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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 4:19

Hour. — Literally, moment. (Comp. Daniel 3:6.)

To them that hate thee. — A delicate way of expressing his hopes for the best. “May that which is implied in the interpretation overtake thine enemies.”

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See also Daniel 4:19 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 19. _DANIEL - WAS ASTONIED FOR ONE HOUR_] He saw the design of the dream, and he felt the great delicacy of interpreting it. He was not puzzled by the difficulties of it. He felt for the king, a...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THEN DANIEL, WHOSE NAME WAS BELTESHAZZAR - Daniel 4:8. It has been objected that the mention in this edict of “both” the names by which Daniel was known is an improbable circumstance; that a pagan mon...

  • 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

    ASTONIED. astonished. ONE HOUR. Chaldee. _sha_. _ah_. a moment, as Daniel 4:33; Daniel 3:6; Daniel 3:15; Daniel 5:5. The king spake.

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _was astonied_ better, WAS STUPEFIED or APPALLED, viz. as the meaning of the dream flashed across him. The root-idea of the word (שמם) seems to have been _to be motionless_, sometimes (cf. on Daniel 8...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Daniel's interpretation of the dream....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THEN DANIEL—WAS ASTONISHED FOR ONE HOUR— _Stood in silent astonishment for nearly an hour._ This, doubtless, arose from his consideration of the extraordinary and affecting circumstances of the dream,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    d. RULER'S REVERIE REVEALED, PART I TEXT: Daniel 4:19-23 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Beltes...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble 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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ONE HOUR] RV 'a while.' THE DREAM _be_] i.e. be fulfilled on....

  • 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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Daniel 4:16]_ אֱדַ֨יִן דָּֽנִיֵּ֜אל דִּֽי ־שְׁמֵ֣הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֗ר

  • 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

    Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was (k) astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trou...

  • 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

    Here Daniel relates how he was in some sense astonished. And I refer this to the sorrow which the holy Prophet had _endured _from that horrible punishment which God had shewn under a figure; nor ought...

  • 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

    THEN DANIEL (WHOSE NAME WAS BELTESHAZZAR) WAS ASTONIED FOR ONE HOUR,.... Not at the difficulty of interpreting the dream, which was plain and easy to him; but at the sad and shocking things he saw pla...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble...

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

    _Then Daniel was astonied for one hour_ “Stood in silent astonishment for nearly an hour,” both at the surprising circumstances of the judgment denounced against the king, and likewise out of a tender...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE INTERPRETATION AND THE FULFILLMENT OF THE DREAM...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied, he stood aghast at the dream and its meaning, FOR ONE HOUR, for a long period of time, AND HIS THOUGHTS TROUBLED HIM, for he was overwhelmed wit...

  • 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

    HIS THOUGHTS TROUBLED HIM, because he foresaw such tragical things coming upon the king, for whom he had such reverence for the high favours and honours he had conferred on him, and he was afraid to d...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 4:19 Then H116 Daniel H1841 name H8036 Belteshazzar H1096 astonished H8075 (H8733) time H2298 H8160 thoughts...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM. ‘Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was upset for a while and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or the...

  • 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

    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 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

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • 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...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Troubled him — Because he fore — saw such troubles coming upon the king for whom he had a high reverence. Let not the dream trouble thee — Speak out, let the event be what it will. Belteshazzar said —...

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