New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 4:2
2It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the 1Most High God has done for me.
Daniel 4:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
- New International Version (NIV)It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me.
Context of Daniel 4:2
1Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples, nations, and men of every language that live in all the earth: “May your peace abound! It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me. 3How great are His signs And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom And His dominion is from generation to generation. 4“I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
Read all of Daniel 4Daniel 4:2 word by word
אָֽתַיָּא֙ וְתִמְהַיָּ֔א דִּ֚י עֲבַ֣ד עִמִּ֔י אֱלָהָ֖א עִלָּאָ֑ה שְׁפַ֥ר קָֽדָמַ֖י לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Daniel 4:2
- Joshua 7:19Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”
- Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
- Psalms 71:18And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
- Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he responded and said, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the Most High God, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego came out of the midst of the fire.
- Psalms 66:16Come and hear, all who fear God, And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
- Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.
- Acts 26:9“So then, I thought to myself that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Commentaries on Daniel 4:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I thought it good to show - A part of the decree was a recital of the wonders wrought by the hand of the true God in his kingdom and on his person.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I thought it good - Margin, “it was seemly before me.” The marginal reading is more in accordance with the original (קדמי שׁפר shephar qâdâmay ). The proper meaning of the Chaldee word (שׁפר shephar ) is, to be fair or beautiful; and the sense here is, that it seemed to him to be appropriate or becoming to make this public proclamation. It was fit and right that what God had done to him should be proclaimed to all nations. To show the signs and wonders…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. 22. I thought it good--"It was seemly before me" (Psa 107:2-8). signs--tokens significant of God's omnipotent agency. The plural is used, as it comprises the marvellous dream, the marvellous interpretation of it, and its marvellous issue.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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