Discovery BoxDaniel 4:17 
Context4:17 This announcement is by the decree of the sentinels;
this decision is by the pronouncement of the holy ones,
so that 1 those who are alive may understand
that the Most High has authority over human kingdoms, 2
and he bestows them on whomever he wishes.
He establishes over them even the lowliest of human beings.’
Daniel 4:30
Context4:30 The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence 3 by my own mighty strength 4 and for my majestic honor?”
1 tc The present translation follows an underlying reading of עַל־דִּבְרַת (’al-divrat, “so that”) rather than MT עַד־דִּבְרַת (’ad-divrat, “until”).
2 tn Aram “the kingdom of man”; NASB “the realm of mankind”; NCV “every kingdom on earth.”
3 tn Aram “house.”
4 tn Aram “by the might of my strength.”
