God’s Word Translation
Daniel 4:3
3His miraculous signs are impressive. He uses his power to do amazing things. His kingdom is an eternal kingdom. His power lasts from one generation to the next.
Daniel 4:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
- New International Version (NIV)How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation.
- English Standard Version (ESV)How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.
- New King James Version (NKJV)How great are His signs, And how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation.
Context of Daniel 4:3
1From King Nebuchadnezzar. To the people of every province, nation, and language in the world. I wish you peace and prosperity. 2I am pleased to write to you about the miraculous signs and amazing things the Most High God did for me. His miraculous signs are impressive. He uses his power to do amazing things. His kingdom is an eternal kingdom. His power lasts from one generation to the next. 4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living comfortably at home. I was prosperous while living in my palace. 5I had a dream that terrified me. The visions I had while I was asleep frightened me.
Read all of Daniel 4Daniel 4:3 word by word
אָת֙וֹהִי֙ כְּמָ֣ה רַבְרְבִ֔ין וְתִמְה֖וֹהִי כְּמָ֣ה תַקִּיפִ֑ין מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ מַלְכ֣וּת עָלַ֔ם וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ עִם־דָּ֥ר וְדָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Howמָהmâh · what?H4101
- greatרַבְרַבrabrab · greatH7260
- his signsאָת'âth · signH852
- mightyתַּקִּיףtaqqîyph · strongH8624
- his wondersתְּמַהּtemahh · wonderH8540
- his kingdomמַלְכוּmalkû · kingdomH4437
- an everlastingעָלַם‛âlam · perpetuityH5957
- and his dominionשׇׁלְטָןsholţân · dominionH7985
- fromעִם‛im · withH5974
- generationדָּרdâr · generationH1859
Cross-references for Daniel 4:3
- Daniel 6:27He saves, rescues, and does miraculous signs and amazing things in heaven and on earth. He saved Daniel from the lions.
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any god ever tried to come and take one nation away from another for himself? The Lord your God used his mighty hand and powerful arm to do this for you in Egypt. He did this using plagues, miraculous signs, amazing things, and war. He did his great and awe-inspiring deeds in front of you.
- Psalms 71:19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God. You have done great things. O God, who is like you?
- Psalms 72:18Thank the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does miracles.
- Psalms 77:19Your road went through the sea. Your path went through raging water, but your footprints could not be seen.
- Psalms 86:10Indeed, you are great, a worker of miracles. You alone are God.
- Psalms 92:5How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts!
- Psalms 104:24What a large number of things you have made, O Lord! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures.
- Psalms 105:27They displayed his miraculous signs among them and did amazing things in the land of Ham.
- Isaiah 25:1O Lord, you are my God. I will highly honor you; I will praise your name. You have done miraculous things. You have been completely reliable in carrying out your plans from long ago.
- Isaiah 28:29All of this has come from the Lord of Armies. His counsel is wonderful, and his wisdom is great.
- Romans 11:33God’s riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep that it is impossible to explain his decisions or to understand his ways.
- Hebrews 2:4God verified what they said through miraculous signs, amazing things, other powerful acts, and with other gifts from the Holy Spirit as he wanted.
- Daniel 4:17The guardians have announced this decision. The holy ones have announced this so that every living creature will know that the Most High has power over human kingdoms. He gives them to whomever he wishes. He can place the lowest of people in charge of them.’ ”
- Daniel 2:44“At the time of those kings, the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed. No other people will be permitted to rule it. It will smash all the other kingdoms and put an end to them. But it will be established forever.
- Daniel 6:26I decree that in every part of my kingdom people should tremble with terror in front of Daniel’s God, the living God who continues forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed. His power lasts to the end ⌞of time⌟.
Commentaries on Daniel 4:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3How great are his signs! - There are no preternatural signs like his! His wonders - miraculous interferences, are mighty - they surpass all human power. He is the Sovereign of all kings, and his dominion is everlasting; and every generation is a proof of his all-governing influence. These are very fine sentiments, and show how deeply his mind was impressed with the majesty of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3How great are his signs! - How great and wonderful are the things by which he makes himself known in this manner! The allusion is doubtless to what had occurred to himself - the event by which a monarch of such state and power had been reduced to a condition so humble. With propriety he would regard this as a signal instance of the Divine interposition, and as adapted to give him an exalted view of the supremacy of the true God. And how mighty are his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-37King Nebuchadnezzar was full of pride and believed he had built Babylon by himself (Daniel 4:30; see Genesis 11:1–9). He ignored the warning from the Most High God (Daniel 4:24–27). He had not learned the lesson that God was teaching him, that the God of Daniel exists beyond time and space, and no human is his equal. So, God's judgment came upon Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:17, 25–26; see Proverbs 16:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-37Punished with insanity for his haughtiness, he sinks to the level of the beasts (illustrating Psa 49:6, 12). The opposition between bestial and human life, set forth here, is a key to interpret the symbolism in the seventh chapter concerning the beasts and the Son of man. After his conquests, and his building in fifteen days a new palace, according to the heathen historian, Abydenus (268 B.C.), whose account confirms Daniel, he ascended upon his palace…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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