Daniel 4:36

At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
time	זִמְנָ֞א zim.Na'	H2166	an appointed occasion · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
reason	מַנְדְּעִ֣י man.de.'I	H4486	wisdom or intelligence · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
returned	יְת֣וּב ye.Tuv	H8421	specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
me	עֲלַ֗י 'a.Lai	H5922	above · preposition + pronominal suffix
glory	וְלִיקַ֨ר ve.li.Kar	H3367	value · conjunction + preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
kingdom	מַלְכוּתִ֜י mal.khu.Ti	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
honour	הַדְרִ֤י had.Ri	H1923	magnificence · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
brightness	וְזִוִי֙ ve.zi.Vi	H2122	(figuratively) cheerfulness · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
returned	יְת֣וּב ye.Tuv	H8421	specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
me	עֲלַ֔י 'a.Lai	H5922	above · preposition + pronominal suffix
counsellors	הַדָּֽבְרַ֥י ha.da.ve.Rai	H1907	a vizier · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
lords	וְרַבְרְבָנַ֖י ve.rav.re.va.Nai	H7261	a magnate · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
sought	יְבַע֑וֹן ye.va.'on	H1156	to seek or ask · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
me	וְעַל ve.'al-	H5922	above · conjunction + preposition
established	הָתְקְנַ֔ת ha.te.ke.Nat	H8627	to straighten up · verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
kingdom	מַלְכוּתִ֣י mal.khu.Ti	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
excellent	יַתִּירָ֖ה ya.ti.Rah	H3493	preeminent · adjective, feminine singular absolute
majesty	וּרְב֥וּ u.re.Vu	H7238	increase (of dignity) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
added	ה֥וּסְפַת Hu.se.fat	H3255	to add or augment (often adverbial · verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Proverbs 22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
Daniel 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most…
2 Chronicles 33:12-13 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
Daniel 4:15-16 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…
Daniel 4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and s…
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now t…
Job 13:12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:34–end

We have here Nebuchadnezzar's recovery from his distraction, and his return to his right mind, at the end of the days prefixed, that is, of the seven years. So long he continued a monument of God's justice and a trophy of his victory over the children of pride, and he was made more so by being struck mad than if he had been in an instant struck dead with a thunderbolt; yet it was a mercy to him that he was kept alive, for while there is life there is hope that we may yet praise God, as he did here: At the end of the days (says he), I lifted up my eyes unto heaven (Dan 4:34), looked no longer down towards the earth as a beast, but begun to look up as a man. Os homini sublime dedit - Heaven ga…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 4:36

An inscription in the East India Company's Museum is read as describing the period of Nebuchadnezzar's insanity [G. V. SMITH]. In the so-called standard inscription read by SIR H. RAWLINSON, Nebuchadnezzar relates that during four (?) years he ceased to lay out buildings, or to furnish with victims Merodach's altar, or to clear out the canals for irrigation. No other instance in the cuneiform inscriptions occurs of a king recording his own inaction. my counsellors . . . sought unto me--desired to have me, as formerly, to be their head, wearied with the anarchy which prevailed in my absence (compare Note, see on Dan 4:33); the likelihood of a conspiracy of the nobles is confirmed by this ve…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:36

My reason returned - Every thing was fulfilled that was exhibited by the dream and its interpretation. It is very likely that this unfortunate king had so concealed himself that the place of his retreat was not found out; and the providence of God had so watched over every thing, that, on his return to his palace, he found his counselors and his lords, who received him gladly, and cleaved to and served him as they had formerly done.

John Gill on Daniel 4:36

The Church Fathers

Squalid and dirty, in all likelihood, unkempt and with nails grown long, he washed away the dirt, and thanks to divine grace he was recognized as the person who previously had administered the mighty kingdom. "My rulers and my nobility sought me out": they put aside their hatred and adopted a friendly attitude toward me.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 4:36

Verse 36. "'And my nobles and officers sought me out and I was restored to my kingdom, and all the greater magnificence accrued to me.'" Well then, according to those who argue against the historical character of this account, all the angelic powers are going to seek out the devil again, and he will increase to such a degree of might, that the very one who formerly exalted himself against God is going to be greater than he was before his sin.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER FOUR

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Dictionary and topics

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.…
Nebuchadnezzar, Or Nebuchadrezzar — (may Nebo protect the crown), was the greatest and most powerful of the Babylonian kings. His name is explained to mean “Nebo is the protector against misfortune.” He was the son and successor of…
Converts · Nebuchadnezzar — Nebuchadnezzar
Reasoning · Natural un — Natural un
Testimony · RELIGIOUS, EXEMPLIFIED — RELIGIOUS, EXEMPLIFIED

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 4:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:34–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 4:36

Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:36

John Gill on Daniel 4:36

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 4:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:34–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 4:36

Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:36

John Gill on Daniel 4:36

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 4:36

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 4:34–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 4:35

Rashi on Daniel 4:34