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 \v 1 Several years after Nebuchadnezzar started to rule, he sent this message to every people, nation, and language in his empire. He wrote,
 \pi "I wish that all things will go very well with you!
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-\v 2 I want you to know about all the ways in which God Most High has shown his power, and how he has done so many amazing things for me.
+\v 2 I want you to know about all the ways in which God Most High has shown his power and how he has done so many amazing things for me.
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 \v 3 He performs great miracles that show his power;
 \q2 he does wonderful things.
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 \v 7 All the men who worked magic, those who claimed to speak with the dead, the wise men, and those who made predictions from the stars came to me. I told them what I had dreamed, but they could not tell me what it meant.
-\v 8 At last, Daniel came to me, and I decided to tell him what I had dreamed. (He is also named Belteshazzar, to honor my own god, and I knew that the spirit of the holy gods was in him).
+\v 8 At last Daniel came to me, and I decided to tell him what I had dreamed. (He is also named Belteshazzar, to honor my own god, and I knew that the spirit of the holy gods was in him).
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 \v 9 I said to him, "Belteshazzar, you are the most important of all my magicians. I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that you can reveal the meaning of any mystery. There is none that is too difficult for you. So tell me what my dream means.
 
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 \v 14 He shouted, 'Cut down that tree, and cut off its branches. Strip off all of its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Chase away the animals that are lying in the shade of the tree and the birds that are in its branches.
 
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-\v 15 But leave the tree stump and the roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump and let it stay there with grass around it.
+\v 15 But leave the tree stump and the roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump, and let it stay there with grass around it.
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 \v 16 Cause that man to live out in the fields among the animals and plants. Cause the dew from the sky to make his body damp each morning. Take away his sanity and let him have the mind like an animal's mind for seven years.
 
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-\v 19 Then Daniel, who was also named Belteshazzar, did not say anything for some time because he was very worried about the meaning of the dream. Then the king said to him, "Belteshazzar, do not be afraid about the dream or what it means." Daniel replied to the king, "Sir, I wish that the events that were predicted in your dream would happen to those who hate you, and that the meaning of your dream would happen only to your enemies and not to you.
+\v 19 Then Daniel, who was also named Belteshazzar, did not say anything for some time because he was very worried about the meaning of the dream. Then the king said to him, "Belteshazzar, do not be afraid about the dream or what it means." Daniel replied to the king, "Sir, I wish that the events that were predicted in your dream would happen to those who hate you and that the meaning of your dream would happen only to your enemies and not to you.
 
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-\v 33 At that very moment everything that had been said about Nebuchadnezzar came true. He was driven away from other human beings. He ate grass like an ox, and dew from the sky made me wet every morning. My hair grew as long the feathers of an eagle, and my fingernails became like the claws of a bird.
+\v 33 At that very moment everything that had been said about Nebuchadnezzar came true. He was driven away from other human beings. He ate grass like an ox, and dew from the sky made him wet every morning. His hair grew as long the feathers of an eagle, and his fingernails became like the claws of a bird.
 
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-\v 36 When I was able to think correctly again, I was honored again; and for the glory of my kingdom, my splendor and the shining brightness of my reign were brought back to my kingdom again. My advisors returned to me, and I became greater and more powerful than I was before.
+\v 36 When I was able to think correctly again, I was honored again; and the glory of my kingdom, my splendor, and the shining brightness of my reign were brought back to my kingdom again. My advisors returned to me, and I became greater and more powerful than I was before.
 \v 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and honor God, the king who rules in heaven. All of his actions are just and right. And he is able to make the proud humble.
 
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 \v 3 So his servants brought in all those gold cups that had been taken from the temple in Jerusalem. Then the king and his officials and his wives and his concubines drank wine from those cups.
-\v 4 They drank wine and praised their idols—these idols that were made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and of stone.
+\v 4 They drank wine and praised their idols that were made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
 
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-\v 7 Then he shouted to his servants to bring those who claimed to speak with the dead, the wise men, and the astrologers in Babylon. He said, "I will greatly honor anyone of you who can read this writing and tell me what it means. I will give that person a purple robe like I wear because I am the king and I will put a gold chain around his neck. I will make him the third most powerful ruler in my kingdom."
+\v 7 Then he shouted to his servants to bring those who claimed to speak with the dead, the wise men, and the astrologers in Babylon. He said, "I will greatly honor any one of you who can read this writing and tell me what it means. I will give that person a purple robe like I wear because I am the king, and I will put a gold chain around his neck. I will make him the third most powerful ruler in my kingdom."
 
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 \v 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. When Nebuchadnezzar was ruling, he found that this man understood many things and was wise, just like the gods. Nebuchadnezzar appointed him to be in charge of the magicians, of those who speak with the dead, of the wise men, and of the astrologers.
-\v 12 His name is Daniel, but the king gave him the name Belteshazzar. He is a person who can be trusted. He is very intelligent and understands many hidden things. He is able to tell the meaning of dreams, to explain riddles, and to solve problems that few others can solve. Call for him to come here and he will tell you what this writing means."
+\v 12 His name is Daniel, but the king gave him the name Belteshazzar. He is a person who can be trusted. He is very intelligent and understands many hidden things. He is able to tell the meaning of dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems that few others can solve. Call for him to come here, and he will tell you what this writing means."
 
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 \v 20 But when he became very proud and stubborn, he was unable to rule any longer.
-\v 21 He had to go away from other human beings because he lost his mind. God caused him to have a mind like animals have. He lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like an ox, and dew from the sky made his body wet every morning. He was like that until he learned that the Most High God is the only one who rules the kingdoms of this world and that he appoints whomever he chooses to rule those kingdoms.
+\v 21 He had to go away from other human beings because he lost his sanity. God caused him to have a mind like animals have. He lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like an ox, and dew from the sky made his body wet every morning. He was like that until he learned that the Most High God is the only one who rules the kingdoms of this world and that he appoints whomever he chooses to rule those kingdoms.
 
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 \v 26 This is what those words mean:
 \q 'Mene' means 'numbered.' That means that God has been counting the days that you will rule, and he has decided that you will not rule anymore.
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-\v 27 'Mene' means 'weighed.' God has weighed you on a scale, and you do not weigh what you should.
+\v 27 'Tekel' means 'weighed.' God has weighed you on a scale, and you do not weigh what you should.
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 \v 28 'Peres' means 'divided.' God has divided your kingdom. It will be ruled by people from Media and by people from Persia."
 
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 \v 29 Then Belshazzar did what he had promised. He put on Daniel a purple robe like the one he himself wore. He put a gold chain around his neck, and he proclaimed that Daniel would be the third most powerful ruler in the kingdom.
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-\v 30 But that same night soldiers from Media entered the city and killed Belshazzar, king of Babylonia.
+\v 30 But that same night, soldiers from Media entered the city and killed Belshazzar king of Babylonia.
 \v 31 Darius, king of Media, became the king of Babylonia when he was sixty-two years old.
 
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 \v 1 King Darius decided to divide his kingdom into 120 provinces. He appointed a governor to rule each province.
-\v 2 The king also appointed three administrators, one of whom was Daniel. These chief administrators were to supervise the provincial governors, to give oversight so that the king's orders were followed, and to ensure that the king would not have anything stolen from his treasuries.
+\v 2 The king also appointed three administrators, one of whom was Daniel. These chief administrators were to supervise the provincial governors, give oversight so that the king's orders were followed, and ensure that the king would not have anything stolen from his treasuries.
 \v 3 Daniel was a very capable leader and an exceptional person, and he distinguished himself among the chief administrators. The king made plans to appoint Daniel over his entire kingdom.
 
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 \v 4 Then the other administrators and the governors became jealous. So they began to search to find some way that they could criticize the work Daniel did when he was working for the king. But he always did his work faithfully and honestly. They could not find anything to criticize. He was honest and worked hard.
-\v 5 They began their plot against Daniel, "The only way we can find a reason to criticize Daniel would be to use his obedience to the law of his God against him."
+\v 5 They began their plot against Daniel: "The only way we can find a reason to criticize Daniel will be to use his obedience to the law of his God against him."
 
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 \v 6 So the administrators and governors put their plan in place by going as a group to the king and saying, "Your Majesty, may you live forever!
-\v 7 All of the chief administrators and regional governors and provincial governors and advisors and other governors have all agreed that you should make a law that everyone must obey. We want you to command that for the next thirty days people may pray only to you and to no god or person other than you. If anyone prays to anyone else, he must be thrown into a room filled with lions.
+\v 7 All of the chief administrators and regional governors and provincial governors and advisors and other governors have agreed that you should make a law that everyone must obey. We want you to command that for the next thirty days people may pray only to you and to no god or person other than you. If anyone prays to anyone else, he must be thrown into a pit filled with lions.
 
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 \v 8 Because laws made in the lands of Media and Persia cannot be changed, we want you, the king, to issue the law and sign your name on the document."
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 \v 11 The officials followed their plot against Daniel, and they found him praying and asking God for help.
 
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-\v 12 So they returned to the king and said to him, "Is it true that you wrote a law stating that for the next thirty days people may pray only to you, and that if anyone prays to anyone else, either to a human or to a god, he will be thrown into a pit of lions?"
-\p The king replied, "Yes, that is the law that I wrote. It is a law in the lands of Media and Persia which cannot be changed."
+\v 12 So they returned to the king and said to him, "Is it true that you wrote a law stating that for the next thirty days people may pray only to you and that if anyone prays to anyone else, either to a human or to a god, he will be thrown into a pit of lions?"
+\p The king replied, "Yes, that is the law that I wrote. It is a law in the lands of Media and Persia that cannot be changed."
 
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-\v 13 Then they said to the king, "That man Daniel, one of the men who was brought from Judah, is not paying any attention to you or the law that you signed. He prays to his god three times each day!"
+\v 13 Then they said to the king, "That man Daniel, one of the men who was brought from Judah, is not paying any attention to you or the law that you signed. He prays to his God three times each day!"
 \v 14 When the king heard that, he was very upset about it. He tried to find a way to save Daniel. He worked hard for the rest of that day until the sun set, trying to find a way to save Daniel.
 
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-\v 15 In the evening, many of those who formed the plot against Daniel spoke to the king, "You know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that no change can be made to the king's commands, and no one can change it."
+\v 15 In the evening, many of those who formed the plot against Daniel spoke to the king, "You know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that no one can change the king's commands."
 
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-\v 16 Hearing this, the king gave the order and his servants brought Daniel and threw him into a pit where the lions were. Before they threw him in, the king said to Daniel, "I hope your God, whom you worship all the time, will rescue you!"
+\v 16 Hearing this, the king gave the order, and his servants brought Daniel and threw him into a pit where the lions were. Before they threw him in, the king said to Daniel, "I hope your God, whom you worship all the time, will rescue you!"
 
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 \v 17 They rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the pit. Then the king sealed the entrance with his signet ring, and the other officials also sealed the entrance with their signet rings, so that nothing could be done for Daniel.
-\v 18 The king returned to his palace. That night he refused to eat any food. He would not allow anyone to entertain him and that night he was unable to sleep.
+\v 18 The king returned to his palace. That night he refused to eat any food. He would not allow anyone to entertain him, and that night he was unable to sleep.
 
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 \v 19 At dawn the next morning, the king got up and went quickly to the pit where the lions were.
-\v 20 When he came near it, he was very worried. He called out, fearing the worst, "Daniel, you who serve the living God! Was your God—whom you worship always—able to save you from the lions?"
+\v 20 When he came near it, he was very worried. He called out, fearing the worst: "Daniel, you who serve the living God! Was your God—whom you worship always—able to save you from the lions?"
 
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 \v 24 Then the king commanded that the men who had accused Daniel be seized and thrown into the pit of lions—along with their wives and children. When they were thrown into the pit, the lions leaped on them and crushed their bones before they fell to the bottom of the pit.
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-\v 25 Then King Darius wrote this message and sent it throughout his kingdom to all the people, to every nation, and to all the people no matter what language they spoke:
+\v 25 Then King Darius wrote this message and sent it throughout his kingdom to all people, every nation, and every person no matter what language they spoke:
 \pi "I wish that all things go very well with you!
 
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 \q1 His kingdom will never be destroyed;
 \q2 he will rule until the end.
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-\v 27 He rescues and saves his people,
+\v 27 He rescues and saves his people;
 \q2 he performs all kinds of signs and wonders
 \q2 in heaven and on the earth.
 \q1 He rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!"