Daniel 4:13

Daniel 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
• New International Version (NIV)“In the visions I saw while lying in bed, I looked, and there before me was a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

Context of Daniel 4:13

11The tree grew large and strong; its top reached to the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. 12Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and on it was food for all. Wild animals found shelter under it, the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and every creature was fed from it. “As I was lying in my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven. 14He called out loudly: Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. 15But leave the stump with its roots in the ground and with a band of iron and bronze around it in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with dew from the sky and share the plants of the earth with the animals.

Daniel 4:13 word by word

חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י וַאֲלוּ֙ עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֔ישׁ מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֖א נָחִֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I sawחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
• I sawהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• in the visionsחֱזוּchêzev · visionH2376
• of my headרֵאשׁrê'sh · headH7217
• uponעַל‛al · uponH5922
• my bedמִשְׁכַּבmishkab · bedH4903
• and, beholdאֲלוּ'ălû · beholdH431
• a watcherעִיר‛îyr · watcherH5894
• and an holy oneקַדִּישׁqaddîysh · holyH6922
• came downנְחֵתnechath · to descendH5182
• fromמִן־min · fromH4481
• heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065

Cross-references for Daniel 4:13

• Daniel 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
• Daniel 7:1In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream with visions in his mind as he was lying in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and here is the summary of his account.
• Daniel 7:17‘These huge beasts, four in number, are four kings who will rise from the earth.
• Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, all his angels of great strength, who do his word, obedient to his command.
• Daniel 8:13Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the speaker, “How long will the events of this vision last — the regular sacrifice, the rebellion that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and of the army to be trampled?”
• Deuteronomy 33:2He said: The Lord came from Sinai and appeared to them from Seir; he shone on them from Mount Paran and came with ten thousand holy ones, with lightning from his right hand for them.
• Psalms 89:7God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awe-inspiring than all who surround him.
• Zechariah 14:5You will flee by my mountain valley, for the valley of the mountains will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come and all the holy ones with him.
• Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
• Mark 1:24“What do you have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy One of God!”
• Luke 4:34“Leave us alone! What do you have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy One of God!”
• Jude 1:14It was about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied: “Look! The Lord comes with tens of thousands of his holy ones
• Revelation 14:10he will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, which is poured full strength into the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb,

Commentaries on Daniel 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13A watcher and a holy one - These are both angels; but, according to the Chaldean oracles, of different orders. They appear, according to their opinions, to be a kind of judges of human actions who had the power of determining the lot of men; see Daniel 4:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed - In the visions that passed before me as I lay upon my bed, Daniel 4:10. And, behold, a watcher and an holy one - Or rather, perhaps, “even a holy one;” or, “who was a holy one.” He evidently does not intend to refer to two beings, a “watcher,” and “one who was holy;” but he means to designate the character of the watcher, that he was holy, or that he was one of the class of “watchers” who were ranked as holy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13a holy one: The word holy is not widely used in Semitic languages outside the Bible. In those contexts, it usually refers to something unusual or nonhuman. Nebuchadnezzar was most likely using the word in this sense here.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. watcher and an holy one--rather, "even an holy one." Only one angel is intended, and he not one of the bad, but of the holy angels. Called a "watcher," because ever on the watch to execute God's will [Jerome], (Psa 103:20, 21). Compare as to their watchfulness, Re 4:8, "full of eyes within ... they rest not day and night." Also they watch good men committed to their charge (Psa 34:7; He 1:14); and watch over the evil to record their sins, and at God's…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:13

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Babylon
• Converts
• Heathen
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Holy One
• Abase
• Alter
• Angel
• Break
• Dominion
• Dwelling
• Eat
• Lengthening
• Lord

Commentaries on Daniel 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings