New American Standard Bible 2020
Daniel 4:16-23
16Let his 1mindH3825 changeH8133 from that of a humanH606 And let an animal’sH2423 2mindH3825 be givenH3052 to him, And let 3sevenH7655 4periods of timeH5732 passH2499 overH5922 him.17This sentenceH6600 is by the decreeH1510 of the angelicH5894 watchersH5894, And the decisionH7595 is a commandH3983 of the holyH6922 onesH6922, In orderH5705H1701 that the livingH2417 may 5knowH3046 That the MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606, And 6He grantsH5415 it to whomeverH1768H4479 He wishesH6634 And setsH6966 overH5922 it the 7lowliestH8215 of peopleH606.” 18ThisH1836 is the dreamH2493 that I, KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, have seenH2370. Now you, BelteshazzarH1096, tellH560 me its interpretationH6591, sinceH6903H1768 noneH3606H3809 of the 8wiseH2445 menH2445 of my kingdomH4437 is ableH3202 to makeH3046 knownH3046 to me the interpretationH6591; but you are ableH3546, becauseH1768 a 9spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426 is in you.’
19“ThenH116 DanielH1841, whoseH1768 nameH8036 is BelteshazzarH1096, was appalledH8075 for a whileH8160 as his 10thoughtsH7476 alarmedH927 him. The kingH4430 respondedH6032 and saidH560, ‘BelteshazzarH1096, do not 11let the dreamH2493 or its interpretationH6591 alarmH927 you.’ BelteshazzarH1096 repliedH6032, ‘12My lordH4756, if only the dreamH2493 applied to those who hateH8131 you, and its interpretationH6591 to 13your adversariesH6146! 20The 14treeH363 that you sawH2370, whichH1768 becameH7236 largeH7236 and grewH8631 strongH8631, whose heightH7314 reachedH4291 to the skyH8065 and was visibleH2379 to allH3606 the earthH772, 21and whose foliageH6074 was beautifulH8209 and its fruitH4 abundantH7690, and in which was foodH4203 for allH3606, underH8460 which the animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251 livedH1753 and in whose branchesH6056 the birdsH6853 of the skyH8065 settledH7932-- 22it is 15you, O kingH4430; for you have becomeH7236 greatH7236 and grownH8631 strongH8631, and your 16majestyH7238 has becomeH7236 greatH7236 and reachedH4291 to the skyH8065, and your 17dominionH7985 to the endH5491 of the earthH772. 23And in that the kingH4430 sawH2370 an angelicH5894 watcherH5894, a holyH6922 oneH6922, descendingH5182 from heavenH8065 and sayingH560, “18ChopH1414 downH1414 the treeH363 and destroyH2255 it; yetH1297 leaveH7662 the stumpH6136 19with its rootsH8330 in the groundH772, but with a bandH613 of ironH6523 and bronzeH5174 around it in the newH1883 grassH1883 of the fieldH1251, let him be drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065, and let 20him shareH2508 with the animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251 untilH5705H1768 21sevenH7655 22periods of timeH5732 passH2499 overH5922 him,”
Notes
- 1. Daniel 4:16 Lit heart ↩
- 2. Daniel 4:16 Lit heart ↩
- 3. Daniel 4:16 Dan 4:23, 25, 32 ↩
- 4. Daniel 4:16 I.e., years ↩
- 5. Daniel 4:17 Ps 9:16; 83:18; Dan 2:21; 5:21 ↩
- 6. Daniel 4:17 Jer 27:5-7; Dan 4:25; 5:18, 19 ↩
- 7. Daniel 4:17 1 Sam 2:8; Dan 11:21 ↩
- 8. Daniel 4:18 Gen 41:8, 15; Dan 4:7; 5:8, 15 ↩
- 9. Daniel 4:18 Dan 4:8, 9 ↩
- 10. Daniel 4:19 Jer 4:19; Dan 7:15, 28; 8:27; 10:16, 17 ↩
- 11. Daniel 4:19 1 Sam 3:17; Dan 4:4, 5 ↩
- 12. Daniel 4:19 2 Sam 18:31; Dan 4:24; 10:16 ↩
- 13. Daniel 4:19 2 Sam 18:32 ↩
- 14. Daniel 4:20 Dan 4:10-12 ↩
- 15. Daniel 4:22 2 Sam 12:7; Dan 2:37, 38 ↩
- 16. Daniel 4:22 Lit greatness ↩
- 17. Daniel 4:22 Jer 27:6, 7 ↩
- 18. Daniel 4:23 Dan 4:14, 15 ↩
- 19. Daniel 4:23 Lit of ↩
- 20. Daniel 4:23 Lit his share be with ↩
- 21. Daniel 4:23 Dan 4:16 ↩
- 22. Daniel 4:23 I.e., years ↩
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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