I listened to his voice, and as I did so I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground.

As he spoke with me, I fell into a trance with my face to the ground. But he touched me and stood me upright.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him.

Then all the color drained from the king’s face and he became alarmed. The joints of his hips gave way, and his knees began knocking together.

His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.

“This is the conclusion of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and the color drained from my face. But I kept the matter to myself.”

While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.

Then King Belshazzar was very terrified, and he was visibly shaken. His nobles were completely dumbfounded.

He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.

“So now, our God, accept the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to your devastated sanctuary for your own sake.

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. Then he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

O LORD, we have been humiliated – our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors – because we have sinned against you.

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.

While I was contemplating all this, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of all the land without touching the ground. This goat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes.

Then he will turn his attention to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, he will make him pay for his shameful conduct.

I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from me, and my vigor disappeared; I was without energy.

Due to the noise caused by the king and his nobles, the queen mother then entered the banquet room. She said, “O king, live forever! Don’t be alarmed! Don’t be shaken!

His intention will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. He will give the king of the south a daughter in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

But he responded to Daniel, “I fear my master the king. He is the one who has decided your food and drink. What would happen if he saw that you looked malnourished in comparison to the other young men your age? If that happened, you would endanger my life with the king!”