Daniel 4:29

Daniel 4:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
• New International Version (NIV)Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
• English Standard Version (ESV)At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Twelve months later he was taking a walk on the flat roof of the royal palace in Babylon.

Context of Daniel 4:29

27Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.” 28All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of the twelve months he was walking about the royal palace of Babylon. 30The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?” 31While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you!

Daniel 4:29 word by word

לִקְצָ֥ת יַרְחִ֖ין תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֑ר עַל־הֵיכַ֧ל מַלְכוּתָ֛א דִּ֥י בָבֶ֖ל מְהַלֵּ֥ךְ הֲוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At the endקְצָתqetsâth · endH7118
• of twelveעֲשַׂר‛ăώar ‛ăώrâh · tenH6236
• of twelveתְּרֵיןterêyn tartêyn · twoH8648
• monthsיְרַחyerach · monthH3393
• he walkedהֲלַךְhălak · to goH1981
• he walkedהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• inעַל‛al · uponH5922
• the palaceהֵיכַלhêykal · temple: palaceH1965
• of the kingdomמַלְכוּmalkû · kingdomH4437
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH895

Cross-references for Daniel 4:29

• Genesis 6:3And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
• Ecclesiastes 8:11Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
• 1 Peter 3:20who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
• 2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
• Revelation 2:21And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29At the end of twelve months - After the dream, and the interpretation - giving him ample opportunity to repent, and to reform his life, and to avoid the calamity. He walked in the palace - Margin, “upon.” The margin is the more correct rendering. The roofs of houses in the East are made flat, and furnish a common place of promenade, especially in the cool of the evening. See the note at Matthew 9:2. The Codex Chisianus has here, “The king walked upon the…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. 28-33Because the king did not listen to Daniel’s warning, the dream came true.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. twelve months--This respite was granted to him to leave him without excuse. So the hundred twenty years granted before the flood (Ge 6:3). At the first announcement of the coming judgment he was alarmed, as Ahab (1Ki 21:27), but did not thoroughly repent; so when judgment was not executed at once, he thought it would never come, and so returned to his former pride (Ec 8:11). in the palace--rather, upon the (flat) palace roof, whence he could…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:29

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Converts
• Palace
• Testimony

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Abase
• Alter
• Break
• Dominion
• Dwelling
• Eat
• House
• 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