He deprives the heads of the people of earth of understanding, and causes them to wander in a pathless wasteland.
Daniel 4:13 - Tree of Life Version Let his mind be altered from that of a man and let an animal’s mind be given to him and let seven periods of time pass over him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I saw in the visions of my head [as I lay] on my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. American Standard Version (1901) I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven. Common English Bible “In my mind, as I lay in bed, I saw another vision: A holy watcher came down from heaven. Catholic Public Domain Version Let his heart be changed from being human, and let the heart of a wild animal be given to him, and let seven periods of time pass over him. English Standard Version 2016 “I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. |
He deprives the heads of the people of earth of understanding, and causes them to wander in a pathless wasteland.
Bless Adonai, you angels of His: mighty in strength, performing His word, upon hearing the utterance of His word.
For who in the skies can compare to Adonai? Who is like Adonai among the sons of gods?
“I was watching the visions in my mind while on my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven.
The tree that you saw grow large and strong, whose top reached to heaven and that was visible to all the earth,
“The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you understand that Heaven is sovereign.
Finally Daniel—whose name was Belteshazzar after the name of my god and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods—came in before me and I told him the dream.
In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was on his bed. He wrote down a summary of the dream.
‘These large beasts, four in number, are four kings that will rise from the earth.
“Thus he explained: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on earth that will be different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, and trample it and crush it.
“Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one said to the one who was speaking, ‘How long will the vision last, the daily sacrifice be forsaken because of rebellion, the sanctuary be surrendered and the host be trampled?’
Then you will flee through My mountain valley because the mountain valley will reach to Azel. Yes, you will flee like you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then Adonai my God will come and all the kedoshim with Him.
“Now when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
“What have we to do with You, Yeshua of Natzeret? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are! You’re the Holy One of God!”
“Ah! What have we to do with You, Yeshua of Natzeret? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are! You are the Holy One of God!”
He said, “Adonai came from Sinai and dawned on Bnei-Yisrael from Seir. He shone forth from Mount Paran, and He came from the holy myriads— blazing fire for them from His right hand.
It was also about these people that Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with myriads of His kedoshim,
he shall also drink the wine of God’s fury, poured full strength into the cup of His wrath. And he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb.