Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Then the iron, the fired clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were shattered and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face turned pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.

I saw the ram charging to the west, the north, and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no rescue from his power. He did whatever he wanted and became great.

Then the male goat became very great, but when he became powerful, the large horn was shattered. Four conspicuous horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.