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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Daniel 4:25

They shall drive thee — This was such a thundering peal, that it was wonderful the king could endure to hear it without fury boiling in his heart, yet the Lord with — held him. Seven times — Seven years. 'Till thou know — How hard is it for lofty princes to learn this lesson.

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See also Daniel 4:25 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 4 THE TREE VISION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR _ 1. The king's proclamation (Daniel 4:1)_ 2. The king relates the tree vision (Daniel 4:4) 3. Daniel interprets the vision (Daniel 4:19) 4. The tree vi...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DANIEL 4. This chapter takes us again into the realm of Apocalyptic. Nebuchadnezzar dreams a fresh dream. This time he sees a gigantic tree, the top of which reached to heaven, full of leaves and frui...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    DRIVE THEE, &C. The mental disease of Nebuchadnezzar is rare. It is called _Lycanthropy_ (from Greek, _lukos_. a wolf, and _anthropos =_. man), because the man imagines himself to be. wolf, or some ot...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Daniel's interpretation of the dream....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The sense of _vv._15, 16, 17 _b_explained more distinctly: Nebuchadnezzar, imagining himself to be an animal, will act himself, and be treated by others, accordingly. _that they_shall _drive thee … an...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    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 Nebuchad...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT: Daniel 4:24-27 24 this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 25 that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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 t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM AND ITS FULFILMENT In the form of a proclamation Nebuchadnezzar records his experience of the power of the Most high God (Daniel 4:1). He had a dream which none of his wise men...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 4 V1 I, King Nebuchadnezzar, send this message to everyone in the world. I am writing to the people in every country who speak every la...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THEY SHALL DRIVE THEE. — The third person plural verb in the active with an impersonal subject frequently stands for the second person singular passive. Thus these words mean “thou shalt be driven.” ...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Daniel 4:22]_ וְ לָ֣ךְ טָֽרְדִ֣ין מִן ־אֲנָשָׁ֡א...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE BABYLONIAN CEDAR, AND THE STRICKEN DESPOT THRICE already, in these magnificent stories, had Nebuchadrezzar been taught to recognise the existence and to reverence the power of God. In this chapte...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S HUMILIATION Daniel 4:19-37 Beyond doubt Nebuchadnezzar was one of the most illustrious princes the world has ever seen. The discoveries which Layard commenced among the mounds of the...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The last story connected with the reign of Nebuchadnezzar consisted of the king's own manifesto, setting forth the dealings of the Most High God with him. The opening ascription of praise is most rema...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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 (m) oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seve...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Came. Daniel informs us of this event, unless the king speak of himself in the third person, from ver. 16 to 31, giving an account of what he had heard and experienced. (Haydock) --- A year of trial...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    How beautiful the subject of Daniel's interpretation is introduced! Who, but must be struck to behold the youthful Prophet on the one hand, standing like one amazed, in hearing the King's dream; and o...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Daniel proceeds with the explanation of the king’s dream, to whom the last verse which I explained yesterday applies. This ought to be expressed, because this message was sorrowful and bitter for the...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In chapter 4 we see the manifestation of human pride; the king glories in the work of his hands, as though he had created his own greatness. This pride brings judgment. Power is reduced to the conditi...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THAT THEY SHALL DRIVE THEE FROM MEN,.... From conversation with men, as unfit for it; from his court and palace, from his nobles and princes. Saadiah interprets this of the angels: it may be rendered...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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 ti...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    that they, the subject being purposely indefinite, SHALL DRIVE THEE FROM MEN, casting him out from the society of human beings, AND THY DWELLING SHALL BE WITH THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD, entirely on a le...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE INTERPRETATION AND THE FULFILLMENT OF THE DREAM...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    19-27 Daniel was struck with amazement and terror at so heavy a judgment coming upon so great a prince, and gives advice with tenderness and respect. It is necessary, in repentance, that we not only c...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Because thou hast lived a brutish, epicurean life, and wert lifted up above the common race of mankind in thy heart, therefore thy fate shall be, not to be cast out to live among the basest and meanes...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 4:25 drive H2957 (H8751) from H4481 men H606 dwelling H4070 be H1934 (H8748) with H5974 beasts...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And whereas the king saw watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Hew down the tree and destroy it. Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    TILL THOU KNOW The discipline was effective. Compare (Daniel 4:30); (Daniel 4:37)....

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Daniel 4 I. In this chapter we have a solemn and instructive warning against pride and vain-glory. II. A sad illustration of the proverb that pride goeth before a fall. III. A beautiful illustratio...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Nebuchadnezzar's proclamation. The true vision and its interpretation. Vision fulfilled; the restoration of Nebuchadnezzar. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, Astrologers. CONCLUSION:...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    The three first verses of this chapter in Theodotian and the Vulgate, are appended to the third chapter; but seem to stand better as in the English, being the introduction to the dream. Daniel 4:5. _...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will._ GOD THE SOVEREIGN OF ALL KINGDOMS That this world owes its existence to the creating power of God, and that He estab...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    MOMENTS, OF ASTONISHMENT “Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him.” There are moments of astonishment in all true ministries. The word “hour”...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then Daniel. .. was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him._ THE SYMBOLICAL TREE Being troubled by his dream, Nebuchadnezzar summoned the wise men of Babylon into his presence to expla...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 4:1 Nebuchadnezzar has another dream, and Daniel again is the only one of his officials able to interpret it. This dream concerns Nebuchadnezzar’s own need to acknowledge that th...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 4:25 Nebuchadnezzar will experience a full period of judgment, SEVEN PERIODS OF TIME, in this animal-like state. When Nebuchadnezzar acknowledged that God the Most High rules the...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _HOMILETICS_ SECT. XV.—THE DREAM OF THE TREE AND ITS INTERPRETATION (Chap. Daniel 4:4) We come to the occasion of the royal proclamation. This was a dream and its remarkable fulfilment, the second pr...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION DANIEL 4:1 THE MADNESS OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR. We follow here the division of chapters which we find in our English Version, and as, indeed, in all modern versions. The Aramaic concludes the t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Nebuchadnezzar the king, [a proclamation] unto all the people, nation, languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 2:21; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:32; Daniel 4:33; Daniel 4:34;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S PROCLAMATION Daniel 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom. As we open our study we find King Nebuchadnezzar relating the story of God's dealings with himself: "Nebuchad...

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