Daniel 4:13

Daniel 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
• New International Version (NIV)“In the visions I saw while lying in bed, I looked, and there before me was a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

Context of Daniel 4:13

11He called loudly, saying: ‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let beasts flee from under it, and birds from its branches. 12Yet leave a stump with its roots in the earth, in fetters of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be damp with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth. Let his mind be altered from that of a man and let an animal’s mind be given to him and let seven periods of time pass over him. 14This sentence is by the decree of the watchers, this verdict by the command of the holy ones, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over the realm of man and bestows it to whomever He wishes, and may set over them even the lowliest of men.’ 15“I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw this dream. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me its meaning, for none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to make known to me its interpretation. But you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Daniel 4:13 word by word

חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י וַאֲלוּ֙ עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֔ישׁ מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֖א נָחִֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I sawחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
• I sawהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• in the visionsחֱזוּchêzev · visionH2376
• of my headרֵאשׁrê'sh · headH7217
• uponעַל‛al · uponH5922
• my bedמִשְׁכַּבmishkab · bedH4903
• and, beholdאֲלוּ'ălû · beholdH431
• a watcherעִיר‛îyr · watcherH5894
• and an holy oneקַדִּישׁqaddîysh · holyH6922
• came downנְחֵתnechath · to descendH5182
• fromמִן־min · fromH4481
• heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065

Cross-references for Daniel 4:13

• Daniel 4:5Finally Daniel—whose name was Belteshazzar after the name of my god and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods—came in before me and I told him the dream.
• Daniel 7:1In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was on his bed. He wrote down a summary of the dream.
• Daniel 7:17‘These large beasts, four in number, are four kings that will rise from the earth.
• Psalms 103:20Bless Adonai, you angels of His: mighty in strength, performing His word, upon hearing the utterance of His word.
• Daniel 8:13“Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one said to the one who was speaking, ‘How long will the vision last, the daily sacrifice be forsaken because of rebellion, the sanctuary be surrendered and the host be trampled?’
• Deuteronomy 33:2He said, “Adonai came from Sinai and dawned on Bnei-Yisrael from Seir. He shone forth from Mount Paran, and He came from the holy myriads— blazing fire for them from His right hand.
• Psalms 89:7For who in the skies can compare to Adonai? Who is like Adonai among the sons of gods?
• Zechariah 14:5Then you will flee through My mountain valley because the mountain valley will reach to Azel. Yes, you will flee like you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then Adonai my God will come and all the kedoshim with Him.
• Matthew 25:31“Now when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
• Mark 1:24“What have we to do with You, Yeshua of Natzeret? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are! You’re the Holy One of God!”
• Luke 4:34“Ah! What have we to do with You, Yeshua of Natzeret? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are! You are the Holy One of God!”
• Jude 1:14It was also about these people that Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with myriads of His kedoshim,
• Revelation 14:10he shall also drink the wine of God’s fury, poured full strength into the cup of His wrath. And he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13A watcher and a holy one - These are both angels; but, according to the Chaldean oracles, of different orders. They appear, according to their opinions, to be a kind of judges of human actions who had the power of determining the lot of men; see Daniel 4:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed - In the visions that passed before me as I lay upon my bed, Daniel 4:10. And, behold, a watcher and an holy one - Or rather, perhaps, “even a holy one;” or, “who was a holy one.” He evidently does not intend to refer to two beings, a “watcher,” and “one who was holy;” but he means to designate the character of the watcher, that he was holy, or that he was one of the class of “watchers” who were ranked as holy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13a holy one: The word holy is not widely used in Semitic languages outside the Bible. In those contexts, it usually refers to something unusual or nonhuman. Nebuchadnezzar was most likely using the word in this sense here.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. watcher and an holy one--rather, "even an holy one." Only one angel is intended, and he not one of the bad, but of the holy angels. Called a "watcher," because ever on the watch to execute God's will [Jerome], (Psa 103:20, 21). Compare as to their watchfulness, Re 4:8, "full of eyes within ... they rest not day and night." Also they watch good men committed to their charge (Psa 34:7; He 1:14); and watch over the evil to record their sins, and at God's…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:13

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Babylon
• Converts
• Heathen
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Holy One
• Abase
• Alter
• Angel
• Break
• Dominion
• Dwelling
• Eat
• Lengthening
• Lord

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