English Standard Version
Daniel 4:34
34At 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;
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever. His rule is everlasting, and his kingdom is eternal.
Context of Daniel 4:34
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." 33Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws. 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; 35all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?" 36At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.
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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 a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him.
- Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
- Psalms 123:1To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
- Jonah 2:2saying, "I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
- Job 1:21And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."
- Psalms 50:14Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,
- Psalms 103:1Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
- Psalms 107:8Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
- Isaiah 24:15Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
- Lamentations 3:19Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall!
- Daniel 4:17The 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.'
- Psalms 7:17I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
- Psalms 9:2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O 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
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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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