Tree of Life Version
Daniel 4:24
24Therefore, O king, may my counsel be acceptable to you: Renounce your sins through righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged.”
Daniel 4:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
- New International Version (NIV)“This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
- English Standard Version (ESV)this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king,
- New King James Version (NKJV)this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:
Context of Daniel 4:24
22“You will be driven away from people and will dwell with the wild animals. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass over you until you know that the Most High is sovereign over the realm of mankind and gives it to whomever He wishes. 23“The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you understand that Heaven is sovereign. Therefore, O king, may my counsel be acceptable to you: Renounce your sins through righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged.” 25All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 26At the end of twelve months, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
Read all of Daniel 4Daniel 4:24 word by word
דְּנָ֥ה פִשְׁרָ֖א מַלְכָּ֑א וּגְזֵרַ֤ת עִלָּאָה֙ הִ֔יא דִּ֥י מְטָ֖ת עַל־מָרִ֥י מַלְכָּֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
- the interpretationפְּשַׁרpeshar · interpretationH6591
- O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- and thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1932
- the decreeגְּזֵרָהgezêrâh · decreeH1510
- of the most Highעִלַּי‛illay · Most HighH5943
- which is comeמְטָאmeţâ' meţâh · to reachH4291
- uponעַל‛al · uponH5922
- my lordמָרֵאmârê' · lordH4756
Cross-references for Daniel 4:24
- Daniel 4:17The tree that you saw grow large and strong, whose top reached to heaven and that was visible to all the earth,
- Job 20:29Such is the wicked man’s lot from God, the heritage appointed to him by God.”
- Psalms 2:7I will declare the decree of Adonai. He said to me: “You are My Son— today I have become Your Father.
- Psalms 148:6He set them in place forever and ever. He made a decree that will never pass away.
- Isaiah 14:24Adonai Tzva’ot has sworn, saying: “Surely, as I thought it, so it will be. As I have purposed, so it will stand.
- Isaiah 23:9Adonai-Tzva’ot has planned it, to defile the pride of all glory, to shame all the honored of earth.
- Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning, from ancient time, what is yet to come, saying, “My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I please.”
- Job 1:12Then Adonai said to the satan, “Everything he has is in your hand. Only do not extend your hand against him!” So the satan departed from the presence of Adonai.
- Job 40:11Scatter the fury of your anger. Look at every proud person and bring him low;
- Psalms 107:40He pours contempt on princes, making them wander in trackless waste.
Commentaries on Daniel 4:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24This is the decree of the Most High - Daniel here designs evidently to direct the attention of the monarch to the one living and true God, and to show him that he presides over all. The purpose of the vision was, in a most impressive way, to convince the king of his existence and sovereignty. Hence, Daniel says that all this was in accordance with his “decree.” It was not a thing of chance; it was not ordered by idol gods; it was not an event that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-27Verses 19-27 Daniel was struck with amazement and terror at so heavy a judgment coming upon so great a prince, and gives advice with tenderness and respect. It is necessary, in repentance, that we not only cease to do evil, but learn to do good. Though it might not wholly prevent the judgment, yet the trouble may be longer before it comes, or shorter when it does come. And everlasting misery will be escaped by all who repent and turn to God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-37King Nebuchadnezzar was full of pride and believed he had built Babylon by himself (Daniel 4:30; see Genesis 11:1–9). He ignored the warning from the Most High God (Daniel 4:24–27). He had not learned the lesson that God was teaching him, that the God of Daniel exists beyond time and space, and no human is his equal. So, God's judgment came upon Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:17, 25–26; see Proverbs 16:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. decree of the Most High--What was termed in Da 4:17 by Nebuchadnezzar, "the decree of the watchers," is here more accurately termed by Daniel, "the decree of the Most High." They are but His ministers.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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