Daniel 4:31

4:31 While these words were still on the king’s lips, ¹  a voice came down from heaven: “It is hereby announced to you, ²  King Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom has been removed from you!

Daniel 11:32

11:32 Then with smooth words he will defile ³  those who have rejected ⁴  the covenant. But the people who are loyal to ⁵  their God will act valiantly. ⁶ 

[4:31]  ¹ tn Aram “in the mouth of the king.”

[4:31]  ² tn Aram “to you they say.”

[11:32]  ³ tn Or “corrupt.”

[11:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “acted wickedly toward.”

[11:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “know.” The term “know” sometimes means “to recognize.” In relational contexts it can have the connotation “recognize the authority of, be loyal to,” as it does here.

[11:32]  ⁶ sn This is an allusion to the Maccabean revolt, which struggled to bring about Jewish independence in the second century B.C.