Daniel 4:24

Daniel 4:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
• New International Version (NIV)“This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
• English Standard Version (ESV)this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king,
• New King James Version (NKJV)this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:

Context of Daniel 4:24

22it is you, O king; for you have become great and grown strong, and your majesty has become great and reached to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth. 23And in that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, “Chop down the tree and destroy it; yet leave the stump with its roots in the ground, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him share with the animals of the field until seven periods of time pass over him,” this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: 25that you be driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the animals of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes. 26And in that it was commanded to leave the stump with the roots of the tree, your kingdom will remain as yours after you recognize that it is Heaven that rules.

Daniel 4:24 word by word

דְּנָ֥ה פִשְׁרָ֖א מַלְכָּ֑א וּגְזֵרַ֤ת עִלָּאָה֙ הִ֔יא דִּ֥י מְטָ֖ת עַל־מָרִ֥י מַלְכָּֽא׃Read the interlinear

• thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• is the interpretationפְּשַׁרpeshar · interpretationH6591
• O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• and thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1932
• is the decreeגְּזֵרָהgezêrâh · decreeH1510
• of the Mostעִלַּי‛illay · Most HighH5943
• whichדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• comeמְטָאmeţâ' meţâh · to reachH4291
• upon my lordמָרֵאmârê' · lordH4756

Cross-references for Daniel 4:24

• Daniel 4:17This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers, And the decision is a command of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind, And He grants it to whomever He wishes And sets over it the lowliest of people.”
• Job 20:29This is a wicked person’s portion from God, The inheritance decreed to him by God.”
• Psalms 2:7“I will announce the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have fathered You.
• Psalms 148:6He has also established them forever and ever; He has made a decree, and it will not pass away.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord of armies has sworn, saying, “Certainly, just as I have intended, so it has happened, and just as I have planned, so it will stand,
• Isaiah 23:9The Lord of armies has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To despise all the honored of the earth.
• Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My plan will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
• Job 1:12Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not reach out and put your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.
• Job 40:11Let out your outbursts of anger, And look at everyone who is arrogant, and humble him.
• Psalms 107:40He pours contempt upon noblemen And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24This is the decree of the Most High - Daniel here designs evidently to direct the attention of the monarch to the one living and true God, and to show him that he presides over all. The purpose of the vision was, in a most impressive way, to convince the king of his existence and sovereignty. Hence, Daniel says that all this was in accordance with his “decree.” It was not a thing of chance; it was not ordered by idol gods; it was not an event that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-27Verses 19-27 Daniel was struck with amazement and terror at so heavy a judgment coming upon so great a prince, and gives advice with tenderness and respect. It is necessary, in repentance, that we not only cease to do evil, but learn to do good. Though it might not wholly prevent the judgment, yet the trouble may be longer before it comes, or shorter when it does come. And everlasting misery will be escaped by all who repent and turn to God.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. 2424. decree of the Most High--What was termed in Da 4:17 by Nebuchadnezzar, "the decree of the watchers," is here more accurately termed by Daniel, "the decree of the Most High." They are but His ministers.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:24

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Babylon
• Converts
• God Continued...
• Judgments
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Most High
• Abase
• Alter
• Break
• Dominion
• Dwelling
• Eat
• Lengthening
• Lord
• Pride

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