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Daniel 7:27

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

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KJV King James Version

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’

WEB World English Bible

The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

ASV American Standard Version

And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and the kingdom, and the dominion, even the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heavens, is given to the people—the saints of the Most High, His kingdom is a kingdom age-during, and all dominions do serve and obey Him.

Surrounding context — Daniel 7

24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings [that] shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

25 And he shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end.

27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

28 Hitherto [is] the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וּמַלְכוּתָ֨הH4437 · mal.khukingdom וְשָׁלְטָנָ֜אH7985 · shol.tandominion וּרְבוּתָ֗אH7238 · re.vugreatness דִּ֚יH1768 · dithat מַלְכְוָת֙H4437 · mal.khukingdom תְּח֣וֹתH8460 · te.chotunder כָּל־H3606 · kolall שְׁמַיָּ֔אH8065 · sha.ma.yinheaven יְהִיבַ֕תH3052 · ye.havto give לְעַ֖םH5972 · ampeople קַדִּישֵׁ֣יH6922 · qad.dishholy עֶלְיוֹנִ֑יןH5946 · el.yonMost High מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙H4437 · mal.khukingdom מַלְכ֣וּתH4437 · mal.khukingdom עָלַ֔םH5957 · a.lamperpetuity וְכֹל֙H3606 · kolall שָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔אH7985 · shol.tandominion לֵ֥הּH9033 · ohim יִפְלְח֖וּןH6399 · pe.lachto serve וְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן׃H8086 · she.mato hear

Cross-references

Psalm 72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.Luke 1:33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Daniel 7:14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.Psalm 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.Daniel 7:18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.Psalm 86:9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.Psalm 2:6-12Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.Psalm 145:13Thy kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations.Revelation 19:16And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.Zephaniah 3:19-20Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.Daniel 7:22Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.Revelation 17:14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.Obadiah 1:21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’S.Psalm 149:5-9Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.Isaiah 54:3For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

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