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Version</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the interpretation, O king, and this <i>is</i> the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the resolution of the Most High, which has reached my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king: It is the decree of the Most High [God], which has come upon my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree of the Most High that has been issued against my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the sentence of the Most High that has been passed against my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your Majesty, God Most High has sent you this message, and it means <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"This is the meaning, Your Majesty. The Most High has decided to apply it to you, Your Majesty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"This, then, is what it means, Your Majesty, and this is what the Supreme God has declared will happen to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"This is the meaning, your majesty, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against his majesty, the king: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come on my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“This is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />This [is] the interpretation, O king, and it [is] the decree of the Most High that has come against my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> This is the interpretation, O king, and the decree of the Most High it is that hath come against my lord the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This the interpretation, O king, and this the decree of the Most High, that came upon my lord the king:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This is the interpretation of the sentence of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 4:21>This is the interpretation of the judgment of the Most High, which has reached my lord, the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, O king, may my advice be acceptable to you; atone for your sins by good deeds, and for your misdeeds by kindness to the poor; then your contentment will be long lasting.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and it is a decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />This is the interpretation, O king: The decree of the Most High has come against my lord the king;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />This is the interpretation, oh King: a decree of the Most High has arrived upon my Lord the King<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />this is the interpretation of it, O king, and it is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/4-24.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=1492" 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">Daniel Interprets the Second Dream</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’ <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1836.htm" title="1836: də·nāh (Pro-ms) -- This. (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of dek; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/6591.htm" title="6591: p̄iš·rā (N-msd) -- Interpretation. (Aramaic) from pshar; an interpretation.">is the interpretation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4430.htm" title="4430: mal·kā (N-msd) -- King. (Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king.">O king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1510.htm" title="1510: ū·ḡə·zê·raṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- A decree. (Aramaic) from gzar (as gazar); a decree.">and this is the decree</a> <a href="/hebrew/5943.htm" title="5943: ʿil·lå̄·yå̄ (Adj-msd) -- Highest, a name of God. (Aramaic) corresponding to illiy; supreme (i.e. God).">that the Most High</a> <a href="/hebrew/1932.htm" title="1932: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. (Aramaic) or (feminine) hiyo (Aramaic); corresponding to huw'."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: dî (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4291.htm" title="4291: mə·ṭāṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To reach, attain. ">has issued</a> <a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘al- (Prep) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/4756.htm" title="4756: mar·ʾī (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to mara' in the sense of domineering; a master.">my lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/4430.htm" title="4430: mal·kā (N-msd) -- King. (Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king.">the king:</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.…<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="/genesis/41-25.htm">Genesis 41:25-32</a></span><br />At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do. / The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning. / Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a></span><br />How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10-14</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height, / I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it. / Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12</a></span><br />But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-6.htm">Jeremiah 27:6-7</a></span><br />So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him. / All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Jeremiah 50:17-18</a></span><br />Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.” / Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6-8</a></span><br />Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ / Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey. / Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-16.htm">2 Kings 20:16-18</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD: / The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-21</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">Psalm 75:6-7</a></span><br />For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21-23</a></span><br />On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people. / And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” / Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-2</a></span><br />Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5-6</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” / Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come on my lord the king:</p><p class="hdg">the decree.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a></b></br> This matter <i>is</i> 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 ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-29.htm">Job 20:29</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7</a></b></br> I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou <i>art</i> my Son; this day have I begotten thee.</p><p class="hdg">come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-12.htm">Job 1:12-19</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath <i>is</i> in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-11.htm">Job 40:11,12</a></b></br> Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one <i>that is</i> proud, and abase him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40</a></b></br> He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, <i>where there is</i> no way.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">High</a> <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Interpretation</a> <a href="/daniel/2-13.htm">Issued</a> <a href="/daniel/4-9.htm">Sense</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/6-17.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/daniel/6-7.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/daniel/4-25.htm">High</a> <a href="/daniel/5-7.htm">Interpretation</a> <a href="/daniel/5-29.htm">Issued</a> <a href="/daniel/5-8.htm">Sense</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/daniel/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is the interpretation, O king,</b><br>Daniel is addressing King Nebuchadnezzar directly, emphasizing the personal nature of the message. The role of a prophet or interpreter in ancient times was significant, as they were seen as mediators between the divine and human realms. Daniel's ability to interpret dreams is a gift from God, as seen earlier in the book (<a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">Daniel 2:19-23</a>). This phrase underscores the importance of divine revelation and the responsibility of the prophet to convey God's message accurately.<p><b>and this is the decree that the Most High has issued</b><br>The term "Most High" refers to God, emphasizing His supreme authority over all earthly rulers. This reflects the biblical theme of God's sovereignty, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/47-2.htm">Psalm 47:2</a> and <a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a>. The use of "decree" indicates a formal and unchangeable decision, highlighting the seriousness of the message. In the ancient Near East, decrees from a king or deity were considered binding and authoritative.<p><b>against my lord the king:</b><br>Daniel shows respect for Nebuchadnezzar by referring to him as "my lord," despite the impending judgment. This reflects the biblical principle of respecting authority (<a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1-7</a>). The phrase "against my lord the king" indicates that the message is one of judgment, a common theme in prophetic literature. This judgment serves as a warning and a call to repentance, similar to other biblical narratives where God warns leaders and nations of impending consequences if they do not turn from their ways (e.g., <a href="/jonah/3-4.htm">Jonah 3:4-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel (Belteshazzar)</a></b><br>A Hebrew prophet and interpreter of dreams, known for his wisdom and faithfulness to God. He serves in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_nebuchadnezzar.htm">King Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The powerful ruler of Babylon who experiences a humbling encounter with God due to his pride and arrogance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire over which Nebuchadnezzar reigns, known for its grandeur and influence in the ancient world.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_most_high.htm">The Most High (God)</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who reveals His power and authority over earthly kingdoms through dreams and visions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_decree.htm">The Decree</a></b><br>A divine judgment pronounced by God through Daniel, indicating the consequences of Nebuchadnezzar's pride.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's authority extends over all nations and rulers. He is the ultimate judge and can humble the proud to demonstrate His power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride is a sin that leads to downfall. Believers are called to humility, recognizing that all power and success come from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Daniel are used by God to deliver His messages and warnings. We should heed the warnings and guidance found in Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>God's judgments are often accompanied by opportunities for repentance. Nebuchadnezzar's account shows that God desires restoration and transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_interpretation.htm">The Importance of Interpretation</a></b><br>Understanding God's messages requires discernment and wisdom, which can be sought through prayer and study of the Word.<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/what_do_daniel's_70_weeks_mean.htm">What do the seventy weeks of Daniel signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_seventy_times_seven.htm">What is seventy times seven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_daniel's_god_over_babylon's_deities.htm">In Daniel 4:18, why would Nebuchadnezzar trust Daniel's God-based interpretation over the Babylonian wise men if their religious context supposedly revered other deities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_nebuchadnezzar_dream_about.htm">What did Nebuchadnezzar dream about?</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>(24) <span class= "bld">Which is come upon.--</span>See Note on <a href="/daniel/4-13.htm" title="I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;">Daniel 4:13</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king</span>. The passage in the Seventy which is parallel with this is partly in the last clause of the previous verse and partly in the verse that occupies a similar place to this in the Septuagint text, "The judgments of the great God shall come upon thee, and the Most High and his angels assail thee (<span class="greek">κατατρέχουσιν ἐπὶ σὲ</span>)." The change of tense here indicates that the second clause is an alternative rendering, brought into the text from the margin. In this marginal note <span class="accented">meta</span> has been taken as "assail," and <span class="accented">malka</span>, "O king," has been, by transposition of the two final letters, read <span class="accented">mela'k</span>, "angel." Theodotion and the Peshitta agree with the Massoretic text. The respectful tone in which Daniel addresses Nebuchadnezzar in the received text is to be observed; it is utterly alien to the boastful tone Judaism was afterwards accustomed to impute to its old saints. That there is no reference to the watchers or to their decree in this is imputed to Daniel's recognition of its true source; but in the Septuagint there is nothing equivalent to the statement in ver. 17. The fact that it is omitted here confirms the suspicion against it which we expressed in regard to the earlier verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/4-24.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">This</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּנָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(də·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1836.htm">Strong's 1836: </a> </span><span class="str2">This</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the interpretation,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִשְׁרָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(p̄iš·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6591.htm">Strong's 6591: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interpretation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O king,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכָּ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(mal·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4430.htm">Strong's 4430: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and this is the decree</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְזֵרַ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·zê·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">A decree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that the Most High</span><br /><span class="heb">עִלָּאָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘il·lā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5943.htm">Strong's 5943: </a> </span><span class="str2">highest', a name of God</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has issued</span><br /><span class="heb">מְטָ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4291.htm">Strong's 4291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrive, extend, happen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</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">my lord</span><br /><span class="heb">מָרִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4756.htm">Strong's 4756: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord -- lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king:</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכָּֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(mal·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4430.htm">Strong's 4430: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/4-24.htm">Daniel 4:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/4-24.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 4:24 This is the interpretation O king (Dan. 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