==== Daniel 1 1:1. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it. 1:2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand , with part of the vessels of the house of God : which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god ; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god . 1:3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs , that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel , and of the king's seed , and of the princes ; 1:4 Children in whom [was] no blemish , but well favoured , and skilful in all wisdom , and cunning in knowledge , and understanding science , and such as [had] ability in them to stand in the king's palace , and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans . 1:5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat , and of the wine which he drank : so nourishing them three years , that at the end thereof they might stand before the king . 1:6 Now among these were of the children of Judah , Daniel , Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah : 1:7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names : for he gave unto Daniel [the name ] of Belteshazzar ; and to Hananiah , of Shadrach ; and to Mishael , of Meshach ; and to Azariah , of Abednego . 1:8. But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat , nor with the wine which he drank : therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 1:9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs . 1:10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel , I fear my lord the king , who hath appointed your meat and your drink : for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which [are] of your sort ? then shall ye make [me] endanger my head to the king . 1:11 Then said Daniel to Melzar , whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel , Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah , 1:12 Prove thy servants , I beseech thee, ten days ; and let them give us pulse to eat , and water to drink . 1:13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat : and as thou seest , deal with thy servants . 1:14 So he consented to them in this matter , and proved them ten days . 1:15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat . 1:16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat , and the wine that they should drink ; and gave them pulse . 1:17. As for these four children , God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom : and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams . 1:18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar . 1:19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel , Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah : therefore stood they before the king . 1:20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding , that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm . 1:21 And Daniel continued [even] unto the first year of king Cyrus . ==== Daniel 2 2:1. And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams , wherewith his spirit was troubled , and his sleep brake from him. 2:2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians , and the astrologers , and the sorcerers , and the Chaldeans , for to shew the king his dreams . So they came and stood before the king . 2:3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream , and my spirit was troubled to know the dream . 2:4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack , O king , live for ever : tell thy servants the dream , and we will shew the interpretation . 2:5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans , The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream , with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces , and your houses shall be made a dunghill . 2:6 But if ye shew the dream , and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour : therefore shew me the dream , and the interpretation thereof. 2:7 They answered again and said , Let the king tell his servants the dream , and we will shew the interpretation of it. 2:8 The king answered and said , I know of certainty that ye would gain the time , because ye see the thing is gone from me. 2:9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream , [there is but] one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed : therefore tell me the dream , and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof. 2:10 The Chaldeans answered before the king , and said , There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter : therefore [there is] no king , lord , nor ruler , [that] asked such things at any magician , or astrologer , or Chaldean . 2:11 And [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth , and there is none other that can shew it before the king , except the gods , whose dwelling is not with flesh . 2:12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious , and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon . 2:13 And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be slain ; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain . 2:14. Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard , which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Babylon : 2:15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain , Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king ? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel . 2:16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time , and that he would shew the king the interpretation . 2:17 Then Daniel went to his house , and made the thing known to Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah , his companions : 2:18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret ; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon . 2:19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision . Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven . 2:20 Daniel answered and said , Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever : for wisdom and might are his: 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons : he removeth kings , and setteth up kings : he giveth wisdom unto the wise , and knowledge to them that know understanding : 2:22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what [is] in the darkness , and the light dwelleth with him. 2:23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers , who hast given me wisdom and might , and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now ] made known unto us the king's matter . 2:24. Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch , whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise [men] of Babylon : he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise [men] of Babylon : bring me in before the king , and I will shew unto the king the interpretation . 2:25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste , and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah , that will make known unto the king the interpretation . 2:26 The king answered and said to Daniel , whose name [was] Belteshazzar , Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen , and the interpretation thereof? 2:27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king , and said , The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men], the astrologers , the magicians , the soothsayers , shew unto the king ; 2:28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets , and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days . Thy dream , and the visions of thy head upon thy bed , are these ; 2:29 As for thee, O king , thy thoughts came [into thy mind] upon thy bed , what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 2:30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for [any] wisdom that I have more than any living , but for [their] sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king , and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart . 2:31. Thou, O king , sawest , and behold a great image . This great image , whose brightness [was] excellent , stood before thee; and the form thereof [was] terrible . 2:32 This image's head [was] of fine gold , his breast and his arms of silver , his belly and his thighs of brass , 2:33 His legs of iron , his feet part of iron and part of clay . 2:34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands , which smote the image upon his feet [that were] of iron and clay , and brake them to pieces. 2:35 Then was the iron , the clay , the brass , the silver , and the gold , broken to pieces together , and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors ; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain , and filled the whole earth . 2:36 This [is] the dream ; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king . 2:37 Thou, O king , [art] a king of kings : for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom , power , and strength , and glory . 2:38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell , the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand , and hath made thee ruler over them all . Thou [art] this head of gold . 2:39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass , which shall bear rule over all the earth . 2:40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron : forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these , shall it break in pieces and bruise . 2:41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes , part of potters ' clay , and part of iron , the kingdom shall be divided ; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron , forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay . 2:42 And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron , and part of clay , [so] the kingdom shall be partly strong , and partly broken . 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay , they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men : but they shall not cleave one to another , even as iron is not mixed with clay . 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom , which shall never be destroyed : and the kingdom shall not be left to other people , [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms , and it shall stand for ever . 2:45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands , and that it brake in pieces the iron , the brass , the clay , the silver , and the gold ; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain , and the interpretation thereof sure . 2:46. Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face , and worshipped Daniel , and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel , and said , Of a truth [it is], that your God [is] a God of gods , and a Lord of kings , and a revealer of secrets , seeing thou couldest reveal this secret . 2:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts , and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon , and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of Babylon . 2:49 Then Daniel requested of the king , and he set Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , over the affairs of the province of Babylon : but Daniel [sat] in the gate of the king . ==== Daniel 3 3:1. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold , whose height [was] threescore cubits , [and] the breadth thereof six cubits : he set it up in the plain of Dura , in the province of Babylon . 3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes , the governors , and the captains , the judges , the treasurers , the counsellors , the sheriffs , and all the rulers of the provinces , to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3:3 Then the princes , the governors , and captains , the judges , the treasurers , the counsellors , the sheriffs , and all the rulers of the provinces , were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 3:4 Then an herald cried aloud , To you it is commanded , O people , nations , and languages , 3:5 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace . 3:7 Therefore at that time , when all the people heard the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and all kinds of musick , all the people , the nations , and the languages , fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3:8. Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near , and accused the Jews . 3:9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar , O king , live for ever . 3:10 Thou, O king , hast made a decree , that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , shall fall down and worship the golden image : 3:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth , [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace . 3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego ; these men , O king , have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods , nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego . Then they brought these men before the king . 3:14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true , O Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , do not ye serve my gods , nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 3:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , ye fall down and worship the image which I have made ; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace ; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands ? 3:16 Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , answered and said to the king , O Nebuchadnezzar , we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter . 3:17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace , and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand , O king . 3:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king , that we will not serve thy gods , nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 3:19. Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury , and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego : [therefore] he spake , and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated . 3:20 And he commanded the most mighty men that [were] in his army to bind Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , [and] to cast [them] into the burning fiery furnace . 3:21 Then these men were bound in their coats , their hosen , and their hats , and their [other] garments , and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace . 3:22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent , and the furnace exceeding hot , the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego . 3:23 And these three men , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace . 3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied , and rose up in haste , [and] spake , and said unto his counsellors , Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire ? They answered and said unto the king , True , O king . 3:25 He answered and said , Lo , I see four men loose , walking in the midst of the fire , and they have no hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God . 3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace , [and] spake , and said , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , ye servants of the most high God , come forth , and come [hither]. Then Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , came forth of the midst of the fire . 3:27 And the princes , governors , and captains , and the king's counsellors , being gathered together, saw these men , upon whose bodies the fire had no power , nor was an hair of their head singed , neither were their coats changed , nor the smell of fire had passed on them. 3:28. [Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake , and said , Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , who hath sent his angel , and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word , and yielded their bodies , that they might not serve nor worship any god , except their own God . 3:29 Therefore I make a decree , That every people , nation , and language , which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , shall be cut in pieces , and their houses shall be made a dunghill : because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. 3:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , in the province of Babylon . ==== Daniel 4 4:1. Nebuchadnezzar the king , unto all people , nations , and languages , that dwell in all the earth ; Peace be multiplied unto you. 4:2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. 4:3 How great [are] his signs ! and how mighty [are] his wonders ! his kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom , and his dominion [is] from generation to generation . 4:4. I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house , and flourishing in my palace : 4:5 I saw a dream which made me afraid , and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 4:6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise [men] of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream . 4:7 Then came in the magicians , the astrologers , the Chaldeans , and the soothsayers : and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 4:8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name [was] Belteshazzar , according to the name of my god , and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods : and before him I told the dream , [saying], 4:9 O Belteshazzar , master of the magicians , because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen , and the interpretation thereof. 4:10 Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed ; I saw , and behold a tree in the midst of the earth , and the height thereof [was] great . 4:11 The tree grew , and was strong , and the height thereof reached unto heaven , and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth : 4:12 The leaves thereof [were] fair , and the fruit thereof much , and in it [was] meat for all : the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. 4:13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed , and, behold , a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven ; 4:14 He cried aloud , and said thus , Hew down the tree , and cut off his branches , shake off his leaves , and scatter his fruit : let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches : 4:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots 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 in the grass of the earth : 4:16 Let his heart be changed from man's , and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. 4:17 This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers , and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men , and giveth it to whomsoever he will , and setteth up over it the basest of men . 4:18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen . Now thou, O Belteshazzar , declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation : but thou [art] able ; for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee. 4:19. Then Daniel , whose name [was] Belteshazzar , was astonied for one hour , and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake , and said , Belteshazzar , let not the dream , or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said , My lord , the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies . 4:20 The tree that thou sawest , which grew , and was strong , whose height reached unto the heaven , and the sight thereof to all the earth ; 4:21 Whose leaves [were] fair , and the fruit thereof much , and in it [was] meat for all ; under which the beasts of the field dwelt , and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation : 4:22 It [is] thou, O king , that art grown and become strong : for thy greatness is grown , and reacheth unto heaven , and thy dominion to the end of the earth . 4:23 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; 4:24 This [is] the interpretation , O king , and this [is] the decree of the most High , which is come upon my lord the king : 4:25 That they shall drive thee from men , and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field , and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen , and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven , and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men , and giveth it to whomsoever he will . 4:26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots ; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule . 4:27 Wherefore , O king , let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness , and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor ; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity . 4:28. All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar . 4:29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon . 4:30 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 ? 4:31 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. 4:32 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 . 4:33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar : and he was driven from men , and did eat grass as oxen , and his body was wet with the dew of heaven , till his hairs were grown like eagles ' [feathers], and his nails like birds ' [claws]. 4:34. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven , and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High , and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever , whose dominion [is] an everlasting dominion , and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation : 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven , and [among] the inhabitants of the earth : and none can stay his hand , or say unto him, What doest thou? 4:36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom , mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom , and excellent majesty was added unto me. 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven , all whose works [are] truth , and his ways judgment : and those that walk in pride he is able to abase . ==== Daniel 5 5:1. Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords , and drank wine before the thousand . 5:2 Belshazzar , whiles he tasted the wine , commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem ; that the king , and his princes , his wives , and his concubines , might drink therein. 5:3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem ; and the king , and his princes , his wives , and his concubines , drank in them. 5:4 They drank wine , and praised the gods of gold , and of silver , of brass , of iron , of wood , and of stone . 5:5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand , and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace : and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote . 5:6 Then the king's countenance was changed , and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed , and his knees smote one against another . 5:7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers , the Chaldeans , and the soothsayers . [And] the king spake , and said to the wise [men] of Babylon , Whosoever shall read this writing , and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet , and [have] a chain of gold about his neck , and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom . 5:8 Then came in all the king's wise [men]: but they could not read the writing , nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 5:9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled , and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied . 5:10. [Now] the queen , by reason of the words of the king and his lords , came into the banquet house : [and] the queen spake and said , O king , live for ever : let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed : 5:11 There is a man in thy kingdom , in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods ; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom , like the wisdom of the gods , was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father , the king , [I say], thy father , made master of the magicians , astrologers , Chaldeans , [and] soothsayers ; 5:12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit , and knowledge , and understanding , interpreting of dreams , and shewing of hard sentences , and dissolving of doubts , were found in the same Daniel , whom the king named Belteshazzar : now let Daniel be called , and he will shew the interpretation . 5:13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king . [And] the king spake and said unto Daniel , [Art] thou that Daniel , which [art] of the children of the captivity of Judah , whom the king my father brought out of Jewry ? 5:14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods [is] in thee, and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. 5:15 And now the wise [men], the astrologers , have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing , and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing : 5:16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations , and dissolve doubts : now if thou canst read the writing , and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet , and [have] a chain of gold about thy neck , and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom . 5:17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king , Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another ; yet I will read the writing unto the king , and make known to him the interpretation . 5:18 O thou king , the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom , and majesty , and glory , and honour : 5:19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people , nations , and languages , trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew ; and whom he would he kept alive ; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down . 5:20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride , he was deposed from his kingly throne , and they took his glory from him: 5:21 And he was driven from the sons of men ; and his heart was made like the beasts , and his dwelling [was] with the wild asses : they fed him with grass like oxen , and his body was wet with the dew of heaven ; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men , and [that] he appointeth over it whomsoever he will . 5:22 And thou his son , O Belshazzar , hast not humbled thine heart , though thou knewest all this ; 5:23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven ; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords , thy wives , and thy concubines , have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver , and gold , of brass , iron , wood , and stone , which see not, nor hear , nor know : and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways , hast thou not glorified : 5:24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written . 5:25 And this [is] the writing that was written , MENE , MENE , TEKEL , UPHARSIN . 5:26 This [is] the interpretation of the thing : MENE ; God hath numbered thy kingdom , and finished it. 5:27 TEKEL ; Thou art weighed in the balances , and art found wanting . 5:28 PERES ; Thy kingdom is divided , and given to the Medes and Persians . 5:29 Then commanded Belshazzar , and they clothed Daniel with scarlet , and [put] a chain of gold about his neck , and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom . 5:30. In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain . 5:31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom , [being] about threescore and two years old . ==== Daniel 6 6:1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes , which should be over the whole kingdom ; 6:2 And over these three presidents ; of whom Daniel [was] first : that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage . 6:3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes , because an excellent spirit [was] in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm . 6:4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom ; but they could find none occasion nor fault ; forasmuch as he [was] faithful , neither was there any error or fault found in him. 6:5 Then said these men , We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel , except we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God . 6:6. Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king , and said thus unto him, King Darius , live for ever . 6:7 All the presidents of the kingdom , the governors , and the princes , the counsellors , and the captains , have consulted together to establish a royal statute , and to make a firm decree , that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days , save of thee, O king , he shall be cast into the den of lions . 6:8 Now , O king , establish the decree , and sign the writing , that it be not changed , according to the law of the Medes and Persians , which altereth not. 6:9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree . 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed , he went into his house ; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem , he kneeled upon his knees three times a day , and prayed , and gave thanks before his God , as he did aforetime. 6:11. Then these men assembled , and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God . 6:12 Then they came near , and spake before the king concerning the king's decree ; Hast thou not signed a decree , that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man within thirty days , save of thee, O king , shall be cast into the den of lions ? The king answered and said , The thing [is] true , according to the law of the Medes and Persians , which altereth not. 6:13 Then answered they and said before the king , That Daniel , which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah , regardeth not thee, O king , nor the decree that thou hast signed , but maketh his petition three times a day . 6:14 Then the king , when he heard [these] words , was sore displeased with himself, and set [his] heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 6:15 Then these men assembled unto the king , and said unto the king , Know , O king , that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed . 6:16 Then the king commanded , and they brought Daniel , and cast [him] into the den of lions . [Now ] the king spake and said unto Daniel , Thy God whom thou servest continually , he will deliver thee. 6:17 And a stone was brought , and laid upon the mouth of the den ; and the king sealed it with his own signet , and with the signet of his lords ; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel . 6:18. Then the king went to his palace , and passed the night fasting : neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 6:19 Then the king arose very early in the morning , and went in haste unto the den of lions . 6:20 And when he came to the den , he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel : [and] the king spake and said to Daniel , O Daniel , servant of the living God , is thy God , whom thou servest continually , able to deliver thee from the lions ? 6:21 Then said Daniel unto the king , O king , live for ever . 6:22 My God hath sent his angel , and hath shut the lions ' mouths , that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king , have I done no hurt . 6:23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den . So Daniel was taken up out of the den , and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God . 6:24 And the king commanded , and they brought those men which had accused Daniel , and they cast [them] into the den of lions , them, their children , and their wives ; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den . 6:25. Then king Darius wrote unto all people , nations , and languages , that dwell in all the earth ; Peace be multiplied unto you. 6:26 I make a decree , That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel : for he [is] the living God , and stedfast for ever , and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed , and his dominion [shall be even] unto the end . 6:27 He delivereth and rescueth , and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth , who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions . 6:28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius , and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian . ==== Daniel 7 7:1. In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed : then he wrote the dream , [and] told the sum of the matters . 7:2 Daniel spake and said , I saw in my vision by night , and, behold , the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea . 7:3 And four great beasts came up from the sea , diverse one from another . 7:4 The first [was] like a lion , and had eagle's wings : I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked , and it was lifted up from the earth , and made stand upon the feet as a man , and a man's heart was given to it. 7:5 And behold another beast , a second , like to a bear , and it raised up itself on one side , and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise , devour much flesh . 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another , like a leopard , which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl ; the beast had also four heads ; and dominion was given to it. 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions , and behold a fourth beast , dreadful and terrible , and strong exceedingly ; and it had great iron teeth : it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns . 7:8 I considered the horns , and, behold , there came up among them another little horn , before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots : and, behold , in this horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man , and a mouth speaking great things. 7:9. I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit , whose garment [was] white as snow , and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne [was like] the fiery flame , [and] his wheels [as] burning fire . 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set , and the books were opened . 7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake : I beheld [even ] till the beast was slain , and his body destroyed , and given to the burning flame . 7:12 As concerning the rest of the beasts , they had their dominion taken away : yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time . 7:13 I saw in the night visions , and, behold , [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven , and came to the Ancient of days , and they brought him near before him. 7:14 And there was given him dominion , and glory , and a kingdom , that all people , nations , and languages , should serve him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion , which shall not pass away , and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed . 7:15. I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of [my] body , and the visions of my head troubled me. 7:16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this . So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things . 7:17 These great beasts , which are four , [are] four kings , [which] shall arise out of the earth . 7:18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom , and possess the kingdom for ever , even for ever and ever . 7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast , which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful , whose teeth [were of] iron , and his nails [of] brass ; [which] devoured , brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet ; 7:20 And of the ten horns that [were] in his head , and [of] the other which came up, and before whom three fell ; even [of] that horn that had eyes , and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look [was] more stout than his fellows . 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints , and prevailed against them; 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came , and judgment was given to the saints of the most High ; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom . 7:23 Thus he said , The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth , which shall be diverse from all kingdoms , and shall devour the whole earth , and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings [that] shall arise : and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first , and he shall subdue three kings . 7:25 And he shall speak [great] words against the most High , and shall wear out the saints of the most High , and think to change times and laws : and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time . 7:26 But the judgment shall sit , and they shall take away his dominion , to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end . 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion , and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven , shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High , whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom , and all dominions shall serve and obey him. 7:28 Hitherto [is] the end of the matter . As for me Daniel , my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart . ==== Daniel 8 8:1. In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, [even unto] me Daniel , after that which appeared unto me at the first . 8:2 And I saw in a vision ; and it came to pass, when I saw , that I [was] at Shushan [in] the palace , which [is] in the province of Elam ; and I saw in a vision , and I was by the river of Ulai . 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes , and saw , and, behold , there stood before the river a ram which had [two] horns : and the [two] horns [were] high ; but one [was] higher than the other , and the higher came up last . 8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward , and northward , and southward ; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither [was there any] that could deliver out of his hand ; but he did according to his will , and became great . 8:5 And as I was considering , behold , an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth , and touched not the ground : and the goat [had] a notable horn between his eyes . 8:6 And he came to the ram that had [two] horns , which I had seen standing before the river , and ran unto him in the fury of his power . 8:7 And I saw him come close unto the ram , and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram , and brake his two horns : and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground , and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand . 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great : and when he was strong , the great horn was broken ; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven . 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn , which waxed exceeding great , toward the south , and toward the east , and toward the pleasant [land]. 8:10 And it waxed great , [even] to the host of heaven ; and it cast down [some] of the host and of the stars to the ground , and stamped upon them. 8:11 Yea, he magnified [himself] even to the prince of the host , and by him the daily [sacrifice] was taken away , and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 8:12 And an host was given [him] against the daily [sacrifice] by reason of transgression , and it cast down the truth to the ground ; and it practised , and prospered . 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking , and another saint said unto that certain [saint] which spake , How long [shall be] the vision [concerning] the daily [sacrifice], and the transgression of desolation , to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot ? 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed . 8:15. And it came to pass, when I, [even] I Daniel , had seen the vision , and sought for the meaning , then, behold , there stood before me as the appearance of a man . 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] Ulai , which called , and said , Gabriel , make this [man] to understand the vision . 8:17 So he came near where I stood : and when he came , I was afraid , and fell upon my face : but he said unto me, Understand , O son of man : for at the time of the end [shall be] the vision . 8:18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground : but he touched me, and set me upright . 8:19 And he said , Behold , I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation : for at the time appointed the end [shall be]. 8:20 The ram which thou sawest having [two] horns [are] the kings of Media and Persia . 8:21 And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia : and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king . 8:22 Now that being broken , whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation , but not in his power . 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom , when the transgressors are come to the full , a king of fierce countenance , and understanding dark sentences , shall stand up. 8:24 And his power shall be mighty , but not by his own power : and he shall destroy wonderfully , and shall prosper , and practise , and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people . 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand ; and he shall magnify [himself] in his heart , and by peace shall destroy many : he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes ; but he shall be broken without hand . 8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told [is] true : wherefore shut thou up the vision ; for it [shall be] for many days . 8:27 And I Daniel fainted , and was sick [certain] days ; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business ; and I was astonished at the vision , but none understood [it]. ==== Daniel 9 9:1. In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus , of the seed of the Medes , which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans ; 9:2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years , whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet , that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem . 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God , to seek by prayer and supplications , with fasting , and sackcloth , and ashes : 9:4. And I prayed unto the LORD my God , and made my confession , and said , O Lord , the great and dreadful God , keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments ; 9:5 We have sinned , and have committed iniquity , and have done wickedly , and have rebelled , even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments : 9:6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets , which spake in thy name to our kings , our princes , and our fathers , and to all the people of the land . 9:7 O Lord , righteousness [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces , as at this day ; to the men of Judah , and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem , and unto all Israel , [that are] near , and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. 9:8 O Lord , to us [belongeth] confusion of face , to our kings , to our princes , and to our fathers , because we have sinned against thee. 9:9 To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses , though we have rebelled against him; 9:10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God , to walk in his laws , which he set before us by his servants the prophets . 9:11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law , even by departing , that they might not obey thy voice ; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that [is] written in the law of Moses the servant of God , because we have sinned against him. 9:12 And he hath confirmed his words , which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil : for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem . 9:13 As [it is] written in the law of Moses , all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God , that we might turn from our iniquities , and understand thy truth . 9:14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil , and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God [is] righteous in all his works which he doeth : for we obeyed not his voice . 9:15 And now , O Lord our God , that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand , and hast gotten thee renown , as at this day ; we have sinned , we have done wickedly . 9:16 O Lord , according to all thy righteousness , I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem , thy holy mountain : because for our sins , and for the iniquities of our fathers , Jerusalem and thy people [are become] a reproach to all [that are] about us. 9:17 Now therefore, O our God , hear the prayer of thy servant , and his supplications , and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate , for the Lord's sake . 9:18 O my God , incline thine ear , and hear ; open thine eyes , and behold our desolations , and the city which is called by thy name : for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses , but for thy great mercies . 9:19 O Lord , hear ; O Lord , forgive ; O Lord , hearken and do ; defer not, for thine own sake , O my God : for thy city and thy people are called by thy name . 9:20. And whiles I [was] speaking , and praying , and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel , and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God ; 9:21 Yea, whiles I [was] speaking in prayer , even the man Gabriel , whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning , being caused to fly swiftly , touched me about the time of the evening oblation . 9:22 And he informed [me], and talked with me, and said , O Daniel , I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding . 9:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth , and I am come to shew [thee]; for thou [art] greatly beloved : therefore understand the matter , and consider the vision . 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city , to finish the transgression , and to make an end of sins , and to make reconciliation for iniquity , and to bring in everlasting righteousness , and to seal up the vision and prophecy , and to anoint the most Holy . 9:25 Know therefore and understand , [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks , and threescore and two weeks : the street shall be built again , and the wall , even in troublous times . 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary ; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood , and unto the end of the war desolations are determined . 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week : and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease , and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate , even until the consummation , and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate . ==== Daniel 10 10:1. In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel , whose name was called Belteshazzar ; and the thing [was] true , but the time appointed [was] long : and he understood the thing , and had understanding of the vision . 10:2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks . 10:3 I ate no pleasant bread , neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth , neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled . 10:4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month , as I was by the side of the great river , which [is] Hiddekel ; 10:5 Then I lifted up mine eyes , and looked , and behold a certain man clothed in linen , whose loins [were] girded with fine gold of Uphaz : 10:6 His body also [was] like the beryl , and his face as the appearance of lightning , and his eyes as lamps of fire , and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass , and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude . 10:7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision : for the men that were with me saw not the vision ; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 10:8 Therefore I was left alone , and saw this great vision , and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption , and I retained no strength . 10:9 Yet heard I the voice of his words : and when I heard the voice of his words , then was I in a deep sleep on my face , and my face toward the ground . 10:10. And, behold , an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and [upon] the palms of my hands . 10:11 And he said unto me, O Daniel , a man greatly beloved , understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright : for unto thee am I now sent . And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling . 10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel : for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand , and to chasten thyself before thy God , thy words were heard , and I am come for thy words . 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days : but, lo , Michael , one of the chief princes , came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia . 10:14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days : for yet the vision [is] for [many] days . 10:15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground , and I became dumb . 10:16 And, behold , [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips : then I opened my mouth , and spake , and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord , by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength . 10:17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord ? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. 10:18 Then there came again and touched me [one] like the appearance of a man , and he strengthened me, 10:19 And said , O man greatly beloved , fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong , yea, be strong . And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened , and said , Let my lord speak ; for thou hast strengthened me. 10:20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia : and when I am gone forth , lo , the prince of Grecia shall come . 10:21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth : and [there is] none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince . ==== Daniel 11 11:1. Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede , [even] I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. 11:2 And now will I shew thee the truth . Behold , there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia ; and the fourth shall be far richer than [they] all : and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia . 11:3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion , and do according to his will . 11:4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken , and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven ; and not to his posterity , nor according to his dominion which he ruled : for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those . 11:5. And the king of the south shall be strong , and [one] of his princes ; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion ; his dominion [shall be] a great dominion . 11:6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement : but she shall not retain the power of the arm ; neither shall he stand , nor his arm : but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in [these] times . 11:7 But out of a branch of her roots shall [one] stand up in his estate , which shall come with an army , and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north , and shall deal against them, and shall prevail : 11:8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods , with their princes , [and] with their precious vessels of silver and of gold ; and he shall continue [more] years than the king of the north . 11:9 So the king of the south shall come into [his] kingdom , and shall return into his own land . 11:10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces : and [one] shall certainly come , and overflow , and pass through: then shall he return , and be stirred up, [even] to his fortress . 11:11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler , and shall come forth and fight with him, [even] with the king of the north : and he shall set forth a great multitude ; but the multitude shall be given into his hand . 11:12 [And] when he hath taken away the multitude , his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down [many] ten thousands : but he shall not be strengthened [by it]. 11:13 For the king of the north shall return , and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former , and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches . 11:14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south : also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision ; but they shall fall . 11:15 So the king of the north shall come , and cast up a mount , and take the most fenced cities : and the arms of the south shall not withstand , neither his chosen people , neither [shall there be any] strength to withstand . 11:16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will , and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land , which by his hand shall be consumed . 11:17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom , and upright ones with him; thus shall he do : and he shall give him the daughter of women , corrupting her: but she shall not stand [on his side], neither be for him. 11:18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles , and shall take many : but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease ; without his own reproach he shall cause [it] to turn upon him. 11:19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land : but he shall stumble and fall , and not be found . 11:20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes [in] the glory of the kingdom : but within few days he shall be destroyed , neither in anger , nor in battle . 11:21. And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom : but he shall come in peaceably , and obtain the kingdom by flatteries . 11:22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken ; yea , also the prince of the covenant . 11:23 And after the league [made] with him he shall work deceitfully : for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people . 11:24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province ; and he shall do [that] which his fathers have not done , nor his fathers ' fathers ; he shall scatter among them the prey , and spoil , and riches : [yea], and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds , even for a time . 11:25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army ; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army ; but he shall not stand : for they shall forecast devices against him. 11:26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow : and many shall fall down slain . 11:27 And both these kings ' hearts [shall be] to do mischief , and they shall speak lies at one table ; but it shall not prosper : for yet the end [shall be] at the time appointed . 11:28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches ; and his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant ; and he shall do [exploits], and return to his own land . 11:29 At the time appointed he shall return , and come toward the south ; but it shall not be as the former , or as the latter . 11:30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved , and return , and have indignation against the holy covenant : so shall he do ; he shall even return , and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant . 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part , and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength , and shall take away the daily [sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate . 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries : but the people that do know their God shall be strong , and do [exploits]. 11:33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many : yet they shall fall by the sword , and by flame , by captivity , and by spoil , [many] days . 11:34 Now when they shall fall , they shall be holpen with a little help : but many shall cleave to them with flatteries . 11:35 And [some] of them of understanding shall fall , to try them, and to purge , and to make [them] white , [even] to the time of the end : because [it is] yet for a time appointed . 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will ; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god , and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods , and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished : for that that is determined shall be done . 11:37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers , nor the desire of women , nor regard any god : for he shall magnify himself above all . 11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces : and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold , and silver , and with precious stones , and pleasant things. 11:39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god , whom he shall acknowledge [and] increase with glory : and he shall cause them to rule over many , and shall divide the land for gain . 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind , with chariots , and with horsemen , and with many ships ; and he shall enter into the countries , and shall overflow and pass over . 11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land , and many [countries] shall be overthrown : but these shall escape out of his hand , [even] Edom , and Moab , and the chief of the children of Ammon . 11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries : and the land of Egypt shall not escape . 11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver , and over all the precious things of Egypt : and the Libyans and the Ethiopians [shall be] at his steps . 11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy , and utterly to make away many . 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain ; yet he shall come to his end , and none shall help him. ==== Daniel 12 12:1. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people : and there shall be a time of trouble , such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be delivered , every one that shall be found written in the book . 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake , some to everlasting life , and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt . 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament ; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever . 12:4 But thou, O Daniel , shut up the words , and seal the book , [even] to the time of the end : many shall run to and fro , and knowledge shall be increased . 12:5. Then I Daniel looked , and, behold , there stood other two , the one on this side of the bank of the river , and the other on that side of the bank of the river . 12:6 And [one] said to the man clothed in linen , which [was] upon the waters of the river , How long [shall it be to] the end of these wonders ? 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen , which [was] upon the waters of the river , when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven , and sware by him that liveth for ever that [it shall be] for a time , times , and an half ; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people , all these [things] shall be finished . 12:8 And I heard , but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord , what [shall be] the end of these [things]? 12:9 And he said , Go thy way, Daniel : for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end . 12:10 Many shall be purified , and made white , and tried ; but the wicked shall do wickedly : and none of the wicked shall understand ; but the wise shall understand . 12:11 And from the time [that] the daily [sacrifice] shall be taken away , and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, [there shall be] a thousand two hundred and ninety days . 12:12 Blessed [is] he that waiteth , and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days . 12:13 But go thou thy way till the end [be]: for thou shalt rest , and stand in thy lot at the end of the days .  ~~~~~~