14 He (A)proclaimed aloud and said thus: (B)‘Chop down the tree and (C)lop off its branches, (D)strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. (E)Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.

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(A)The king called loudly to bring in (B)the enchanters, the (C)Chaldeans, and (D)the astrologers. The king declared[a] to the wise men of Babylon, (E)“Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and (F)shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:7 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 10

And he called out with a mighty voice,

(A)“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
    She has become (B)a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt (C)for every unclean spirit,
    a haunt (D)for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.

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