New American Standard Bible 2020
Daniel 4:28-36
28“AllH3606 of this 1happenedH4291 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430. 292TwelveH8648H6236 monthsH3393 laterH7118 he was walkingH1981 on the roof of the royalH4437 palaceH1965 of BabylonH895. 30The kingH4430 beganH6032 speakingH6032 and was sayingH560, ‘Is thisH1668 not BabylonH895 the 3greatH7229, whichH1768 I myselfH576 have builtH1124 as a royalH4437 4residenceH1005 by the mightH8632 of my powerH2632 and for the honorH3367 of my majestyH1923?’ 31While the wordH4406 was stillH5751 in the king’sH4430 mouthH6433, a voiceH7032 5cameH5308 from heavenH8065, saying, ‘KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, to you it is declaredH560: 6sovereigntyH4437 has beenH5709 removedH5709 from you, 32and 7you will be drivenH2957 awayH2957 from mankindH606, and your dwellingH4070 placeH4070 will be with the animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251. You will be givenH2939 grassH6212 toH2939 eatH2939 like cattleH8450, and 8sevenH7655 9periods of timeH5732 will passH2499 overH5922 you untilH5705H1768 you recognizeH3046 that the 10MostH5943 HighH5943 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606 and bestowsH5415 it on whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634.’ 33ImmediatelyH8160 the wordH4406 concerningH5922 NebuchadnezzarH5020 was fulfilledH5487; and he was 11drivenH2957 awayH2957 from mankindH606 and began eatingH399 grassH6212 like cattleH8450, and his bodyH1655 was drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065 untilH5705H1768 his hairH8177 had grownH7236 like eagles’H5403 feathers and his nailsH2953 like birds’H6853 claws.
34“But at the endH7118 of 12that periodH3118, I, NebuchadnezzarH5020, raisedH5191 my eyesH5870 toward heavenH8065 and my 13reasonH4486 returnedH8421 to me, and I blessedH1289 the 14MostH5943 HighH5943 and praisedH7624 and honoredH1922 15Him whoH2417 livesH2417 foreverH5957; For His dominionH7985 is an 16everlastingH5957 dominionH7985, And His kingdomH4437 endures from generationH1859 to generationH1859.3517AllH3606 the inhabitantsH1753 of the earthH772 are of noH3809 accountH2804, But 18He doesH5648 accordingH4481 to His willH6634 among the armyH2429 of heavenH8065 And among the inhabitantsH1753 of earthH772; And 19noH3809 one can 20fendH4223 offH4223 His handH3028 Or sayH560 to Him, ‘21WhatH4101 have You doneH5648?’ 36At that timeH2166 my 2223reasonH4486 returnedH8421 to me. And my majestyH1923 and 24splendorH2122 were 25restoredH8421 to me for the honorH3367 of my kingdomH4437, and my stateH1907 counselorsH1907 and my noblesH7261 began seekingH1156 me outH1156; so I was reestablishedH8627 in my 26sovereigntyH4437, and surpassingH3493 27greatnessH7238 was addedH3255 to me.
Notes
- 1. Daniel 4:28 Num 23:19; Zech 1:6 ↩
- 2. Daniel 4:29 2 Pet 3:9 ↩
- 3. Daniel 4:30 Hab 2:4 ↩
- 4. Daniel 4:30 Lit house ↩
- 5. Daniel 4:31 Lit fell ↩
- 6. Daniel 4:31 Or kingdom ↩
- 7. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:25 ↩
- 8. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:16 ↩
- 9. Daniel 4:32 I.e., years ↩
- 10. Daniel 4:32 Dan 4:17 ↩
- 11. Daniel 4:33 Dan 4:25; 5:21 ↩
- 12. Daniel 4:34 Lit the days ↩
- 13. Daniel 4:34 Lit understanding ↩
- 14. Daniel 4:34 Dan 4:2; 5:18, 21 ↩
- 15. Daniel 4:34 Ps 102:24-27; Dan 6:26; 12:7; Rev 4:10 ↩
- 16. Daniel 4:34 Ps 145:13; Jer 10:10; Dan 4:3; Mic 4:7; Luke 1:33 ↩
- 17. Daniel 4:35 Ps 39:5; Is 40:15, 17 ↩
- 18. Daniel 4:35 Ps 33:11; 115:3; 135:6; Dan 6:27 ↩
- 19. Daniel 4:35 Job 42:2; Is 43:13 ↩
- 20. Daniel 4:35 Lit strike against ↩
- 21. Daniel 4:35 Job 9:12; Is 45:9; Rom 9:20 ↩
- 22. Daniel 4:36 Lit understanding ↩
- 23. Daniel 4:36 2 Chr 33:12, 13; Dan 4:34 ↩
- 24. Daniel 4:36 Dan 2:31 ↩
- 25. Daniel 4:36 Lit returning ↩
- 26. Daniel 4:36 Or kingdom ↩
- 27. Daniel 4:36 Prov 22:4; Dan 4:22 ↩
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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