English Standard Version
Daniel 4:29
29At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
Daniel 4:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
- New International Version (NIV)Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
- New King James Version (NKJV)At the end of the twelve months he was walking about the royal palace of Babylon.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Twelve months later he was taking a walk on the flat roof of the royal palace in Babylon.
Context of Daniel 4:29
27Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity." 28All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30and the king answered and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?" 31While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, "O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you,
Read all of Daniel 4Daniel 4:29 word by word
לִקְצָ֥ת יַרְחִ֖ין תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֑ר עַל־הֵיכַ֧ל מַלְכוּתָ֛א דִּ֥י בָבֶ֖ל מְהַלֵּ֥ךְ הֲוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- At the endקְצָתqetsâth · endH7118
- of twelveעֲשַׂר‛ăώar ‛ăώrâh · tenH6236
- of twelveתְּרֵיןterêyn tartêyn · twoH8648
- monthsיְרַחyerach · monthH3393
- he walkedהֲלַךְhălak · to goH1981
- he walkedהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
- inעַל‛al · uponH5922
- the palaceהֵיכַלhêykal · temple: palaceH1965
- of the kingdomמַלְכוּmalkû · kingdomH4437
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH895
Cross-references for Daniel 4:29
- Genesis 6:3Then the Lord said, "My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years."
- Ecclesiastes 8:11Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.
- 1 Peter 3:20because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.
- 2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
- Revelation 2:21I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
Commentaries on Daniel 4:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29At the end of twelve months - After the dream, and the interpretation - giving him ample opportunity to repent, and to reform his life, and to avoid the calamity. He walked in the palace - Margin, “upon.” The margin is the more correct rendering. The roofs of houses in the East are made flat, and furnish a common place of promenade, especially in the cool of the evening. See the note at Matthew 9:2. The Codex Chisianus has here, “The king walked upon the…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. 28-33Because the king did not listen to Daniel’s warning, the dream came true.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. twelve months--This respite was granted to him to leave him without excuse. So the hundred twenty years granted before the flood (Ge 6:3). At the first announcement of the coming judgment he was alarmed, as Ahab (1Ki 21:27), but did not thoroughly repent; so when judgment was not executed at once, he thought it would never come, and so returned to his former pride (Ec 8:11). in the palace--rather, upon the (flat) palace roof, whence he could…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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