Daniel 4:37

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	כְּעַ֞ן ke.'An	H3705	now · adverb
I	אֲנָ֣ה 'a.Nah	H576	I · personal pronoun
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	H5020	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · proper noun, a man's name
praise	מְשַׁבַּ֨ח me.sha.Bach	H7624	to adulate · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
extol	וּמְרוֹמֵ֤ם u.me.ro.Mem	H7313	to be high actively · conjunction + verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
honour	וּמְהַדַּר֙ u.me.ha.Dar	H1922	to magnify (figuratively) · conjunction + verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
King	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ le.Me.lekh	H4430	a king · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
heaven	שְׁמַיָּ֔א she.mai.Ya'	H8065	the sky (as aloft · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
all	כָל khol-	H3606	properly · noun, common both genders singular construct
works	מַעֲבָד֙וֹהִי֙ ma.'a.va.Do.hi	H4567	an act · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
truth	קְשֹׁ֔ט ke.Shot	H7187	fidelity · noun, common both genders singular absolute
ways	וְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּ ve.'o.re.cha.Teh	H735	a road · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
judgment	דִּ֑ין Din	H1780	judgement (the suit · noun, common both genders singular absolute
walk	מַהְלְכִ֣ין mah.le.Khin	H1981	to walk · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
pride	בְּגֵוָ֔ה be.ge.Vah	H1467	exaltation · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
able	יָכִ֖ל ya.Khil	H3202	to be able · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
abase	לְהַשְׁפָּלָֽה le.hash.pa.Lah	H8214	to depress or sink (expectation figuratively · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

James 4:6-7 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Psalms 33:4-5 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
1 Peter 5:5-6 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God res…
1 Samuel 2:3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weig…
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Exodus 18:11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
Job 40:11-12 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
Psalms 119:75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

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 4:37

praise . . . extol . . . honour--He heaps word on word, as if he cannot say enough in praise of God. all whose works . . . truth . . . judgment--that is, are true and just (Rev 15:3; Rev 16:7). God has not dealt unjustly or too severely with me; whatever I have suffered, I deserved it all. It is a mark of true contrition to condemn one's self, and justify God (Psa 51:4). those that walk in pride . . . abase--exemplified in me. He condemns himself before the whole world, in order to glorify God. Next: Daniel Chapter 5

Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:37

Now I - praise and extol - It is very probable that Nebuchadnezzar was a true convert; that he relapsed no more into idolatry, and died in the faith of the God of Israel. It is supposed that he lived seventeen years after his restoration. But the authorized Version, which is followed in the margin, states the date of this decree to be b.c. 563, the year preceding Nebuchadnezzar's death.

John Gill on Daniel 4:37

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven,.... Now he knew that the heavens ruled, and that there was a God and a King there, above all gods and kings; who had brought him low, and raised him up again, and to whom were owing all his present glory and magnificence, and therefore worthy of his highest praises; and which he in the most public manner gave by words before his lords and counsellors, and by writing under his own hand, by this edict and proclamation: all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: everything he does in providence, and every step he takes therein, are according to truth and righteousness; he is true to his word, and righteous in his works…

The Church Fathers

Through that punishment, which he inflicted on me, [God] showed that he gives back to each one his properties with justice and impartiality and humiliates those who walk in arrogance; and as he mortified me, who was too full of myself and behaved arrogantly, so he will break the audacity of people similar to me with similar consideration.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 4:37

Having had experience of misfortune and then being rid of it, I sing the praises of the one who to my advantage brought on me one condition and the other in his great wisdom. I know he is the King of heaven and Lord of all, acting in truth, governing everything justly and capable of humbling those behaving haughtily.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 4:37

Verse 37. "'Now therefore I, Nebuchadnezzar, do praise, magnify and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways are judgment, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.'" Nebuchadnezzar understood the reason why he had suffered in seven years' punishment, and for that reason he humbled himself, since he had exalted himself against God.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER FOUR

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

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.…
Converts · Nebuchadnezzar — Nebuchadnezzar
Pride · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Providence Of God, The · Is righteous — Is righteous
Testimony · RELIGIOUS, EXEMPLIFIED — RELIGIOUS, EXEMPLIFIED
Truth Of God, The · Exhibited in his: Works — Exhibited in his: Works

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 4:37

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:34–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 4:37

Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:37

John Gill on Daniel 4:37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 4:37

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:34–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 4:37

Adam Clarke on Daniel 4:37

John Gill on Daniel 4:37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 4:37–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 4:34–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 4:37

Rashi on Daniel 4:34