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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 word fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen; and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, till his hair grew like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. (Dan. 4:33)
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Psa. 106:20• 20And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. (Psa. 106:20)
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Psa. 83:18• 18That they may know that thou alone, whose name 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 over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
 33The same hour was the word fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen; and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, till his hair grew 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 bathed with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruleth over the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
 22And thou, Belshazzar, his son, hast not humbled thy heart, although thou knewest all this;
 23but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of the heavens; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy nobles, 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 from before him was sent the part of the hand, and this writing hath been written.
 25And this is the writing that is 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 Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made 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 Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. (Dan. 5:21‑31)
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Job 30:3‑8• 3Withered up through want and hunger, they flee into waste places long since desolate and desert:
 4They gather the salt-wort among the bushes, and the roots of the broom for their food.
 5They are driven forth from among men--they cry after them as after a thief--
 6To dwell in gloomy gorges, in caves of the earth and the rocks:
 7They bray among the bushes; under the brambles they are gathered together:
 8Sons of fools, and sons of nameless sires, they are driven out of the land. (Job 30:3‑8)
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Mark 5:3‑4• 3who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one was able to bind him, not even with chains;
 4because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the fetters were shattered; and no one was able to subdue 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• 20And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. (Psa. 106:20)
till.
Dan. 4:17,32,34‑35• 17This sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the decision by the word of the holy ones: that the living may know that the Most High ruleth over 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 over 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 the heavens, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured 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 the heavens, 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 it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to 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 bathed with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruleth over the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. (Dan. 5:21)
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Psa. 75:7• 7For God is the judge; he putteth down one and exalteth another. (Psa. 75:7)
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Psa. 83:18• 18That they may know that thou alone, whose name 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, man and beast that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give them unto whom it seemeth right in mine eyes. (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.