World English Bible
"let his heart be changed from man's, and let an animal's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him."
— Daniel 4:16, World English Bible
“Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.”
“let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. ”
“Let his mind be altered from that of a human being, and let an animal’s mind be given to him, and let seven periods of time go by for him.”
“Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, began silently to think within himself for about one hour: and his thought troubled him. But the king answering, said: Baltassar, let not the dream and the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, and said: My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thy enemies.”
“Let his heart be changed from that of a man, and the heart of a beast be given to him; and let seven times go by him.”
“Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.”
I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.
He cried aloud, and said thus, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth:
let his heart be changed from man's, and let an animal's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.
The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.
This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, don't let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered, My lord, the dream be to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.