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Daniel 4:37
37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Daniel 4:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
Context of Daniel 4:37
35All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?” 36At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
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כְּעַ֞ן אֲנָ֣ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר מְשַׁבַּ֨ח וּמְרוֹמֵ֤ם וּמְהַדַּר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ שְׁמַיָּ֔א דִּ֤י כָל־מַעֲבָד֙וֹהִי֙ קְשֹׁ֔ט וְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּ דִּ֑ין וְדִי֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין בְּגֵוָ֔ה יָכִ֖ל לְהַשְׁפָּלָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Nowכְּעַןke‛an · nowH3705
- Iאֲנָה'ănâ' 'ănâh · IH576
- Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
- praiseשְׁבַחshebach · to praiseH7624
- and extolרוּםrûm · to riseH7313
- and honourהֲדַרhădar · to honorH1922
- the Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- of heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
- allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- whose worksמַעֲבַדma‛bâd · workH4567
- truthקְשֹׁטqeshôţ qeshôţ · truthH7187
- and his waysאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH735
- judgmentדִּיןdîyn · judgmentH1780
- and those that walkהֲלַךְhălak · to goH1981
- in prideגֵּוָהgêvâh · prideH1467
- he is ableיְכִלyekêl yekîyl · be ableH3202
- to abaseשְׁפֵלshephal · be lowH8214
Cross-references for Daniel 4:37
- Daniel 4:3How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation.
- Daniel 5:4As they drank the wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
- Daniel 5:23Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways.
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Acts 17:24“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
- 1 Samuel 2:3“Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.
- Psalms 33:4For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
- Psalms 99:4The King is mighty, he loves justice— you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right.
- Psalms 119:75I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
- Psalms 145:17The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.
- Isaiah 5:16But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts.
- Revelation 15:3and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations.
- Revelation 16:7And I heard the altar respond: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments.”
- Revelation 19:1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
Commentaries on Daniel 4:37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37Now I - praise and extol - It is very probable that Nebuchadnezzar was a true convert; that he relapsed no more into idolatry, and died in the faith of the God of Israel. It is supposed that he lived seventeen years after his restoration. But the authorized Version, which is followed in the margin, states the date of this decree to be b.c. 563, the year preceding Nebuchadnezzar's death.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven - Compare Daniel 2:47, and Daniel 4:1-3. He felt himself called on, in this public manner, to acknowledge the true God, with whose supremacy he had been made acquainted in so affecting a manner; to “praise” him that he had preserved him, and restored him to his reason and his throne; to extol or exalt him, by recognizing his sovereignty over the mighty kings of the earth, and the power to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-37Verses 28-37 Pride and self-conceit are sins that beset great men. They are apt to take that glory to themselves which is due to God only. While the proud word was in the king's mouth, the powerful word came from God. His understanding and his memory were gone, and all the powers of the rational soul were broken. How careful we ought to be, not to do any thing which may provoke God to put us out of our senses! God resists the proud. Nebuchadnezzar would…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37The Most High God rules both heaven and earth. Human pride has no place before God, not even the pride of the greatest human kings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. praise ... extol ... honour--He heaps word on word, as if he cannot say enough in praise of God. all whose works ... truth ... judgment--that is, are true and just (Re 15:3; 16:7). God has not dealt unjustly or too severely with me; whatever I have suffered, I deserved it all. It is a mark of true contrition to condemn one's self, and justify God (Psa 51:4). those that walk in pride ... abase--exemplified in me. He condemns himself before the whole…Read the comment
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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
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