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and let seven periods of time pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let his heart be changed from <i>that of</i> a man, Let him be given the heart of a beast, And let seven times pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Let his mind change from <i>that of</i> a human And let an animal’s mind be given to him, And let seven periods of time pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Let his mind be changed from that of a man And let a beast&#8217s mind be given to him, And let seven periods of time pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Let his mind be changed from <i>that of</i> a man, And let a beast’s mind be given to him, And let seven periods of time pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let his heart be changed from <i>that of</i> a man, And let the heart of a beast be given to him, And let seven periods of time pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Let his mind <i>and</i> nature be changed from a man’s And let an animal’s mind <i>and</i> nature be given to him, And let seven periods of time pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let his mind be changed from that of a human, and let him be given the mind of an animal for seven periods of time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of an animal for seven periods of time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Give him the mind of a wild animal for seven long years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />let his heart be changed from man's and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let its human mind be changed, and give it the mind of an animal. Let it remain like this for seven time periods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For seven years he will not have a human mind, but the mind of an animal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of an animal until seven seasons of time pass by for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Let his mind be altered from that of a human being, and let an animal's mind be given to him, and let seven periods of time go by for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let his mind be changed from man's, and let an animal's mind be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him. Then let seven times pass over him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />his heart from man’s is changed, and the heart of a beast is given to him, and seven times pass over him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> his heart from man's is changed, and the heart of a beast is given to him, and seven times pass over him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Its heart shall be changed from man, and the heart of a beast shall be given to it; and seven times shall pass over him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given him; and let seven times pass over him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 4:13>Let his heart be changed from being human, and let the heart of a wild animal be given to him, and let seven periods of time pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for a time, dismayed by his thoughts. “Belteshazzar,” the king said to him, “do not let the dream or its meaning dismay you.” “My lord,” Belteshazzar replied, “may this dream be for your enemies, and its meaning for your foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let his mind be changed from that of a human, and let the mind of an animal be given to him. And let seven times pass over him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given to him; and let seven seasons change over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And his heart shall change from the children of men, and the heart of a beast will be given to him, and seven seasons will be changed over him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let his heart be changed from man's, And let a beast's heart be given unto him; And let seven times pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />His heart shall be changed from that of man, and the heart of a wild beast shall be given to him; and seven times shall pass over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/4-16.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=1360" 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">15</span>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 on the grass of the earth. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3825.htm" title="3825: liḇ·ḇêh (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Heart. (Aramaic) corresponding to lebab.">Let his mind</a> <a href="/hebrew/8133.htm" title="8133: yə·šan·nō·wn (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To change. (Aramaic) corresponding to shana.">be changed</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/606.htm" title="606: ʾɛ̆·nō·šå̄ (N-msd) -- Man, mankind. (Aramaic) or renash (Aramaic); corresponding to 'enowsh; a man.">that of a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3052.htm" title="3052: yiṯ·yə·hiḇ (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To give. (Aramaic) corresponding to yahab; -deliver, give, lay, + prolong, pay, yield.">and let him be given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lêh (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3825.htm" title="3825: ū·lə·ḇaḇ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Heart. (Aramaic) corresponding to lebab.">the mind</a> <a href="/hebrew/2423.htm" title="2423: ḥê·wāh (N-fs) -- Beast. (Aramaic) from chaya'; an animal.">of a beast</a> <a href="/hebrew/7655.htm" title="7655: wə·šiḇ·‘āh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Seven. (Aramaic) corresponding to sheba'.">till seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/5732.htm" title="5732: ‘id·dā·nîn (N-mp) -- Time. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of ed; a set time; technically, a year.">times</a> <a href="/hebrew/2499.htm" title="2499: yaḥ·lə·p̄ūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To pass (over). (Aramaic) corresponding to chalaph; to pass on (of time).">pass him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘ă·lō·w·hî (Prep:: 3ms) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">by.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’…<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="/daniel/5-21.htm">Daniel 5:21</a></span><br />He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-4.htm">Daniel 7:4</a></span><br />The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-20.htm">Job 12:20</a></span><br />He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-24.htm">Job 12:24</a></span><br />He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-12.htm">Psalm 49:12</a></span><br />But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-20.htm">Psalm 49:20</a></span><br />A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></span><br />Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Isaiah 44:25</a></span><br />who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19</a></span><br />And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a></span><br />I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-22</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-11.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:11-12</a></span><br />For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.</p><p class="hdg">Let his.</p><p class="hdg">be changed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-32.htm">Daniel 4:32,33</a></b></br> And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling <i>shall be</i> with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></b></br> Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/1-11.htm">Hebrews 1:11</a></b></br> They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;</p><p class="hdg">seven times.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/daniel/3-28.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/daniel/4-13.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-25.htm">Periods</a> <a href="/daniel/3-19.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/daniel/3-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/daniel/3-19.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/7-5.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/daniel/7-5.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Periods</a> <a href="/daniel/4-23.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/daniel/4-26.htm">Time</a> <a href="/daniel/4-23.htm">Times</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>Let his mind be changed from that of a man</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine intervention where Nebuchadnezzar's rational human mind is replaced with an irrational one. In biblical context, this transformation signifies God's sovereignty over human pride and intellect. The change in mind reflects a humbling process, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a>, where God gives people over to a depraved mind when they reject Him. This transformation is a direct consequence of Nebuchadnezzar's arrogance and serves as a warning against pride.<p><b>and let him be given the mind of a beast</b><br>The transformation into a beastly mind symbolizes a complete loss of human dignity and reason, emphasizing the severity of God's judgment. This imagery is consistent with other biblical instances where God uses animals to convey messages or judgments, such as Balaam's donkey in <a href="/numbers/22.htm">Numbers 22</a>. Theologically, it underscores the idea that without God, humans can descend into a state of chaos and irrationality. This also prefigures the ultimate restoration and redemption found in Christ, who restores humanity to its intended state.<p><b>till seven times pass him by</b><br>The "seven times" likely refers to a period of seven years, a number often associated with completeness or divine perfection in the Bible, as seen in the creation week in Genesis. This duration signifies a complete cycle of judgment and restoration. Theologically, it points to God's perfect timing in dealing with human affairs and His ability to restore after a period of discipline. This period of judgment parallels the concept of a sabbatical year, where the land rests, symbolizing a time of renewal and dependence on God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The king of Babylon who experiences a humbling transformation as a result of his pride and arrogance. His mind is changed to that of an animal as a divine judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel (Belteshazzar)</a></b><br>A prophet and advisor to King Nebuchadnezzar, who interprets the king's dream and warns him of the impending judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The kingdom over which Nebuchadnezzar reigns, representing human pride and the pinnacle of earthly power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dream.htm">The Dream</a></b><br>A divine message given to Nebuchadnezzar, symbolizing his fall from power and subsequent restoration after acknowledging God's sovereignty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/seven_times.htm">Seven Times</a></b><br>A period during which Nebuchadnezzar's mind is transformed, often interpreted as seven years, symbolizing completeness in biblical terms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride can lead to a fall, as seen in Nebuchadnezzar's transformation. We must remain humble and recognize God's sovereignty in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is in control of all kingdoms and rulers. Nebuchadnezzar's experience serves as a reminder that earthly power is subject to divine authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Nebuchadnezzar's account shows that repentance can lead to restoration. We should be quick to acknowledge our wrongs and seek God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_a_sound_mind.htm">The Value of a Sound Mind</a></b><br>A sound mind is a gift from God. We should guard our thoughts and align them with God's truth to avoid spiritual and moral decline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_warning.htm">The Role of Prophetic Warning</a></b><br>Daniel's role as a prophet highlights the importance of heeding God's warnings. We should listen to godly counsel and be open to correction.<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_does_'lead_a_quiet_life'_mean.htm">Why is 1914 significant to Jehovah's Witnesses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_end_times.htm">What does the Bible say about the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_1914_key_to_jehovah's_witnesses.htm">Why is 1914 significant to Jehovah's Witnesses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_prayer_warrior.htm">What defines a prayer warrior?</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>(16) Here the metaphor of <a href="/daniel/4-15.htm" title="Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots 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 in the grass of the earth:">Daniel 4:15</a> is entirely discontinued, and a man is mentioned.<p><span class= "bld">Seven times.</span>--On the use of the number "seven" see Note on <a href="/daniel/3-19.htm" title="Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.">Daniel 3:19</a>. The period intended by "time" is very uncertain: from the use of the word in <a href="/judges/17-10.htm" title="And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and your victuals. So the Levite went in.">Judges 17:10</a> it has been inferred that "years" are intended. This is purely conjectural. It is more probable that the word is used to signify some definite period of time, which, as appears from the words "over him," was in some way marked out by the heavenly bodies. The word "time" is used by Daniel in the same sense (<a href="/daniel/7-25.htm" title="And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.">Daniel 7:25</a>). (Comp. <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm" title="And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was on the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.">Daniel 12:7</a>, where, however, a different word is employed.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let</span> <span class="cmt_word">his heart be changed from</span> <span class="cmt_word">man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass ever him.</span> The Septuagint rendering seems to be taken from the previous verse, "And let his body be changed by the dew of heaven, and let him be pastured with them seven years." It seems difficult to imagine, either, on the one hand, <span class="hebrew">לִבְבֵהּ</span> (<span class="accented">libebayh</span>) changed into <span class="hebrew">פִגְרָהּ</span> (<span class="accented">pi</span>g<span class="accented">erah</span>), the word by which Paulus Tellensis translates <span class="greek">σῶμα</span>, though it suggests "carcase," or into <span class="hebrew">נִדְנֵה</span> (<span class="accented">nid nayh</span>), the word used in <a href="/daniel/7-15.htm">Daniel 7:15</a>; or, on the other, that either of these should be read <span class="accented">lebab.</span> At the same time, <span class="hebrew">ל</span> and <span class="hebrew">נ</span> are not unlike in old inscriptions, nor <span class="hebrew">ב</span> unlike <span class="hebrew">ד</span>; any indistinctness in the third letter might easily lead to a mistake. It is not impossible that some of the words in the latter part of the previous verse have been modified from some word meaning "body." It is equally difficult to guess what word has been read by the Septuagint translator instead of <span class="hebrew">יַחְלְפוּן</span> (<span class="accented">yah-lephoon</span>), "let them pass over." The greater brevity of the Septuagint is in its favour. Theodotion is, as usual, in closer agreement with the Massoretic; he renders <span class="accented">min-anaosha</span> or <span class="accented">anosha</span>' for <span class="greek">ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων</span>, "from men" - a possible translation, and one favoured by some recent commentators. The Peshitta agrees quite with the received text. According to the received text, the main change was mental - the human heart is removed, and the heart of a beast given. On the other hand, in the twenty-third verse, in which we have the fulfilment of the dream, the change is mainly physical, and it is to be observed that the change is produced by "the dew of heaven." <span class="accented">Seven times.</span> The word '<span class="accented">iddanun</span>, "times," is a matter of some difficulty; it means really "seasons" or "points" of time, as in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:2</a>, Targum, and <a href="/genesis/38-1.htm">Genesis 38:1</a>, Targum Onkelos, "It came to pass at this time." It is purely arbitrary to fix the meaning here as "years," as is done by the Septuagint and by many commentators. Theodotiom keeps the indefinite<span class="accented">ness</span> of the original by rendering the word here <span class="greek">καιροί</span>. The Peshitta transfers the word. It may be" months" as suggested by Lenormant; it maybe "seasons," in our usual sense of the word. Rendel Harris's 'Biblical Monuments,' p. 73, says, "Summer and winter are the only seasons counted in Babylonia;" if so, seven '<span class="accented">iddaneen</span> would be nearly four years. From the fact that exposure to weather is the point of importance, Mr. Harris's view is not impossible; but pathological reasons suggest "months" (see Excursus at the end of chapter). <span class="accented">Seven</span>, with the Babylonians, as with most other Semites, is a round number of sacred import, and therefore may not be pressed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/4-16.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">Let his mind</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְבֵהּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·ḇêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be changed</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁנּ֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šan·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8133.htm">Strong's 8133: </a> </span><span class="str2">To change</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">that of a man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשָׁ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_606.htm">Strong's 606: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and let him be given</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְיְהִ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·yə·hiḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3052.htm">Strong's 3052: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, to put, imperatively, come</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mind</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְבַ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḇaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a beast</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵיוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2423.htm">Strong's 2423: </a> </span><span class="str2">An animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">till seven</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šiḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7655.htm">Strong's 7655: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">times</span><br /><span class="heb">עִדָּנִ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(‘id·dā·nîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5732.htm">Strong's 5732: </a> </span><span class="str2">A set time, technically, a year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pass</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְלְפ֥וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·lə·p̄ūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2499.htm">Strong's 2499: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass (over)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him by.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֽוֹהִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lō·w·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/4-16.htm">Daniel 4:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/4-16.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 4:16 Let his heart be changed from man's (Dan. 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