Daniel 4:5

Daniel 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
• New International Version (NIV)I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Context of Daniel 4:5

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(4:1) I, Nebuchadnezzar, was relaxing in my home, living luxuriously in my palace. I 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. 7When the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners entered, I recounted the dream for them. But they were unable to make known its interpretation to me.

Daniel 4:5 word by word

חֵ֥לֶם חֲזֵ֖ית וִֽידַחֲלִנַּ֑נִי וְהַרְהֹרִין֙ עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֔י וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I sawחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
• a dreamחֵ֫לֶםchêlem · dreamH2493
• which made me afraidדְּחַלdechal · to fearH1763
• and the thoughtsהַרְהֹרharhôr · fantasiesH2031
• uponעַל‛al · uponH5922
• my bedמִשְׁכַּבmishkab · bedH4903
• and the visionsחֱזוּchêzev · visionH2376
• of my headרֵאשׁrê'sh · headH7217
• troubledבְּהַלbehal · to dismayH927

Cross-references for Daniel 4:5

• Daniel 2:1In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar had many dreams. His mind was disturbed and he suffered from insomnia.
• Daniel 5:5At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.
• Daniel 7:28“This is the conclusion of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and the color drained from my face. But I kept the matter to myself.”
• Genesis 41:1At the end of two full years Pharaoh had a dream. As he was standing by the Nile,
• Job 7:13If I say, “My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,”
• Daniel 2:28However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I saw a dream - See this dream circumstantially explained in the following verses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I saw a dream - That is, he saw a representation made to him in a dream. There is something incongruous in our language in saying of one that he saw a dream. Which made me afraid - The fear evidently arose from the apprehension that it was designed to disclose some important and solemn event. This was in accordance with a prevalent belief then (comp. Daniel 2:1), and it may be added that it is in accordance with a prevalent belief now. There are few…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Nebuchadnezzar's dream disrupted the false peace and calm in the king's misguided life.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-37Punished with insanity for his haughtiness, he sinks to the level of the beasts (illustrating Psa 49:6, 12). The opposition between bestial and human life, set forth here, is a key to interpret the symbolism in the seventh chapter concerning the beasts and the Son of man. After his conquests, and his building in fifteen days a new palace, according to the heathen historian, Abydenus (268 B.C.), whose account confirms Daniel, he ascended upon his palace…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:5

• Converts
• Heathen
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• Lengthening
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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