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Daniel 4

Dan. 4:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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That they shall drive
trad (Hebrew #2957)
to expel
KJV usage: drive.
Pronounce: ter-ad'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 2956
c thee from
min (Hebrew #4481)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 4480
KJV usage: according, after, + because, + before, by, for, from, X him, X more than, (out) of, part, since, X these, to, upon, + when.
Pronounce: min
men
'enash (Hebrew #606)
corresponding to 582; a man
KJV usage: man, + whosoever.
Pronounce: en-awsh'
Origin: (Aramaic) or renash (Aramaic) {en-ash'}
, and thy dwelling
mdowr (Hebrew #4070)
or mdar (Aramaic) {med-awr'}; from 1753; a dwelling
KJV usage: dwelling.
Pronounce: med-ore'
Origin: (Aramaic) or mdor (Aramaic) {med-ore'}
shall be
hava' (Hebrew #1934)
corresponding to 1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
KJV usage: be, become, + behold, + came (to pass), + cease, + cleave, + consider, + do, + give, + have, + judge, + keep, + labour, + mingle (self), + put, + see, + seek, + set, + slay, + take heed, tremble, + walk, + would.
Pronounce: hav-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) orhavah (Aramaic) {hav-aw'}
with
`im (Hebrew #5974)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5973
KJV usage: by, from, like, to(-ward), with.
Pronounce: eem
the beasts
cheyva' (Hebrew #2423)
an animal
KJV usage: beast.
Pronounce: khay-vaw'
Origin: (Aramaic) from 2418
of the field
bar (Hebrew #1251)
a field
KJV usage: field.
Pronounce: bar
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 1250
, and they shall make thee to eat
t`am (Hebrew #2939)
to taste; causatively to feed
KJV usage: make to eat, feed.
Pronounce: teh-am'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 2938
grass
`ash (Hebrew #6211)
a moth
KJV usage: moth. See also 5906.
Pronounce: awsh
Origin: from 6244
d as oxen
towr (Hebrew #8450)
a bull
KJV usage: bullock, ox.
Pronounce: tore
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding (by permutation) to 7794
, and they shall wet
tsba` (Hebrew #6647)
to dip
KJV usage: wet.
Pronounce: tseb-ah'
Origin: (Aramaic) a root corresponding to that of 6648
thee with the dew
tal (Hebrew #2920)
(Aramaic) the same as 2919
KJV usage: dew.
Pronounce: tal
of heaven
shamayin (Hebrew #8065)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 8064
KJV usage: heaven.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yin
, and seven
shib`ah (Hebrew #7655)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7651
KJV usage: seven (times).
Pronounce: shib-aw'
times
`iddan (Hebrew #5732)
a set time; technically, a year
KJV usage: time.
Pronounce: id-dawn'
Origin: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of 5708
shall pass
chalaph (Hebrew #2499)
to pass on (of time)
KJV usage: pass.
Pronounce: khal-af'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 2498
over
`al (Hebrew #5922)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5921
KJV usage: about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore, from, in, X more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with.
Pronounce: al
thee, till
`ad (Hebrew #5705)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5704; X and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within.
Pronounce: ad
thou know
yda` (Hebrew #3046)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3045
KJV usage: certify, know, make known, teach.
Pronounce: yed-ah'
that the most High
`illay (Hebrew #5943)
supreme (i.e. God)
KJV usage: (most) high.
Pronounce: il-lah'-ee
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 5942
e ruleth
shalliyt (Hebrew #7990)
mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier
KJV usage: captain, be lawful, rule(- r).
Pronounce: shal-leet'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 7989
in the kingdom
malkuw (Hebrew #4437)
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
KJV usage: kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
Pronounce: mal-koo'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4438
of men
'enash (Hebrew #606)
corresponding to 582; a man
KJV usage: man, + whosoever.
Pronounce: en-awsh'
Origin: (Aramaic) or renash (Aramaic) {en-ash'}
, and giveth
nthan (Hebrew #5415)
give
KJV usage: bestow, give pay.
Pronounce: neth-an'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 5414
it to whomsoever
man (Hebrew #4479)
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
KJV usage: what, who(-msoever, + -so).
Pronounce: mawn
Origin: (Aramaic) from 4101
he will
tsba' (Hebrew #6634)
to please
KJV usage: will, would.
Pronounce: tseb-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 6623 in the figurative sense of summoning one's wishes
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Dan. 4:33• 33The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. (Dan. 4:33)
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Psa. 106:20• 20Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. (Psa. 106:20)
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Psa. 83:18• 18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. (Psa. 83:18)

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Beast,
dew,
Grass,
Heaven,
Ox; Oxen,
Seven

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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drive.
Dan. 4:32‑33• 32And 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 seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
 33The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. (Dan. 4:32‑33)
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Dan. 5:21‑31• 21And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
 22And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
 23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
 24Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
 25And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
 26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
 27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
 28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
 29Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
 30In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
 31And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. (Dan. 5:21‑31)
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Job 30:3‑8• 3For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
 4Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
 5They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)
 6To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
 7Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.
 8They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. (Job 30:3‑8)
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Mark 5:3‑4• 3Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
 4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. (Mark 5:3‑4)
and thy dwelling.All the circumstances of Nebuchadnezzar's case, says Dr. Mead, agree so well with a hypochondriasis, that to me it appears evident the Almighty God brought this dreadful distemper upon him, and under its influence he ran wild into the fields:
then fancying himself transformed into an ox, he fed on grass, after the manner of cattle; and, through neglect of himself, his hair and nails grew to an excessive length, so that the latter became thick and crooked, resembling bird's claws.to eat.
Psa. 106:20• 20Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. (Psa. 106:20)
till.
Dan. 4:17,32,34‑35• 17This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
 32And 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 seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
 34And 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 High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
 35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? (Dan. 4:17,32,34‑35)
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Dan. 2:21• 21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: (Dan. 2:21)
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Dan. 5:21• 21And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. (Dan. 5:21)
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Psa. 75:7• 7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. (Psa. 75:7)
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Psa. 83:18• 18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. (Psa. 83:18)
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Jer. 27:5• 5I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. (Jer. 27:5)
• It needed courage for the Jewish captive-prophet to stand before the monarch of the world, and to depict such an overwhelming disaster. (“Daniel 4” by E. Dennett)
• There is lastly the prophetical aspect. “Seven times” were to pass over the king in his degradation before he should be restored. It does not say “years,” though possibly the “times” might be “years,” but “times.” The expression is vague, while the term “seven” gives it a very precise meaning; that is, a perfect period, a period—comprising the whole duration of the times of the Gentiles. We gather, therefore, that all the four kingdoms—and these, it will be remembered, embrace the whole period of Gentile rule—will have the same moral character before God. (“Daniel 4” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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 thou shalt be bathed with the dew of heaven; and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

W. Kelly Translation

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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.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)