Daniel 4:18

This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
This	דְּנָה֙ de.Nah	H1836	this · demonstrative particle
dream	חֶלְמָ֣א chel.Ma'	H2493	a dream · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
I	אֲנָ֖ה 'a.Nah	H576	I · personal pronoun
king	מַלְכָּ֣א mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑ר ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	H5020	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · proper noun, a man's name
seen	חֲזֵ֔ית cha.Zeit	H2370	to gaze upon · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
thou	וְאַ֨נְתְּ ve.'an.tah	H607	thou · conjunction + personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular
Belteshazzar	בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜ר be.le.te.sha.Tzar	H1096	Belteshatstsar · proper noun, a man's name
declare	אֱמַ֗ר 'e.Mar	H560	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
interpretation	פִּשְׁרֵ֣א pish.Re'	H6591	an interpretation · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
as	קֳבֵל֙ ko.Vel	H6903	(adverbially) in front of · noun, common both genders singular absolute
all	כָּל kol-	H3606	properly · noun, common both genders singular construct
wise	חַכִּימֵ֣י cha.ki.Mei	H2445	wise · adjective, masculine plural construct
kingdom	מַלְכוּתִ֗י mal.khu.Ti	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
not	לָֽא la'-	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
able	יָכְלִ֤ין ya.khe.Lin	H3202	to be able · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
known	לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי le.ho.Da.'u.Ta.ni	H3046	to know (properly · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
interpretation	פִּשְׁרָא֙ pish.Ra'	H6591	an interpretation · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
thou	וְאַ֣נְתְּ ve.'an.tah	H607	thou · conjunction + personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular
able	כָּהֵ֔ל ka.Hel	H3546	to be able · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
spirit	רֽוּחַ Ru.ach-	H7308	wind · noun, common both genders singular construct
holy	קַדִּישִׁ֖ין ka.di.Shin	H6922	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · adjective, masculine plural absolute
gods	אֱלָהִ֥ין 'e.la.Hin	H426	God · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 41:8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men…
Daniel 5:15 And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interp…
Genesis 41:15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst…
Daniel 4:7-9 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make kno…
Daniel 5:8 Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
1 Kings 14:2-3 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to…
Isaiah 19:3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to th…
Isaiah 47:12-14 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt b…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:4-18

Nebuchadnezzar, before he relates the judgments of God that had been wrought upon him for his pride, gives an account of the fair warning he had of them before they came, a due regard to which might have prevented them. But he was told of them, and of the issue of them, before they came to pass, that, when they did come to pass, by comparing them with the prediction of them, he might see, and say, that they were the Lord's doing, and might be brought to believe that there is a divine revelation in the world, as well as a divine Providence, and that the works of God agree with his word. Now, in the account he here gives of his dream, by which he had notice of what was coming, we may observe,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 4:17

demand--that is, determination; namely, as to the change to which Nebuchadnezzar is to be doomed. A solemn council of the heavenly ones is supposed (compare Job 1:6; Job 2:1), over which God presides supreme. His "decree" and "word" are therefore said to be theirs (compare Dan 4:24, "decree of the Most High"); "the decree of the watchers," "the word of the holy ones." For He has placed particular kingdoms under the administration of angelic beings, subject to Him (Dan 10:13, Dan 10:20; Dan 12:1). The word "demand," in the second clause, expresses a distinct idea from the first clause. Not only as members of God's council (Dan 7:10; Kg1 22:19; Psa 103:21; Zac 1:10) do they subscribe to His "d…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:17

This matter is by the decree of the watchers - See on Dan 4:13 (note). The Most High ruleth - He never leaves the government of the world to man, to second causes, or to fortuitous occurrences. What are thus called are his agents; they are no moving causes. And setteth up - the basest of men - "Tyrants and kings from Jove proceed Those are permitted, these decreed." The throne ennobles no man: to be properly filled, the man must be noble. Some of the greatest and some of the meanest of men have sat on the throne. Kings differ in education, seldom in intellect, from the common mass of men; the power and authority are from God. The king himself may be given either in mercy or in wrath. When J…

Dictionary and topics

Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…
Dream — God has frequently made use of dreams in communicating his will to men. The most remarkable instances of this are recorded in the history of Jacob (Gen. 28:12; 31:10), Laban (31:24), Joseph…
Media — Heb. Madai, which is rendered in the Authorized Version (1) “Madai,” Gen. 10:2; (2) “Medes,” 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; (3) “Media,” Esther 1:3; 10:2; Isa. 21:2; Dan. 8:20; (4) “Mede,” only in Dan. 11:1.…
Babylon · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Converts · Nebuchadnezzar — Nebuchadnezzar
Heathen · .Nebuchadnezzar — .Nebuchadnezzar
Testimony · RELIGIOUS, EXEMPLIFIED — RELIGIOUS, EXEMPLIFIED
Wise Men · Of Babylon — Of Babylon

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 4:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:4-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 4:17

Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:17

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Daniel 4:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:4-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 4:17

Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:17

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John Gill on Daniel 4:18

John Calvin on Daniel 4:18

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 4:18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 4:17

Rashi on Daniel 4:16