Daniel 7:26-28
New King James Version
26 ‘But(A) the court shall be seated,
And they shall (B)take away his dominion,
To consume and destroy it forever.
27 Then the (C)kingdom and dominion,
And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
(D)His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
(E)And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’
28 “This is the end of the [a]account. As for me, Daniel, (F)my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I (G)kept the matter in my heart.”
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- Daniel 7:28 Lit. word
Daniel 7:26-28
New American Standard Bible
26 But the court will [a]convene for judgment, and his dominion will be (A)taken away, [b]annihilated and destroyed [c]forever. 27 Then the [d](B)sovereignty, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the [e]saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an (C)everlasting kingdom, and all the empires will (D)serve and obey Him.’
28 “[f]At this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were (E)greatly alarming me and my [g]face became pale, but I (F)kept the matter [h]to myself.”
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- Daniel 7:26 Lit take its place
- Daniel 7:26 Lit to annihilate and to destroy
- Daniel 7:26 Lit to the end
- Daniel 7:27 Or kingdom
- Daniel 7:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Daniel 7:28 Lit To here the end of the word
- Daniel 7:28 Lit brightness was changing upon me
- Daniel 7:28 Lit in my heart
Daniel 7:26-28
English Standard Version
26 (A)But the court shall sit in judgment,
and (B)his dominion shall be taken away,
to be consumed and destroyed (C)to the end.
27 (D)And the kingdom and the dominion
and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
shall be given to the people of (E)the saints of the Most High;
(F)his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’[a]
28 “Here is the end of the matter. (G)As for me, Daniel, my (H)thoughts greatly alarmed me, (I)and my color changed, but (J)I kept the matter in my heart.”
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- Daniel 7:27 Or their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them
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