Daniel 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 4:17 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 4:17 — KJV
“This matter 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 ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.”
— Daniel 4:17 (KJV)
Daniel 4:17 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 4:17
“That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:17: know, most, high
“And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:17: know, most, high
“That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:17: may, know, most
“And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. his heart...: or, he made his heart equal, etc”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:17: most, high, kingdom
“Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:17: holy, ones, may
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