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And I said, "O sovereign Lord, if I have found favor in thy sight, and if I have been accounted righteous before thee beyond many others, and if my prayer has indeed come up before thy face,
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strengthen me and show me, thy servant, the interpretation and meaning of this terrifying vision, that thou mayest fully comfort my soul.
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For thou hast judged me worthy to be shown the end of the times and the last events of the times."
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He said to me, "This is the interpretation of this vision which you have seen:
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The eagle which you saw coming up from the sea is the fourth kingdom which appeared in a vision to your brother Daniel.
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