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Daniel 4:30
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?"
Daniel 4:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- New International Version (NIV)he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”
- New King James Version (NKJV)The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’
Context of Daniel 4:30
28All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. 29At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, and 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, 32and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will."
Read all of Daniel 4Daniel 4:30 word by word
עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔ר הֲלָ֥א דָא־הִ֖יא בָּבֶ֣ל רַבְּתָ֑א דִּֽי־אֲנָ֤ה בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ לְבֵ֣ית מַלְכ֔וּ בִּתְקַ֥ף חִסְנִ֖י וְלִיקָ֥ר הַדְרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- spakeעֲנָה‛ănâh · to answerH6032
- and saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
- Is notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- thisדָּאdâ' · thisH1668
- thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1932
- greatרַבrab · greatH7229
- Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH895
- that Iאֲנָה'ănâ' 'ănâh · IH576
- have builtבְּנָהbenâ' benâh · to buildH1124
- for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
- of the kingdomמַלְכוּmalkû · kingdomH4437
- by the mightתְּקָףteqôph · mightH8632
- of my powerחֵ֫סֶןchêsen · authorityH2632
- and for the honourיְקָרyeqâr · honorH3367
- of my majestyהֲדַרhădar · honorH1923
Cross-references for Daniel 4:30
- Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him.
- Psalms 73:8They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Habakkuk 1:15He brings all of them up with a hook; he drags them out with his net; he gathers them in his dragnet; so he rejoices and is glad.
- Habakkuk 2:4"Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.
- Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry."'
- Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
- Genesis 10:10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 11:2And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
- Revelation 16:19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.
- Revelation 17:5And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: "Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations."
- Revelation 18:10They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."
- 1 Chronicles 29:12Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.
- 2 Chronicles 2:5The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
- Isaiah 10:8for he says: "Are not my commanders all kings?
Commentaries on Daniel 4:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Is not this great Babylon - Here his heart was inflated with pride; he attributed every thing to himself, and acknowledged God in nothing. The walls, hanging gardens, temple of Bel, and the royal palace, all built by Nebuchadnezzar, made it the greatest city in the world.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30The king spake and said - The Chaldee, and the Greek of Theodotion and of the Codex Chisianus here is, “the king answered and said:” perhaps he replied to some remark made by his attendants in regard to the magnitude of the city; or perhaps the word “answered” is used, as it often seems to be in the Scriptures, to denote a reply to something passing in the mind that is not uttered; to some question or inquiry that the mind starts. He might merely have…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. 30The city of Babylon had magnificent walls adorned with royal blue ceramic tiles and gold-colored lions and dragons. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon added to the city's splendor, along with the bright and impressive Ishtar Gate. The king saw all of this as a reflection of his own glory and power, not as a gift from the Most High God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. Babylon, that I have built--Herodotus ascribes the building of Babylon to Semiramis and Nitocris, his informant under the Persian dynasty giving him the Assyrian and Persian account. Berosus and Abydenus give the Babylonian account, namely, that Nebuchadnezzar added much to the old city, built a splendid palace and city walls. Herodotus, the so-called "father of history," does not even mention Nebuchadnezzar. (Nitocris, to whom he attributes the…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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