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Daniel 2:47

New American Bible - revised edition

To Daniel the king said, “Truly your God is the God of gods and Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries; that is why you were able to reveal this mystery.”

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So Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you are.

He returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.”

He sends priests away barefoot, leads the powerful astray.

Praise the God of gods; for his mercy endures forever;

Praise the Lord of lords; for his mercy endures forever;

May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him.

A psalm of Asaph. God takes a stand in the divine council, gives judgment in the midst of the gods.

For great is the Lord and highly to be praised, to be feared above all gods.

Indeed thus says the Lord God: I am bringing up against Tyre from the north, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry, and a mighty horde of troops.

“The king shall do as he wills, exalting himself and making himself greater than any god; he shall utter dreadful blasphemies against the God of gods. He shall prosper only till the wrath is finished, for what is determined must take place.

During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven:

He reveals deep and hidden things and knows what is in the darkness, for the light dwells with him.

But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what is to happen in the last days; this was your dream, the visions you saw as you lay in bed.

To you in your bed there came thoughts about what should happen in the future, and he who reveals mysteries showed you what is to be.

To me also this mystery has been revealed; not that I am wiser than any other living person, but in order that its meaning may be made known to the king, that you may understand the thoughts of your own mind.

You, O king, are the king of kings; to you the God of heaven has given dominion and strength, power and glory;

Now, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I made, whenever you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, dulcimer, harp, double-flute, and all the other musical instruments, then all will be well; if not, you shall be instantly cast into the white-hot furnace; and who is the God who can deliver you out of my hands?”

You have executed proper judgments in all that you have brought upon us and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our ancestors. By a proper judgment you have done all this because of our sins;

For we have sinned and transgressed by departing from you, and we have done every kind of evil.

The tree that you saw, large and strong, its top touching the heavens, that could be seen by the whole earth,

All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

All who live on the earth are counted as nothing; he does as he wills with the powers of heaven and with those who live on the earth. There is no one who can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?”

There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; during the lifetime of your father he showed brilliant insight and god-like wisdom. King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners.

(Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.)

and the secrets of his heart will be disclosed, and so he will fall down and worship God, declaring, “God is really in your midst.” Rules of Order.

For the Lord, your God, is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who has no favorites, accepts no bribes,

that the blessed and only ruler will make manifest at the proper time, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

“The Lord is the God of gods. The Lord, the God of gods, knows and Israel shall know. If now we have acted out of rebellion or treachery against the Lord, our God, do not try to save us this day,

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,

They will fight with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and king of kings, and those with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

He has a name written on his cloak and on his thigh, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”




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