New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 4:25-32
25that you bedrivenH2957awayH2957from mankindאֲנָשָׁ֡א'a.na.Sha'H606and your dwellingH4070placeמְדֹרָ֜ךְme.do.RakhH4070be with the beastsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֩ba.Ra'H1251,and you be givenH2939grassH6212to eatH2939like cattleכְתוֹרִ֣ין׀khe.to.RinH8450and be drenchedמְצַבְּעִ֔יןme.tza.be.'InH6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֤לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065;and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732will passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overH5922you, untilעַ֣ד'adH5705H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that theMostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943is rulerשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990over the realmבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606andbestowsיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it on whomeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479H1768He wishesיִצְבֵּ֖אyitz.Be'H6634.
26And in that it was commandedאֲמַ֗רוּ'a.Ma.ruH560toleaveלְמִשְׁבַּ֞קle.mish.BakH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136with the rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330of the treeאִֽילָנָ֔א'i.la.Na'H363,your kingdomH4437will beassuredקַיָּמָ֑הkai.ya.MahH7011to you afterמִן־min-H4481H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֔עtin.Da'H3046that it isHeavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065thatrulesשַׁלִּטִ֖ןsha.li.TinH7990.
27ThereforeH3861,O kingH4430, may myadviceמִלְכִּי֙mil.KiH4431be pleasingיִשְׁפַּ֣רyish.ParH8232to you:breakH6562awayH6562now from your sinsוַחֲטָאָךְ֙va.cha.ta.yakhH2408by doingrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָ֣הbe.tzid.KahH6665and from your iniquitiesוַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְva.'a.va.ya.TakhH5758byshowingH2604mercyH2604to thepoorH6040,in caseH2006there may be aprolongingאַרְכָ֖ה'ar.KhahH754of your prosperityלִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃lish.le.ve.TakhH7963.’
30The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430reflectedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560, ‘Is thisדָא־da'-H1668not Babylonבָּבֶ֣לba.VelH895thegreatרַבְּתָ֑אra.be.Ta'H7229,whichH1768I myselfאֲנָ֤ה'a.NahH576have builtבֱנַיְתַהּ֙ve.nay.TahH1124as a royalמַלְכ֔וּmal.KhuH4437residenceלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1005by the mightבִּתְקַ֥ףbit.KafH8632of my powerחִסְנִ֖יchis.NiH2632and for the gloryוְלִיקָ֥רve.li.KarH3367of my majestyהַדְרִֽי׃had.RiH1923?’
31Whileע֗וֹדodH5751the wordמִלְּתָא֙mi.le.Ta'H4406wasin the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430mouthבְּפֻ֣םbe.FumH6433,a voiceקָ֖לkalH7032cameנְפַ֑לne.FalH5308from heavenH8065, saying, ‘Kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430NebuchadnezzarH5020,to you it is declaredאָֽמְרִין֙'a.me.RinH560:sovereigntyH4437has beenH5709removedH5709from you,
32andyou will be drivenH2957awayH2957from mankindאֲנָשָׁא֩'a.na.Sha'H606,and your dwellingH4070placeמְדֹרָ֗ךְme.do.RakhH4070will bewith the beastsחֵיוַ֧תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1251.You will be givenH2939grassH6212to eatH2939like cattleכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450, andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732will passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלָ֑ךְa.la.yikhH5922you untilעַ֣ד'adH5705H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that theMostעִלָּיָא֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943is rulerשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990over the realmבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606and bestowsיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it on whomeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479H1768He wishesH6634.’
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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