Daniel 2:45

2:45 You saw that a stone was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands; it smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to the king what will occur in the future. ¹  The dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable.”

Daniel 4:17

4:17 This announcement is by the decree of the sentinels;

this decision is by the pronouncement of the holy ones,

so that ²  those who are alive may understand

that the Most High has authority over human kingdoms, ³ 

and he bestows them on whomever he wishes.

He establishes over them even the lowliest of human beings.’

Daniel 11:25

11:25 He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm ⁴  against the king of the south ⁵  with a large army. The king of the south will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to prevail because of the plans devised against him.

[2:45]  ¹ tn Aram “after this.”

[4:17]  ² tc The present translation follows an underlying reading of עַל־דִּבְרַת (’al-divrat, “so that”) rather than MT עַד־דִּבְרַת (’ad-divrat, “until”).

[4:17]  ³ tn Aram “the kingdom of man”; NASB “the realm of mankind”; NCV “every kingdom on earth.”

[11:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “heart.”

[11:25]  ⁵ sn This king of the south was Ptolemy Philometer (ca. 181-145 B.C.).