Daniel 11:9
Context11:9 Then the king of the north 1 will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land.
Daniel 6:28
Context6:28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and 2 the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel 4:17
Context4:17 This announcement is by the decree of the sentinels;
this decision is by the pronouncement of the holy ones,
so that 3 those who are alive may understand
that the Most High has authority over human kingdoms, 4
and he bestows them on whomever he wishes.
He establishes over them even the lowliest of human beings.’
Daniel 4:32
Context4:32 You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before 5 you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.”
Daniel 4:25
Context4:25 You will be driven 6 from human society, 7 and you will live 8 with the wild animals. You will be fed 9 grass like oxen, 10 and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before 11 you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.
Daniel 5:21
Context5:21 He was driven from human society, his mind 12 was changed to that of an animal, he lived 13 with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.


[11:9] 1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[6:28] 2 tn Or perhaps “in the reign of Darius, even in the reign of Cyrus.” The identity of this Darius is disputed. Some take the name to be referring to Cyrus, understanding the following vav (ו, “and”) in an epexegetical sense (“even”). Others identify Darius with a governor of Babylon known from extra-biblical records as Gubaru, or with Cambyses, son of Cyrus. Many scholars maintain that the reference is historically inaccurate.
[4:17] 3 tc The present translation follows an underlying reading of עַל־דִּבְרַת (’al-divrat, “so that”) rather than MT עַד־דִּבְרַת (’ad-divrat, “until”).
[4:17] 4 tn Aram “the kingdom of man”; NASB “the realm of mankind”; NCV “every kingdom on earth.”
[4:25] 5 tn The Aramaic indefinite active plural is used here like the English passive. So also in v. 28, 29,32.
[4:25] 6 tn Aram “from mankind.” So also in v. 32.
[4:25] 7 tn Aram “your dwelling will be.” So also in v. 32.
[4:25] 8 tn Or perhaps “be made to eat.”
[4:25] 9 sn Nebuchadnezzar’s insanity has features that are associated with the mental disorder known as boanthropy, in which the person so afflicted imagines himself to be an ox or a similar animal and behaves accordingly.