Daniel 4:34

Daniel 4:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
• New International Version (NIV)At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation.

Context of Daniel 4:34

32You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals, and you will feed on grass like cattle for seven periods of time, until you acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms, and he gives them to anyone he wants.” 33At that moment the message against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky, until his hair grew like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws. But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity returned to me. Then I praised the Most High and honored and glorified him who lives forever: For his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. 35All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and he does what he wants with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can block his hand or say to him, “What have you done?” 36At that time my sanity returned to me, and my majesty and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and my nobles sought me out, I was reestablished over my kingdom, and even more greatness came to me.

Daniel 4:34 word by word

וְלִקְצָ֣ת יֽוֹמַיָּה֩ אֲנָ֨ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר עַיְנַ֣י׀ לִשְׁמַיָּ֣א נִטְלֵ֗ת וּמַנְדְּעִי֙ עֲלַ֣י יְת֔וּב וּלְעִלָּאָה֙ בָּרְכֵ֔ת וּלְחַ֥י עָלְמָ֖א שַׁבְּחֵ֣ת וְהַדְּרֵ֑ת דִּ֤י שָׁלְטָנֵהּ֙ שָׁלְטָ֣ן עָלַ֔ם וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ עִם־דָּ֥ר וְדָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And at the endקְצָתqetsâth · endH7118
• of the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3118
• Iאֲנָא'ănâ' 'ănâh · IH576
• Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
• lifted upנְטַלneţal · to liftH5191
• mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5870
• unto heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
• and mine understandingמַנְדַּעmanda‛ · knowledgeH4486
• returnedתּוּבtûb · to return: returnH8421
• unto meעַל‛al · uponH5922
• and I blessedבְּרַךְberak · to blessH1289
• the most Highעִלַּי‛illay · Most HighH5943
• and I praisedשְׁבַחshebach · to praiseH7624
• and honouredהֲדַרhădar · to honorH1922
• him that livethחַיchay · livingH2417
• for everעָלַם‛âlam · perpetuityH5957
• whose dominionשׇׁלְטָןsholţân · dominionH7985
• and his kingdomמַלְכוּmalkû · kingdomH4437
• fromעִם‛im · withH5974
• generationדָּרdâr · generationH1859

Cross-references for Daniel 4:34

• Daniel 4:16Let his mind be changed from that of a human, and let him be given the mind of an animal for seven periods of time.
• Psalms 121:1I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from?
• Psalms 123:1I lift my eyes to you, the one enthroned in heaven.
• Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I call to you, Lord!
• Jonah 2:2I called to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me. I cried out for help from deep inside Sheol; you heard my voice.
• Luke 18:13“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner! ’
• Job 1:21saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
• Psalms 50:14Offer a thanksgiving sacrifice to God, and pay your vows to the Most High.
• Psalms 103:1My soul, bless the Lord, and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
• Psalms 107:8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity.
• Isaiah 24:15Therefore, in the east honor the Lord! In the coasts and islands of the west honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Lamentations 3:19Remember my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.
• Daniel 4:17This word is by decree of the watchers, and the decision is by command from the holy ones. This is so that the living will know that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms. He gives them to anyone he wants and sets the lowliest of people over them.
• Psalms 7:17I will thank the Lord for his righteousness; I will sing about the name of the Lord Most High.
• Psalms 9:2I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High.
• Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High,

Commentaries on Daniel 4:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34And at the end of the days - That is, the time designated; to wit, the “seven times” that were to pass over him. I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven - Probably the first thing that indicated returning reason. It would not be unnatural, on the supposition that he was deprived of reason at the very instant that a voice seemed to speak to him from heaven, and that he continued wholly insane or idiotic during the long interval of seven years…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-37Verses 28-37 Pride and self-conceit are sins that beset great men. They are apt to take that glory to themselves which is due to God only. While the proud word was in the king's mouth, the powerful word came from God. His understanding and his memory were gone, and all the powers of the rational soul were broken. How careful we ought to be, not to do any thing which may provoke God to put us out of our senses! God resists the proud. Nebuchadnezzar would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-37Nebuchadnezzar now recognized and submitted to the greater authority of the Most High, the King of heaven.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. lifted up mine eyes unto heaven--whence the "voice" had issued (Da 4:31) at the beginning of his visitation. Sudden mental derangement often has the effect of annihilating the whole interval, so that, when reason returns, the patient remembers only the event that immediately preceded his insanity. Nebuchadnezzar's looking up towards heaven was the first symptom of his "understanding" having "returned." Before, like the beasts, his eyes had been…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:34

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Converts
• God
• Insanity
• Judgments
• Pride
• Testimony
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Nebuchadnezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar
• Most High
• Abase
• Alter
• Break
• Dominion
• Dwelling
• Eat

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