Daniel 4:23-25 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:23

And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof 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 of the field, till seven times pass over him. This in the beginning agrees with the text behind the Septuagint Version of Daniel 4:14 . In that verse, instead of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:24

This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king . The passage in the Seventy which is parallel with this is partly in the last clause of the previous verse and partly in the verse that occupies a similar place to this in the Septuagint text, "The judgments of the great God shall come upon thee, and the Most High and his angels assail thee ( κατατρέχουσιν ἐπὶ σὲ )." The change of tense here indicates that the second clause... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:25

That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. The Septuagint Version is here much briefer, and in that better, "And they shall put thee in guard, and send thee into a desert place." The Massoretic text, although it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:23

And whereas the king saw a watcher ... - See the note at Daniel 4:13. The recapitulation in this verse is slightly varied from the statement in Daniel 4:14-16, still so as not materially to affect the sense. Daniel seems to have designed to recal the principal circumstances in the dream, so as to identify it in the king’s mind, and so as to prepare him for the statement of the fearful events which were to happen to him. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:24

This is the decree of the Most High - Daniel here designs evidently to direct the attention of the monarch to the one living and true God, and to show him that he presides over all. The purpose of the vision was, in a most impressive way, to convince the king of his existence and sovereignty. Hence, Daniel says that all this was in accordance with his “decree.” It was not a thing of chance; it was not ordered by idol gods; it was not an event that occurred by the mere force of circumstances, or... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:25

That they shall drive thee from men - That is, thou shalt be driven from the habitations of men; from the place which thou hast occupied among men. The prophet does not say “who” would do this, but he says that it “would” be done. The language is such as would be used of one who should become a maniac, and be thrust out of the ordinary society in which he had moved. The Greek of Theodotion here is: καὶ σὲ ἐκδιώξουσιν kai se ekdiōxousin. The Codex Chisianus has, “And the Most High and his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 4:24-26

Daniel 4:24-26. This is the interpretation, O king, &c. We may observe that Daniel informs the king with the greatest tenderness, and most respectful terms, of the sad reverse of condition that was to happen to him. They shall drive thee from men In the Chaldee and Hebrew the plural active, they shall do, signifies no more than, thus it shall be, be the cause what it may. The meaning seems to be, that Nebuchadnezzar should be punished with insanity, which should so deprave his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 4:1-37

Nebuchadnezzar’s madness (4:1-37)In this chapter Nebuchadnezzar recounts, for the benefit of his subjects, an experience that humbled his pride and brought him to acknowledge Yahweh as the one and only true God (4:1-3). It all began when Nebuchadnezzar had a puzzling dream. After getting no help from his Babylonian wise men, he told it to Daniel in the hope of discovering its meaning (4-9).The first thing that Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream was a giant tree. It towered over the world and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 4:25

drive thee, &c . The mental disease of Nebuchadnezzar is rare. It is called Lycanthropy (from Greek, lukos = a wolf, and anthropos = a man), because the man imagines himself to be a wolf, or some other animal. men . Chaldee plural of ' anash . App-14 . make = suffer. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 4:25

Daniel 4:25. They shall drive thee from men— In the Chaldee and Hebrew the plural active they shall do, signifies no more than thus it shall be, be the cause what it will: so that the meaning is, that Nebuchadnezzar should be punished with madness, which should so deprave his imagination while he yet retained his memory, and perhaps his reason in some intervals, as that he should fancy himself to be a beast, and live as such, till his heart, that is, his apprehension, appetite, or likings,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 4:24-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 4:1-37

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 4:25

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 4:25

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