's heart was given to it. ⁵ And behold another beast, a second, like a bear. And it raised itself up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said this to it: Arise, eat up much flesh.

⁵ And behold another beast, a second, like a bear. And it raised itself up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said this to it: Arise, eat up much flesh.

⁵ And behold another beast, a second, like a bear. And it raised itself up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said this to it: Arise, eat up much flesh. ⁶ After this I saw, and lo, another, like a leopard, which had four wings of a bird on its back. The beast also had four heads; and rulership was given to it.

⁶ After this I saw, and lo, another, like a leopard, which had four wings of a bird on its back. The beast also had four heads; and rulership was given to it.

⁶ After this I saw, and lo, another, like a leopard, which had four wings of a bird on its back. The beast also had four heads; and rulership was given to it. ⁷ After this I looked in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, frightening and terrifying, and very strong. And it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.

⁷ After this I looked in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, frightening and terrifying, and very strong. And it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.

⁷ After this I looked in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, frightening and terrifying, and very strong. And it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.

⁷ After this I looked in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, frightening and terrifying, and very strong. And it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns. ⁸ I was thinking about the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom three of the first horns were uprooted. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

⁸ I was thinking about the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom three of the first horns were uprooted. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. ⁹ I watched until the thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days sat, whose robe was white as snow, and the hair of His head like the pure wool. His throne was like flames of fire, and His wheels like burning fire. ¹⁰ A stream of fire went out and came out from before Him. A thousand thousands served Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened. ¹¹ Then I was looking because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I watched until the beast was slain, and his body was destroyed and given to the burning flame. ¹² And the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away. Yet their lives were made longer for a season and time. 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.

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. ¹⁴ And dominion and glory was given Him, and a kingdom, that all peoples, 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.

¹⁴ And dominion and glory was given Him, and a kingdom, that all peoples, 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. ¹⁵ I Daniel was distressed in my spirit in its body, and the visions of my head troubled me. ¹⁶ And I came near one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the meaning of the things. ¹⁷ These four great beasts are four kings; they shall arise out of the earth.

¹⁹ Then I wanted to know the truth of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, very frightening, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of bronze; who devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with his feet; 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 speaking very great things, whose appearance was greater than his fellows. ²¹ I watched, and that horn made war with the saints and overcame them 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. ²³ And he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all kingdoms and shall devour the whole earth, and shall trample it and crush it.

²³ And he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all kingdoms and shall devour the whole earth, and shall trample it and crush it. ²⁴ And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise. And another shall arise after them. And he shall be different from the first, and he shall humble three kings.

²⁴ And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise. And another shall arise after them. And he shall be different from the first, and he shall humble three kings. ²⁵ And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and plot to change times and laws. And they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and one-half time.

²⁵ And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and plot to change times and laws. And they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and one-half time. ²⁶ But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his rulership, to cut off and to destroy until the end. ²⁷ And the kingdom and rulership, and the greatness of the kingdom under all the heavens, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. And all kingdoms shall serve and obey Him.

³ Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And behold, a ram with two horns stood before the canal having two horns, and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

³ Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And behold, a ram with two horns stood before the canal having two horns, and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. ⁴ I saw the ram pushing westward and northward and southward; so that no beasts could stand before him, nor any that could deliver out of his hand. But he did according to his will, and became great.

⁴ I saw the ram pushing westward and northward and southward; so that no beasts could stand before him, nor any that could deliver out of his hand. But he did according to his will, and became great. ⁵ And as I was watching, behold, a he-goat came from the west, over the face of the all earth, and did not touch the ground. And the he goat had an outstanding horn between his eyes.

⁵ And as I was watching, behold, a he-goat came from the west, over the face of the all earth, and did not touch the ground. And the he goat had an outstanding horn between his eyes. ⁶ And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran to him in the fury of his power.

⁶ And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran to him in the fury of his power. ⁷ And I saw him come close beside the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram and shattered his two horns. And there was no power in the ram to stand before him. But he threw him down to the ground and stamped on him. And none could deliver the ram out of his hand.

⁷ And I saw him come close beside the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram and shattered his two horns. And there was no power in the ram to stand before him. But he threw him down to the ground and stamped on him. And none could deliver the ram out of his hand. ⁸ Then the he-goat became very great. And when he was strong, the great horn was broken. And in its place came up four outstanding ones towards the four winds of the heavens.

⁸ Then the he-goat became very great. And when he was strong, the great horn was broken. And in its place came up four outstanding ones towards the four winds of the heavens. ⁹ And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which became very great, toward the south and toward the east and toward the bountiful land. ¹⁰ And it became great, even to the host of heaven. And it made fall some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. ¹¹ Yea, he magnified himself, even to the ruler of the host, and the daily sacrifice was taken away by him, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. ¹² And an army was given to him against the daily sacrifice because of transgression, and it cast the truth to the ground. And it worked and succeeded. ¹³ Then I heard a certain holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that one who spoke, Until when shall the vision last, concerning the daily sacrifice and the transgression that astounds, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled? ¹⁴ And he said to me, For two thousand, three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be vindicated.

²⁰ The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

²⁴ And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power. And he shall destroy marvelously, and shall prosper and work, and destroy the mighty and the holy people. ²⁵ And also through his understanding, he shall cause deceit to succeed in his hand. And he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many. He also shall stand up against the Ruler of rulers. But he shall be broken without a hand.

²⁶ And after sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself. And the people of the ruler who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. And the end of it shall be with the flood, and ruins are determined, until the end shall be war.

¹⁴ Now I have come to make you understand what shall happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is yet for many days.

²⁰ Then he said, Do you know why I come to you? And now I will return to fight with the ruler of Persia. And when I have gone out, lo, the ruler of Greece shall come.

² And now I will declare to you the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia. And the fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece. ³ And a mighty king shall stand up, one who shall rule with great power and do according to his will. ⁴ And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heavens. And it shall not be given to his sons, nor according to his power with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be pulled up, even for others besides these. ⁵ And the king of the south shall be strong. And one of his rulers, even he shall overcome him and have power. His kingdom shall be a great kingdom. ⁶ And in the end of years they shall join together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make a treaty. But she shall not keep the power of the arm. Nor shall he stand, nor his arm. But she shall be given up, and those who brought her in, and her begetter, and he who made her strong in these times.

⁶ And in the end of years they shall join together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make a treaty. But she shall not keep the power of the arm. Nor shall he stand, nor his arm. But she shall be given up, and those who brought her in, and her begetter, and he who made her strong in these times. ⁷ But out of a branch of her roots, one shall stand up in his place, who shall come with an army and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north. And he shall act against them, and show himself strong. ⁸ And he shall also carry their gods captives with their molten images into Egypt, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold. And he shall stand for years away from the king of the north. ⁹ So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. ¹⁰ But his sons shall be stirred up and shall gather a multitude of great forces. And one shall certainly come and overflow, and pass through. Then he shall return and be stirred up, even to his fortress. ¹¹ And the king of the south shall be bitter, and shall come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north. And he shall send out a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. ¹² And when he has taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up. And he shall cast down many ten thousands, but he shall not be made stronger. ¹³ For the king of the north shall return, and shall send out a multitude greater than the former, and at the end of times, years, shall come with a great army and with much equipment. ¹⁴ And in those times there shall stand up many against the king of the south. Also the robbers of your people shall rise up to establish the vision, but they shall fall. ¹⁵ So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a siege mound, and take a fortified city. And the arms of the south shall not hold out, nor his chosen people, nor will there be any strength to hold out. ¹⁶ But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, which shall be destroyed by his hand. ¹⁷ He also shall set his face to enter with the strength of all his kingdom, and upright ones with him. So he shall do. And he shall give the daughter of women to him, to destroy it; but she shall not stand, nor be for him. ¹⁸ And he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall capture many. But a ruler shall make cease his reproach for him, but his reproach will return to him. ¹⁹ And he shall turn his face to the fortresses of his land. But he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found. ²⁰ And one who sends an exacter shall stand in his place, for the glory of the kingdom. But within few days he shall be broken, not in anger nor in battle.

³⁶ And the king shall do according to his will. And he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper until the fury is fulfilled. For that which is decreed shall be done.

³⁶ And the king shall do according to his will. And he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper until the fury is fulfilled. For that which is decreed shall be done. ³⁷ He will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god. For he shall magnify himself above all. ³⁸ But in his place he shall honor the god of forces; and a god whom his fathers did not know, he shall honor with gold and silver, and with precious stones and desirable things. ³⁹ So he shall act in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge. He shall multiply in glory, and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price. ⁴⁰ And at the end-time, the king of the south shall butt at him. And the king of the north shall come against him like a tempest, with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships. ⁴¹ And he shall enter into the countries and shall overflow and pass over. He shall also enter into the glorious land, and many shall be stumbled. But these shall escape out of his hand: Edom and Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon. ⁴² And he shall stretch out his hand on the lands. And the land of Egypt shall not escape. ⁴³ But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. And the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. ⁴⁴ But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him. Then he will go out with great fury to destroy, and to devote many to destruction. ⁴⁵ And he shall plant his palace tents between the seas in the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

⁵ Afterward the sons of Israel shall return and seek Jehovah their God and David their king. And they shall fear Jehovah and His goodness in the ends of the days.

¹⁰ Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now I will gather them. And they began to be few, from the burden of the king of rulers.

³ Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passes away, as the chaff storm-driven out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

²¹ And I will cleanse their blood which I did not cleanse; and Jehovah is dwelling in Zion.

³ So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea for four, I will not turn away from it; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.

⁷ For the Lord Jehovah will do nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

¹³ For lo, He forms the mountains and creates the wind, and declares to man what his thought is. He who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the earth; Jehovah, the God of Hosts, is His name.

¹⁵ Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate. It may be that the Lord Jehovah of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

¹ But it shall be in the last days the mountain of the house of Jehovah shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it. ² And many nations shall come and say, Come and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob. And He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths; for the Law shall go forth out of Zion, and the Word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.

⁷ And I will make the lame into a remnant, and her who was cast off a strong nation; and Jehovah shall reign over them in Mount Zion from now on, even forever.

¹³ Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze; and you shall crush many peoples. And I will give their gain to Jehovah, and their wealth to the Lord of the all the earth.

⁷ He is terrible and fearful; his judgment and his majesty comes forth from Himself.

⁶ Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the Word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says Jehovah of Hosts.

³ and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot horses with dappled, strong colors.

⁶ The black horses in it go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the dappled go forth to a south country.

³ And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all peoples. All who lift it shall be slashed, and all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.

⁸ And it shall be in that day, living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them shall go toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. In summer and in winter it shall be. ⁹ And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth; in that day there shall be one Jehovah, and His name shall be one.

¹¹ For from the rising of the sun even to its going in, My name shall be great among the nations; and everywhere incense shall be offered to My name, and a pure food offering. For My name shall be great among the nations, says Jehovah of Hosts.

¹⁸ Then you shall again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God, and him who does not serve Him.

¹² And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. ¹³ And when they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and His mother and flee into Egypt. And be there until I bring you word, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy Him.

¹⁶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was greatly enraged. And he sent and killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully inquired of the wise men.

² and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. ³ For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight."

⁸ Again, the Devil took Him up into a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

²² But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be liable to the judgment. And whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrin; but whoever shall say, Fool! shall be liable to be thrown into the fire of hell.

⁹ Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

²⁵ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank You, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and revealed them to babes.

¹³ Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not; nor do they understand.

¹⁸ And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

¹² What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays, does he not leave the ninety and nine and go into the mountains and seek the straying one?

¹⁹ Again I say to you that if two of you shall agree on earth as regarding anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by My Father in Heaven.

²⁶ But Jesus looked on them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

⁹ And the crowds who went before, and those who followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

²⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you one thing; which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

²² And unless those days should be shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.

³⁵ The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but My Words shall not pass away.

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to Me in Heaven and in earth.

⁹ And those going before, and those following, cried out, saying, Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! ¹⁰ Blessed is the kingdom of our father David, who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

²⁰ And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved. But for the elect's sake, whom He has chosen, He has shortened the days.

³² He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give Him the throne of His father David. ³³ And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.

⁵¹ He has worked power with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. ⁵² He has put down rulers from their seats and exalted the lowly,

⁵ And the Devil, leading Him up into a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

²¹ In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing before You.

² For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, nor anything hidden that shall not be known. ³ Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light. And that which you have spoken in the ear in secret rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

¹⁶ And he fell down on his face at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.

²⁰ And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation.

¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things came into being through Him, and without Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being.

⁹ He was the true Light; He enlightens every man coming into the world.

¹³ who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but were born of God. ¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and of truth.

¹² Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

⁴¹ Then they took away the stone where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

⁴⁸ If we let him alone this way, all will believe on him. And the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.

³⁴ The crowd answered Him, We have heard out of the Law that Christ lives forever. How do you say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?

⁴⁵ And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. ⁴⁶ I have come as a Light into the world, so that whoever believes on Me should not remain in darkness.

¹⁷ the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see Him nor know Him. But you know Him, for He dwells with you and shall be in you.

²³ Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loves Me, he will keep My Word. And My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.

¹⁵ No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

¹¹ Jesus answered, You could have no authority against Me unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.

¹⁷ He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me? Peter was grieved because He said to him a third time, Do you love Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You know all things, You know that I love You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep.

¹² And seeing this, Peter answered the people, Men, Israelites, why do you marvel at this? Or why do you stare at us, as though we had made this man to walk by our own power or holiness?

¹¹ This is the Stone which you builders have counted worthless, and He has become the Head of the Corner.

²⁴ And having heard, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, Lord, You are the God who made the heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them; ²⁵ who by the mouth of Your servant David has said, "Why did the nations rage and the people imagine vain things? ²⁶ The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ." ²⁷ For truly, against Your holy child Jesus, whom You have anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and the people of Israel, were gathered together ²⁸ in order to do whatever Your hand and Your counsel determined before to be done. ²⁹ And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word, ³⁰ by stretching forth of Your hand for healing, and miracles, and wonders may be done by the name of Your holy child Jesus. ³¹ And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.

²⁵ And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped.

⁴ And capturing him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four sets of four soldiers to keep him; intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

²¹ And afterward they asked for a king. And God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. ²² And when He had removed him, He raised up David to them to be their king; to whom He also witnessed and said, I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after My own heart, who shall fulfill all My will.

¹³ And the priest of Jupiter, being before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, wishing to sacrifice with the crowds.

²⁴ saying, Fear not, Paul! You must stand before Caesar. And behold! God has given you all those who sail with you.

⁶ But they expected him to be about to become inflamed, or to fall down dead suddenly, But over much time expecting and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

³⁰ But I exhort you, brothers, for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ and for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

²⁵ Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery, having been unvoiced during eternal times; ²⁶ but now has been made plain, and by the prophetic Scriptures, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith;

²⁷ But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; ²⁸ and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are;

³⁰ But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who of God is made to us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption;

⁹ But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

⁹ But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." ¹⁰ But God has revealed them to us by His Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God.

¹⁰ But God has revealed them to us by His Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God. ¹¹ For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of man within him? So also no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

²¹ Therefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours, ²² whether it is Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours, ²³ and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

⁵ Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts. And then shall each one have praise of God.

⁸ And last of all He was seen by me also, as one born out of time. ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles and am not sufficient to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God with me. ¹¹ Therefore whether it was I or they, so we preach, and so you believed. ¹² But if Christ is proclaimed, that He was raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

²⁴ then is the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He makes to cease all rule and all authority and power. ²⁵ for it is right for Him to reign until He has put all the enemies under His feet.

²⁵ for it is right for Him to reign until He has put all the enemies under His feet.

¹⁷ For we are not as many, hawking the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

¹⁵ For all things are for your sake, so that the superabounding grace might be made to abound through the thanksgiving of the greater number, to the glory of God.

¹ For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

¹⁶ And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said, "I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, ⁵ pulling down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought into the obedience of Christ;

²⁰ which He worked in Christ in raising Him from the dead, and He seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies, ²¹ far above all principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name being named, not only in this world, but also in the coming age. ²² And He has put all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church,

⁵ which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

¹⁶ redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

⁵ Walk in wisdom toward those on the outside, redeeming the time.

¹⁵ For He in His own time will reveal who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, ¹⁶ who alone has immortality, dwelling in light which cannot be approached, whom no one of men have seen, nor can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

¹ Know this also, that in the last days grievous times will be at hand.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the nations might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. ¹⁸ And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me to His heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

¹ God, who at many times and in many ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

¹³ Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight, but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

²⁴ For Christ has not entered into the Holy of Holies made with hands, which are the figures of the true, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

⁵ But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning.

¹⁵ This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. ¹⁶ For where envying and strife are, there is confusion and every foul deed. ¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

⁷ Therefore to you who believe is the honor. But to those who are disobedient, He is the Stone which the builders rejected; this One came to be the Head of the corner,

⁹ The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust for a day of judgment, to be punished,

³ First, knowing this, that there will come in the last days scoffers walking according to their own lusts

⁵ And this is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.

²⁴ Now to Him being able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you before His glory without blemish, with unspeakable joy;

¹ A Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to Him to declare to His servants things which must shortly come to pass. And He signified it by sending His angel to His servant John,

⁵ even from Jesus Christ the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

¹⁹ Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be after this,

²⁷ And he will rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter they will be broken to pieces, even as I received from My Father.

¹ After these things I looked, and behold, a door was opened in Heaven. And the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will show you what must occur after these things.

¹¹ O Lord, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power, because You created all things, and for Your will they are and were created.

⁵ And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals of it.

¹² saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded. And there were great voices in Heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ. And He will reign forever and ever. ¹⁶ And the twenty-four elders sitting before God on their thrones, fell on their faces and worshiped God,

³ And another sign was seen in the heavens. And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads!

⁸ but did not prevail. Nor was place found for them in Heaven any more.

¹ And I stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns. And on its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads was the name of blasphemy.

⁴ And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet. And she was gilded with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication.

¹² And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have received no kingdom yet, but will receive authority as kings one hour with the beast.

¹⁴ These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them. For He is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with Him are the called and elect and faithful ones.

¹⁰ And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See, do not do it! I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. ¹¹ And I saw Heaven opened. And behold, a white horse! And He sitting on him was called Faithful and True. And in righteousness He judges and makes war. ¹² And His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head many crowns. And He had a name written, one that no one knew except Himself. ¹³ And He had been clothed in a garment dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. ¹⁴ And the armies in Heaven followed Him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. ¹⁵ And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, so that with it He should strike the nations. And He will shepherd them with a rod of iron. And He treads the winepress of the wine of the anger and of the wrath of Almighty God.

¹⁵ And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, so that with it He should strike the nations. And He will shepherd them with a rod of iron. And He treads the winepress of the wine of the anger and of the wrath of Almighty God. ¹⁶ And He has on His garment, and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

¹⁶ And He has on His garment, and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

¹⁶ And He has on His garment, and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. ¹⁷ And I saw one angel standing in the sun. And he cried with a great voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come and gather together to the supper of the great God,

¹⁷ And I saw one angel standing in the sun. And he cried with a great voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come and gather together to the supper of the great God,

¹⁷ And I saw one angel standing in the sun. And he cried with a great voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come and gather together to the supper of the great God, ¹⁸ so that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of strong ones, and the flesh of horses, and those sitting on them, and the flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great.

¹⁸ so that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of strong ones, and the flesh of horses, and those sitting on them, and the flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great. ¹⁹ And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth and their armies, being gathered to make war against Him who sat on the horse, and against His army.

¹⁹ And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth and their armies, being gathered to make war against Him who sat on the horse, and against His army. ²⁰ And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet doing signs before it, (by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast), and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone.

²⁰ And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet doing signs before it, (by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast), and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone. ²¹ And the rest were slain by the sword of Him who sat on the horse, it proceeding out of His mouth. And all the birds were filled from their flesh.

² And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. ³ And he cast him into the abyss and shut him up and set a seal on him, that he should deceive the nations no more until the thousand years should be fulfilled. And after that he must be loosed a little time.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and Him sitting on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And a place was not found for them.

³ And I heard a great voice out of Heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.

⁸ And I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel showing me these things.