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31 As these words were being spoken by the king, a voice came out of heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, this is declared to you:

‘The kingdom has been taken[a] from you! 32 You’re to be driven away from people. You’re to live with the wild animals of the field. You are to be made to eat grass like cattle, and seven years will pass you by[b] until you realize that the Most High is sovereign over human kingdoms and grants them to whomever he desires.’”

33 The decree was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar immediately. He was driven away from people to eat grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky, until his hair grew like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:31 Or has departed
  2. Daniel 4:32 Lit. seven seasons will pass over you