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Nebuchadnezzar the King, unto all people,
nations, and languages that dwell in all

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the earth, peace be multiplied unto you.

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I thought it good to show the signs and
wonders that the High God hath wrought

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toward me.

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How great are His signs, and how mighty
are His wonders!

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His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and His dominion is from generation to

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generation.

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I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in mine
house and flourishing in my palace.

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I saw a dream which made me afraid,
and the thoughts upon my bed and the

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visions of my head troubled me.

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Therefore made I a decree to bring in all
the wise men of Babylon before me,

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that they might make known unto me the
interpretation of the dream.

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Then came in the magicians, the
astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the

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soothsayers.

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And I told the dream before them,
but they did not make known unto me the

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interpretation thereof.

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But at the last, Daniel came in before me,
whose name was Belteshazzar, according to

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the name of my God, and in whom is the
spirit of the holy gods.

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And before him I told the dream,
saying, O Belteshazzar, master of the

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magicians, because I know that the spirit
of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret

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troubleth thee.

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Tell me the visions of my dream that I
have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

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Thus were the visions of mine head in my
bed.

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I saw and behold a tree in the midst of
the earth, and the height thereof was

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great.

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The tree grew and was strong, and the
height thereof reached unto heaven,

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and the sight thereof to the end of all
the earth.

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The leaves thereof were fair, and the
fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for

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all.

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The beasts of the field had shadow under
it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in

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the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed
of it.

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I saw in the visions of my head upon my
bed, and behold, a watcher and an holy one

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came down from heaven.

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He cried aloud, and said thus,
Hew down the tree, and cut off his

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branches.

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Shake off his leaves, and scatter his
fruit.

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Let the beasts get away from under it,
and the fowls from his branches.

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Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots
in the earth, even with a band of iron and

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brass in the tender grass of the field,
and let it be wet with the dew of heaven,

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and let his portion be with the beasts in
the grass of the earth.

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Let his heart be changed from man's,
and let a beast's heart be given unto him,

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and let seven times pass over him.

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This matter is by the decree of the
watchers, and the demand by the word of

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the holy ones, to the intent that the
living may know that the Most High ruleth

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in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to
whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it

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the basest of men.

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This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar,
have seen.

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Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the
interpretation thereof.

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For as much as all the wise men of my
kingdom are not able to make known unto me

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the interpretation, but thou art able,
for the spirit of the holy gods is in

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thee.

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Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar,
was astonied for one hour, and his

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thoughts troubled him.

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The king spake and said, Belteshazzar,
let not the dream or the interpretation

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thereof trouble thee.

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Belteshazzar answered and said,
My lord, the dream be to them that hate

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thee, and the interpretation thereof to
thine enemies.

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The tree that thou sawest, which grew and
was strong, whose height reached unto the

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heaven, and the sight thereof to all the
earth, whose leaves were fair,

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and the fruit thereof much, and in it was
meat for all, under which the beasts of

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the field dwelt, and upon whose branches
the fowls of the heaven had their

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habitation, it is thou, O king,
that art grown and become strong.

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For thy greatness is grown, and reacheth
unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end

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of the earth.

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And whereas the king saw a watcher and an
holy one coming down from heaven and

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saying, Hew the tree down and destroy it,
yet leave the stump of the roots thereof

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in the earth, even with a band of iron and
brass, in the tender grass of the field,

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and let it be wet with the dew of heaven,
and let his portion be with the beasts of

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the field, till seven times pass over him,
this is the interpretation, O king.

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And this is the decree of the Most High,
which is come upon my lord the king,

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that they shall drive thee from men,
and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts

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of the field, and they shall make thee to
eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee

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with the dew of heaven, and seven times
shall pass over thee, till thou know that

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the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of
men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

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And whereas they commanded to leave the
stump of the tree roots, thy kingdom shall

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be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt
have known that the heavens do rule.

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Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be
acceptable unto thee, and break off thy

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sins by righteousness, and thine
iniquities by showing mercy to the poor,

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if it may be a lengthening of thy
tranquility.

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All this came upon the king
Nebuchadnezzar.

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At the end of twelve months, he walked in
the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.

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The king spake and said, Is not this great
Babylon, that I have built for the house

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of the kingdom by the might of my power,
and for the honor of my majesty?

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While the word was in the king's mouth,
there fell a voice from heaven,

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saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar,
to thee it is spoken.

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The kingdom is departed from thee,
and they shall drive thee from men,

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and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts
of the field.

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They shall make thee to eat grass as oxen,
and seven times shall pass over thee,

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until thou know that the Most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to

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whomsoever he will.

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The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar, and he was driven from

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men, and did eat grass as oxen,
and his body was wet with the dew of

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heaven, till his hairs were grown like
eagle's feathers, and his nails like

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bird's claws.

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And at the end of the days, I,
Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto

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heaven, and mine understanding returned
unto me, and I blessed the Most High,

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and I praised and honored him that liveth
forever, whose dominion is an everlasting

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dominion, and his kingdom is from
generation to generation.

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And all the inhabitants of the earth are
reputed as nothing, and he doeth according

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to his will in the army of heaven,
and among the inhabitants of the earth,

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and none can stay his hand, or say unto
him, What doest thou?

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At the same time, my reason returned unto
me, and for the glory of my kingdom,

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mine honor and brightness returned unto
me, and my counselors and my lords sought

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unto me, and I was established in my
kingdom, and excellent majesty was added

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unto me.

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Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol
and honor the King of heaven, all whose

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works are truth, and his ways judgment,
and those that walk in pride he is able to

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abase.

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This concludes Disc Number 45.