Daniel 4:4

Daniel 4:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
• New International Version (NIV)I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

Context of Daniel 4:4

2I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me. 3“How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, and his authority continues from one generation to the next.” (4:1) I, Nebuchadnezzar, was relaxing in my home, living luxuriously in my palace. 5I saw a dream that frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed – these visions of my mind – were terrifying me. 6So I issued an order for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Daniel 4:4 word by word

אֲנָ֣ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר שְׁלֵ֤ה הֲוֵית֙ בְּבֵיתִ֔י וְרַעְנַ֖ן בְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iאֲנָא'ănâ' 'ănâh · IH576
• Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
• wasהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• at restשְׁלֵהshelâh · be safeH7954
• in mine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• and flourishingרַעֲנַןra‛ănan · luxuriantH7487
• in my palaceהֵיכַלhêykal · temple: palaceH1965

Cross-references for Daniel 4:4

• Psalms 30:6In my self-confidence I said, “I will never be upended.”
• Isaiah 47:7You said, ‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out.
• Isaiah 56:12Each one says, ‘Come on, I’ll get some wine! Let’s guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We’ll have everything we want!’
• Jeremiah 48:11“From its earliest days Moab has lived undisturbed. It has never been taken into exile. Its people are like wine allowed to settle undisturbed on its dregs, never poured out from one jar to another. They are like wine which tastes like it always did, whose aroma has remained unchanged.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Your heart is proud and you said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” – yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
• Ezekiel 29:3Tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said, “My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.”
• Zephaniah 1:12At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin, those who think to themselves, ‘The Lord neither rewards nor punishes.’
• Luke 12:19And I will say to myself, “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I - was at rest - I had returned to my palace in Babylon after having subdued Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Egypt, and Arabia. It was probably these great conquests that puffed him up with pride, and brought that chastisement upon him which he afterwards describes. See the dream of the emblematical tree explained.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest - Some manuscripts in the Greek add here, “In the eighteenth year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar said.” These words, however, are not in the Hebrew, and are of no authority. The word rendered “at rest” (שׁלה shelēh ) means, to be secure; to be free from apprehension or alarm. He designs to describe a state of tranquility and security. Greek, “at peace” - ̓́ eirēneuōn enjoying peace, or in a condition to enjoy peace. His wars…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4God did not let the king remain in the comfort and prosperity of his palace. Injustice and oppression were in the city (Daniel 4:27), and the king was very proud (4:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I was ... at rest--my wars over, my kingdom at peace. flourishing--"green." Image from a tree (Jr 17:8). Prosperous (Job 15:32).Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:4

• Converts
• Heathen
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Nebuchadnezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar
• Abase
• Alter
• Break
• Dominion
• Dwelling
• Eat
• Lengthening

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