26 As for the command to leave the tree’s stump with its roots, your kingdom will be restored[a] to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven[b] rules.(A)

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  1. 4:26 Lit enduring
  2. 4:26 = God

26 The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots(A) means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.(B)

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26 They said to leave the taproot of the tree, for your kingdom will be restored to you when you come to understand that heaven[a] rules.

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  1. Daniel 4:26 sn The reference to heaven here is a circumlocution for God. There was a tendency in Jewish contexts to avoid direct reference to God. Compare the expression “kingdom of heaven” in the NT and such statements as: “I have sinned against heaven and in your sight” (Luke 15:21).

26 “And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that (A)Heaven[a] rules.

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  1. Daniel 4:26 God