Daniel 4:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;”

Daniel 4:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Daniel 4:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Daniel 4:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Whereas the king saw a holy watcher coming down from the sky and saying, ‘Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him.’”

Daniel 4:23 — World English Bible

Daniel 4:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;”

Daniel 4:23 — American Standard Version

Daniel 4:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and that which the king hath seen--a sifter, even a holy one, coming down from the heavens, and he hath said, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens it is wet, and with the beast of the field <FI>is<Fi> his portion, till that seven times pass over him.”

Daniel 4:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Daniel 4:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:”

Daniel 4:23 — Darby Translation

Daniel 4:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Where as they sayd, that one should leaue the stumpe of the tree rootes, thy kingdome shall remaine vnto thee: after that, thou shalt knowe, that the heauens haue the rule.”

Daniel 4:23 — Geneva Bible

Daniel 4:23 in Context — Daniel 4

21 Cuja folhagem era formosa, seu fruto abundante, e em que havia alimento para todos; debaixo da qual moravam os animais do campo, e em seus ramos habitavam as aves do céu,

22 Ela és tu, ó rei, que cresceste, e te fizeste forte; pois tua grandeza cresceu, e chegou até o céu; e teu domínio até o fim da terra.

23 E quanto ao que o rei viu, um vigilante e santo que descia do céu, e dizia: Cortai a árvore e destruí-a; mas o tronco [com] suas raízes deixai na terra, com correntes de ferro e de bronze na erva do campo; e seja molhado do orvalho do céu, e sua parte seja com os animais do campo, até que passem sobre ele sete tempos,

24 Esta é a interpretação, ó rei; esta é a sentença do Altíssimo, que virá sobre o rei, meu senhor:

25 Expulsar-te-ão dentre os homens, e tua morada será com os animais do campo; serás alimentado com erva como aos bois, e serás molhado com orvalho do céu; e sete tempos passarão sobre ti, até que entendas que o Altíssimo tem o domínio sobre os reinos humanos, e ele os dá a quem ele quer.

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