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Daniel 4:6 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. "
Daniel 4:6
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4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
6 Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
7 Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in; and I told the dream before them; but they didn’t make known to me its interpretation.
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. I told the dream before him, saying,
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Daniel 4:1
"Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you."
Daniel 4:2
"It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me."
Daniel 4:3
"How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. His dominion is from generation to generation."
Daniel 4:4
"I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace."
Daniel 4:5
"I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me."
Daniel 4:7
"Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in; and I told the dream before them; but they didn’t make known to me its interpretation."
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