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Daniel 4:16

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Let his: Here a transition is made from the tree to Nebuchadnezzar, whom it represented; the tree being lost sight of, a person came in its stead. This person having lost the heart, or disposition of a man, and conceiving himself a beast, should act as such, and herd among them.

be changed: Daniel 4:32-33; Isaiah 6:10; Hebrews 1:11; Mark 5:4-5; Luke 8:27-29

seven times: That is, seven years, a time in the prophetic language denoting a year. Daniel 4:23, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:31, Daniel 7:25, Daniel 11:13, Daniel 12:7; Revelation 12:14

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