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href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/daniel/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220In the visions I saw while lying in bed, I looked, and there before me was a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“‘Then as I lay there dreaming, I saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I saw in the visions of my head <i>while</i> on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I was looking in the visions in my mind <i>as I lay</i> on my bed, and behold, an angelic watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I was looking in the visions in my mind as I lay on my bed, and behold, an angelic watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I was looking in the visions in my mind <i>as I lay</i> on my bed, and behold, an <i>angelic</i> watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘I was looking in the visions in my head <i>as I lay</i> on my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘And behold, I saw in the visions of my mind <i>as I lay</i> on my bed, an <i>angelic</i> watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“As I was lying in my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As I was lying in my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind an observer, a holy one, coming down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"While I was in bed, having this vision, a holy angel came down from heaven <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I was seeing these visions as I was asleep. I saw a guardian, a holy being, come down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"While I was thinking about the vision, I saw coming down from heaven an angel, alert and watchful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then I saw in the visions of my head while I was in bed—and take careful notice!—I saw a holy observer descend from heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />While I was watching in my mind's visions on my bed, a holy sentinel came down from heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and look, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a holy watcher came down from the sky. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I was looking, in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a sifter, even a holy one, from the heavens is coming down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'I was looking, in the visions of my head on my bed, and lo, a sifter, even a holy one, from the heavens is coming down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I was seeing in the visions of my head upon my bed, and lo, a watcher and holy one came down from the heavens;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I saw in the vision of my head upon my bed, and behold a watcher, and a holy one came down from heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 4:10>I saw in the vision of my head upon my blanket, and behold, a watcher and a holy one descended from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let his mind be changed from a human one; let the mind of a beast be given him, till seven years pass over him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“I continued looking, in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and there was a holy watcher, coming down from heaven.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a holy angel came down from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I had seen in visions of my head upon my bed a Watcher and Holy One who descended from Heaven<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I beheld in the night vision upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven and cried aloud, and thus he said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/4-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=1319" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm">Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of a Great Tree</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘al- (Prep) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">As I lay</a> <a href="/hebrew/4903.htm" title="4903: miš·kə·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Couch, bed. (Aramaic) corresponding to mishkab; a bed.">on my bed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/431.htm" title="431: wa·’ă·lū (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! (Aramaic) probably prolonged from 'el; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2370.htm" title="2370: ḥā·zêh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- See, behold. (Aramaic) or chazah (Aramaic); corresponding to chazah; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. Seem).">I also saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/1934.htm" title="1934: hă·wêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To become, come to pass, be. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2376.htm" title="2376: bə·ḥez·wê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Vision, appearance. (Aramaic) from chaza'; a sight.">in the visions</a> <a href="/hebrew/7217.htm" title="7217: rê·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Head. (Aramaic) corresponding to ro'sh; the head; figuratively, the sum.">of my mind</a> <a href="/hebrew/5894.htm" title="5894: ‘îr (N-ms) -- Waking or wakeful one. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to uwr; a watcher, i.e. An angel (as guardian).">a watcher,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6922.htm" title="6922: wə·qad·dîš (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Holy. (Aramaic) corresponding to qadowsh.">a holy one,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5182.htm" title="5182: nā·ḥiṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To descend. (Aramaic) corresponding to nachath; to descend; causatively, to bring away, deposit, depose.">coming down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4481.htm" title="4481: min- (Prep) -- From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than. (Aramaic) corresponding to min.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/8065.htm" title="8065: šə·may·yā (N-mdd) -- Heavens. (Aramaic) corresponding to shamayim.">heaven.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">Revelation 7:1-3</a></span><br />After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree. / And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: / “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Revelation 10:1-3</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire. / He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. / Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-5.htm">Ezekiel 1:5-14</a></span><br />and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form, / but each had four faces and four wings. / Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Ezekiel 10:9-14</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone. / As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel. / When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a></span><br />And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-11.htm">Genesis 31:11</a></span><br />In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Zechariah 1:8-11</a></span><br />I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. / “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.” / Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1-8</a></span><br />And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze. / The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, / the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-10.htm">Matthew 18:10</a></span><br />See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-11.htm">Luke 1:11-19</a></span><br />Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. / When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear. / But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7-10</a></span><br />Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. / “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” / So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-23.htm">Acts 27:23-24</a></span><br />For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me / and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a></span><br />Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-6.htm">Revelation 14:6-7</a></span><br />Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people. / And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;</p><p class="hdg">in the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-5.htm">Daniel 4:5,10</a></b></br> I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Daniel 7:1</a></b></br> In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, <i>and</i> told the sum of the matters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-17.htm">Daniel 7:17,23</a></b></br> These great beasts, which are four, <i>are</i> four kings, <i>which</i> shall arise out of the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-20.htm">Psalm 103:20</a></b></br> Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.</p><p class="hdg">an holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/8-13.htm">Daniel 8:13</a></b></br> Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain <i>saint</i> which spake, How long <i>shall be</i> the vision <i>concerning</i> the daily <i>sacrifice</i>, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a></b></br> And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand <i>went</i> a fiery law for them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-7.htm">Psalm 89:7</a></b></br> God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all <i>them that are</i> about him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Angelic</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Head</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/daniel/4-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Visions</a> <a href="/job/7-20.htm">Watcher</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Angelic</a> <a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/jonah/2-6.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Head</a> <a href="/daniel/4-15.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/daniel/4-16.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/daniel/4-15.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Visions</a> <a href="/daniel/4-23.htm">Watcher</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-4.htm">makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-8.htm">Daniel hears the dream.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">He interprets it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-28.htm">The dream fulfilled.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Dreams and visions often occur during sleep, as seen with Joseph (<a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">Genesis 37:5</a>) and Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5</a>). The bed symbolizes a place of vulnerability and openness to spiritual insights.<p><b>I also saw in the visions of my mind</b><br>Visions are a significant means of divine communication in Scripture, often providing insight or prophecy. The mind is the seat of understanding and perception, suggesting that this vision was vivid and impactful. Similar experiences are recorded with prophets like Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1</a>) and John in Revelation (<a href="/revelation/1-10.htm">Revelation 1:10</a>).<p><b>a watcher, a holy one</b><br>The term "watcher" is unique to the book of Daniel, referring to angelic beings who observe and execute God's will. "Holy one" emphasizes their divine nature and purity. Angels are often messengers or agents of God's judgment, as seen in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a> with Sodom and Gomorrah. This aligns with the biblical theme of God’s sovereignty and the role of angels in His divine plan.<p><b>coming down from heaven</b><br>This indicates the origin and authority of the watcher, emphasizing a divine mission. Heaven is the realm of God, and descent implies intervention in earthly affairs. This mirrors other biblical accounts where angels descend to deliver messages or enact God's will, such as in Jacob's ladder (<a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a>) and the announcement to the shepherds (<a href="/luke/2-9.htm">Luke 2:9-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The Babylonian king who is recounting his dream. He is a central figure in the Book of Daniel, known for his powerful reign and interactions with Daniel and his friends.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/watcher.htm">Watcher</a></b><br>A term used to describe an angelic being. In this context, it refers to a divine messenger sent by God to deliver a message or execute His will.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_one.htm">Holy One</a></b><br>This term emphasizes the purity and divine nature of the watcher. It signifies that the message or action is sanctioned by God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>The realm from which the watcher descends, representing the divine authority and origin of the message.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision.htm">Vision</a></b><br>A supernatural revelation given to Nebuchadnezzar, which is a common method through which God communicates His will in the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_communication.htm">Divine Communication</a></b><br>God uses various means, including dreams and visions, to communicate His will. We should be attentive to how God might be speaking to us today, whether through Scripture, prayer, or other believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_angels.htm">Role of Angels</a></b><br>Angels are messengers and servants of God, executing His will. Understanding their role can deepen our appreciation for the spiritual realm and God's sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Nebuchadnezzar's experience reminds us of the importance of humility. Recognizing God's authority and submitting to His will is crucial for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The descent of the watcher from heaven underscores God's control over earthly affairs. Trusting in His sovereignty can bring peace amidst life's uncertainties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_transformation.htm">Repentance and Transformation</a></b><br>The broader context of Nebuchadnezzar's dream highlights the need for repentance and the transformative power of acknowledging God's supremacy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_grigori_angels.htm">Who are the Grigori, the Watcher Angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_the_mafia.htm">Who are the Grigori, the Watcher Angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_consistently_achieve_goals.htm">What defines a monitoring spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_monitoring_spirit.htm">What defines a monitoring spirit?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">A watcher and a holy one--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> a holy one who is watchful; translated "angel" by the LXX., but simply transliterated into "Eir" by Theodotion. The word is used twice by the king, and once by Daniel (<a href="/daniel/4-23.htm" title="And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;">Daniel 4:23</a>), but it is to be noticed that the prophet substitutes "the Most High" for the words of the king in <a href="/daniel/4-17.htm" title="This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will, and sets up over it the basest of men.">Daniel 4:17</a>). We must suppose that Nebuchadnezzar dreamed in a language familiar to himself, and that the objects of his dream were things with which his Babylonian education had made him acquainted. According to his mythology, the god of Nergal was regarded as "manifesting himself in watching," so that he may have dreamed that he witnessed a descent of one of his deities. In this he is corrected by Daniel, being assured that the whole is sent from heaven, that the decree is ordered by the one true God, and that the holy watcher is an angel of God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher</span> <span class="cmt_word">and an holy one came down from heaven.</span> The Septuagint Version is shorter here, and therefore, other things being equal, is to be preferred, "And I saw in my dream, and an angel was sent in power from heaven." Theodotion is as usual in closer accord with the text of the Massoretic than is the Septuagint; yet he omits "of my head." The Peshitta, yet closer to the Massoretic text, only omits "behold." There is now a change in the vision. The monarch sees "a watcher and a holy one descend." This is rendered rightly by the Septuagint, "an angel." Jephet-ibn-Ali maintains that there are two, and that the watcher is the higher. The word <span class="hebrew">עִיר</span> (<span class="accented">eer</span>), "watcher," occurs only in this chapter in the Bible. In the Book of Enoch the name occurs almost a score of times, and is used to designate the archangels. In the present case the word <span class="hebrew">קָדִּישׁ</span>, (<span class="accented">qaddeesh</span>), "a holy one," is in all likelihood an explanatory addition, the word being unknown before - probably an adaptation of some Assyrian name. On the other hand, in the Book of Enoch every one is supposed to be as well acquainted with the <span class="hebrew">עִירִים</span> of Daniel as with the cherubim and ophanim of Ezekiel and the seraphim of Isaiah. Does not this imply that, at the time the Book of Enoch was written, the Book of Daniel was equally well known with those of the two other prophets? The latest conceivable date for Enoch is <span class="date">B.C. 130</span>, and so late a date never would have been thought of had there not been a necessity to place its date after that at which critics in their wisdom had placed Daniel. The date above mentioned implies that Judas Maccabaeus is unmentioned in a struggle of which he was the crowning hero. Even grant that later date, it is inconceivable that a single generation could have given Daniel such a place of honour as to be regarded as the equal with Isaiah and Ezekiel. In this connection it is to be noticed that, though the <span class="accented">ophunim</span>, "wheels," of Ezekiel are made use of, the <span class="accented">soosim</span>, "horses," of Zechariah do not appear in the later books. Yet they are declared to be spirits. If Daniel were a contemporary of Ezekiel, and his writings had thus had time to sink into the mind of the Jewish people, this phenomenon can be understood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/4-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As I lay</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5922.htm">Strong's 5922: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on my bed,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4903.htm">Strong's 4903: </a> </span><span class="str2">Couch, bed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I also saw</span><br /><span class="heb">חָזֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·zêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2370.htm">Strong's 2370: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze upon, mentally to dream, be usual</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the visions</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֶזְוֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥez·wê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2376.htm">Strong's 2376: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vision, appearance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my mind</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵאשִׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(rê·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7217.htm">Strong's 7217: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head, the sum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a watcher,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5894.htm">Strong's 5894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waking or wakeful one</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a holy one,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקַדִּ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qad·dîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6922.htm">Strong's 6922: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">coming down</span><br /><span class="heb">נָחִֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḥiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5182.htm">Strong's 5182: </a> </span><span class="str2">To descend, to bring away, deposit, depose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4481.htm">Strong's 4481: </a> </span><span class="str2">From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמַיָּ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(šə·may·yā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - mdd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8065.htm">Strong's 8065: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sky</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/4-13.htm">Daniel 4:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/4-13.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 4:13 I saw in the visions of my (Dan. 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