Daniel 4:32

And thou shall be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. Thou shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of me

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

31While the word was in the king's mouth, a voice from heaven fell, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee.

33The same hour the thing was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen. And his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [

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Cross References

Exodus 8:10And he said, Tomorrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word, that thou may know that there is none like LORD our God.

Exodus 9:29And Moses said to him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to LORD. The thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail, that thou may know that the earth is LORD's.

Job 9:12Behold, he seizes; who can hinder him? Who will say to him, What are thou doing?

Job 30:5They are driven forth from the midst [of men]. They cry out after them as after a thief,

Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever he pleased.

Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:29-34

Nebuchadnezzar Driven among Beasts. ( b. c. 569.) 28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. 32 And they… Read the whole commentary →

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