Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 4:13
A watcher and a holy one - These are both angels; but, according to the Chaldean oracles, of different orders. They appear, according to their opinions, to be a kind of judges of human actions who had the power of determining the lot of men; see Daniel 4:17 . read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 4:10
I saw - a tree - This vision Nebuchadnezzar says made him afraid. What a mercy it is that God has hidden futurity from us! Were he to show every man the lot that is before him, the misery of the human race would be complete. Great men and princes are often represented, in the language of the prophets, under the similitude of trees; see Ezekiel 17:5 , Ezekiel 17:6 ; Ezekiel 31:3 , etc.; Jeremiah 22:15 ; Psalm 1:3 ; Psalm 37:35 . read more