“May my enemy be like the wicked,
And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.

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“May my enemy be like the wicked,(A)
    my adversary(B) like the unjust!

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Daniel Explains the Second Dream

19 Then Daniel, (A)whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for a time, and his thoughts (B)troubled him. So the king spoke, and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation trouble you.”

Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may (C)the dream [a]concern those who hate you, and its interpretation [b]concern your enemies!

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:19 be for
  2. Daniel 4:19 for

Daniel Interprets the Dream

19 Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified(A) him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.”(B)

Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries!

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32 And the king said to the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?”

So the Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against you to do harm, be like that young man!”

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32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?”

The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man.”(A)

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26 Now therefore, my lord, (A)as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, since the Lord has (B)held you back from coming to bloodshed and from (C)avenging[a] yourself with your own hand, now then, (D)let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:26 Lit. saving yourself

26 And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed(A) and from avenging(B) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.(C)

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