English Standard Version
Daniel 4:15
15But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven. Let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.
Daniel 4:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
- New International Version (NIV)But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain in the ground, in the grass of the field. “ ‘Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless leave the stump and roots in the earth, Bound with a band of iron and bronze, In the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew of heaven, And let him graze with the beasts On the grass of the earth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But leave the stump and the roots in the ground, bound with a band of iron and bronze and surrounded by tender grass. Now let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the wild animals among the plants of the field.
Context of Daniel 4:15
13"I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. 14He proclaimed aloud and said thus: 'Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches. But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven. Let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth. 16Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him. 17The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.'
Read all of Daniel 4Daniel 4:15 word by word
בְּרַ֨ם עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ בְּאַרְעָ֣א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ וּבֶֽאֱסוּר֙ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א וּבְטַ֤ל שְׁמַיָּא֙ יִצְטַבַּ֔ע וְעִם־חֵיוְתָ֥א חֲלָקֵ֖הּ בַּעֲשַׂ֥ב אַרְעָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Neverthelessבְּרַםberam · neverthelessH1297
- leaveשְׁבַקshebaq · to be leftH7662
- the stumpעִקַּר‛iqqar · rootH6136
- of his rootsשֹׁ֫רֶשׁshôresh · rootH8330
- in the earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: soilH772
- even with a bandאֱסוּר'ĕsûr · bondH613
- of ironפַּרְזֶלparzel · ironH6523
- and brassנְחָשׁnechâsh · bronzeH5174
- in the tender grassדֶּ֫תֶאdethe' · grassH1883
- of the fieldבַּרbar · fieldH1251
- and let it be wetצְבַעtseba‛ · to drenchH6647
- with the dewטַלţal · dewH2920
- of heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
- his portionחֲלָקchălâq · portionH2508
- withעִם‛im · withH5974
- the beastsחֵיוָאchêyvâ' · beastH2423
- in the grassעֲשַׂב‛âsh ‛ăsab · grassH6211
Cross-references for Daniel 4:15
- Daniel 4:25that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.
- Job 14:7"For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.
- Ezekiel 29:14and I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.
Commentaries on Daniel 4:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Leave the stump - Let him not be destroyed, nor his kingdom alienated.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots in the earth - As of a tree that is not wholly dead, but which may send up suckers and shoots again. See the note at Isaiah 11:1. In Theodotion this is, ̀ ́ ͂ ̔͂ tēn phuēn tōn rizōn - the nature, germ. Schleusner renders the Greek, “the trunk of its roots.” The Vulgate is, germen radicum ejus, “the germ of his roots.” The Codex Chisianus has: ̔́ ́ ̓́ ̓͂ ̓ ͂ͅ ͂ͅ rizan mian aphete autou en tē gē - “leave one…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17The messenger had complete authority as God's representative to announce God's decrees and demand that they be fulfilled.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. stump--The kingdom is still reserved secure for him at last, as a tree stump secured by a hoop of brass and iron from being split by the sun's heat, in the hope of its growing again (Is 11:1; compare Job 14:7-9). Barnes refers it to the chaining of the royal maniac.Read the comment
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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
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