Daniel 4:25 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁵ “That you are going to be driven away from men, and your dwelling be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like oxen, and you be wetted with the dew of the heavens, and seven times pass over you, till you know that the Most High is ruler in the reign of men, and that He gives it to whomever He wishes.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ that they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ You shall be driven from among men and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; you shall be made to eat grass as do the oxen and you shall be wet with the dew of the heavens; and seven times [or years] shall pass over you until you learn and know and recognize that the Most High [God] rules the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He will.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

Common English Bible

²⁵ You will be driven away from other humans and will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cattle and will be washed by dew from heaven. Seven periods of time will pass over you, until you acknowledge that the Most High dominates human kingship, giving it to anyone he wants.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ All these things came upon king Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 4:25 Cross References

Psalm 103:19

יהוה  has established His throne in the heavens, And His reign shall rule over all.

Psalm 106:20

Thus they changed My esteem Into the form of an ox that eats grass.

Psalm 75:7

But Elohim is the Judge – He puts down one, And exalts another.

Psalm 83:18

And let them know that You, Whose Name is יהוה, You alone are the Most High over all the earth.

Jeremiah 27:5

‘I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the face of the earth, by My great power and by My outstretched arm. And I shall give it to whom it seemed right in My eyes.

Daniel 2:21

“And He changes the times and the seasons. He removes sovereigns and raises up sovereigns. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who possess understanding.

Daniel 2:37

“You, O sovereign, are a sovereign of sovereigns. For the Elah of the heavens has given you a reign, power, and strength, and preciousness,

Daniel 2:47

The sovereign answered Dani’ĕ

Daniel 4:16

‘Let his heart be changed from man’s, let him be given the heart of a beast, and seven times pass over him.

Daniel 4:17

‘This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the command by the word of the set-apart ones, so that the living know that the Most High is ruler in the reign of men, and gives it to whomever He wishes, and sets over it the lowest of men.’

Daniel 4:2

I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High Elah has worked for me.