New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 4:25-32
25that you be 1drivenH2957 awayH2957 from mankindH606 and your dwellingH4070 placeH4070 be with the beastsH2423 of the fieldH1251, and you be givenH2939 grassH6212 to eatH2939 like cattleH8450 and be drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065; and sevenH7655 2periods of timeH5732 will passH2499 overH5922 you, untilH5705H1768 you recognizeH3046 that the 3MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606 and 4bestowsH5415 it on whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634. 26And in that it was commandedH560 to 5leaveH7662 the stumpH6136 6with the rootsH8330 of the treeH363, your kingdomH4437 will be 7assuredH7011 to you afterH4481H1768 you recognizeH3046 that it is 8HeavenH8065 that rulesH7990. 27ThereforeH3861, O kingH4430, may my 9adviceH4431 be pleasingH8232 to you: 1011breakH6562 awayH6562 now from your sinsH2408 by doing righteousnessH6665 and from your iniquitiesH5758 by 12showingH2604 mercyH2604 to the poorH6040, in caseH2006 there may be a 13prolongingH754 of your prosperityH7963.’
28“AllH3606 this 14happenedH4291 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430. 2915TwelveH8648H6236 monthsH3393 laterH7118 he was walkingH1981 on the roof of the royalH4437 palaceH1965 of BabylonH895. 30The kingH4430 16reflectedH6032 and saidH560, ‘Is thisH1668 not BabylonH895 the 17greatH7229, whichH1768 I myselfH576 have builtH1124 as a royalH4437 18residenceH1005 by the mightH8632 of my powerH2632 and for the gloryH3367 of my majestyH1923?’ 31WhileH5751 the wordH4406 was in the king’sH4430 mouthH6433, a voiceH7032 19cameH5308 from heavenH8065, saying, ‘KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, to you it is declaredH560: 20sovereigntyH4437 has beenH5709 removedH5709 from you, 32and 21you will be drivenH2957 awayH2957 from mankindH606, and your dwellingH4070 placeH4070 will be with the beastsH2423 of the fieldH1251. You will be givenH2939 grassH6212 to eatH2939 like cattleH8450, and 22sevenH7655 23periods of timeH5732 will passH2499 overH5922 you untilH5705H1768 you recognizeH3046 that the 24MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606 and bestowsH5415 it on whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634.’
Notes
- 1. Daniel 4:25 Dan 4:33; 5:21 ↩
- 2. Daniel 4:25 I.e. years ↩
- 3. Daniel 4:25 Ps 83:18; Jer 27:5; Dan 4:2, 17 ↩
- 4. Daniel 4:25 Dan 2:37; 4:17; 5:21 ↩
- 5. Daniel 4:26 Dan 4:15, 23 ↩
- 6. Daniel 4:26 Lit of ↩
- 7. Daniel 4:26 Lit enduring ↩
- 8. Daniel 4:26 Dan 2:18, 19, 28, 37, 44; 4:31 ↩
- 9. Daniel 4:27 Gen 41:33-37 ↩
- 10. Daniel 4:27 Or redeem now your sins ↩
- 11. Daniel 4:27 Prov 28:13; Is 55:6, 7; Ezek 18:7, 21, 22; Acts 8:22 ↩
- 12. Daniel 4:27 Ps 41:1-3; Is 58:6, 7, 10 ↩
- 13. Daniel 4:27 1 Kin 21:29; Jon 3:9 ↩
- 14. Daniel 4:28 Num 23:19; Zech 1:6 ↩
- 15. Daniel 4:29 2 Pet 3:9 ↩
- 16. Daniel 4:30 Lit answered ↩
- 17. Daniel 4:30 Hab 2:4 ↩
- 18. Daniel 4:30 Lit house ↩
- 19. Daniel 4:31 Lit fell ↩
- 20. Daniel 4:31 Or kingdom ↩
- 21. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:25 ↩
- 22. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:16 ↩
- 23. Daniel 4:32 I.e. years ↩
- 24. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:17 ↩
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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