Daniel 4:34 “But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, a…”

Daniel 4:34

But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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 honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

World English Bible

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

American Standard Version

And 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; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation;

Geneva Bible 1599

Now therefore I Nebuchad-nezzar prayse and extoll and magnifie the King of heauen, whose workes are all trueth, and his wayes iudgement, and those that walke in pride, he is able to abase.

Darby Translation

And 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.

Young's Literal Translation

'And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes to the heavens have lifted up, and mine understanding unto me returneth, and the Most High I have blessed, and the Age-during Living One I have praised and honoured, whose dominion [is] a dominion age-during, and His kingdom with generation and generation;

Bible in Basic English

And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up my eyes to heaven, got back my reason, and, blessing the Most High, I gave praise and honour to him who is living for ever, whose rule is an eternal rule and whose kingdom goes on from generation to generation.

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Cross references

“A. M. 3441. B.C. 563. at the end”

Daniel 4:32 Daniel 4:26 Daniel 4:16

Daniel 4:32 · BSB

You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of manki…

Daniel 4:26 · BSB

As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.

Daniel 4:16 · BSB

Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.

“lifted”

Psalm 121:1 Psalm 123:1 Jonah 2:2–4 Luke 18:13 Psalm 130:1 Psalm 130:2

Psalm 121:1 · BSB

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

Psalm 123:1 · BSB

I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

Jonah 2:2–4 · BSB

saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

Luke 18:13 · BSB

But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

Psalm 130:1 · BSB

Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!

Psalm 130:2 · BSB

O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

“I blessed”

Psalm 107:31 Isaiah 24:15 Lamentations 3:19–23 Job 1:21 Psalm 50:14 Psalm 103:1–4

Psalm 107:31 · BSB

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Isaiah 24:15 · BSB

Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.

Lamentations 3:19–23 · BSB

Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.

Job 1:21 · BSB

saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

Psalm 50:14 · BSB

Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 103:1–4 · BSB

Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.

“the most High”

Psalm 92:1 Lamentations 3:38 Psalm 7:17 Psalm 9:2 Daniel 4:17

Psalm 92:1 · BSB

It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

Lamentations 3:38 · BSB

Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

Psalm 7:17 · BSB

I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

Psalm 9:2 · BSB

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Daniel 4:17 · BSB

This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lo…

“him”

Revelation 4:10 Daniel 12:7 Jeremiah 10:10 Psalm 102:24 Psalm 146:10 1 Timothy 6:16

Revelation 4:10 · BSB

the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

Daniel 12:7 · BSB

And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and h…

Jeremiah 10:10 · BSB

But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

Psalm 102:24 · BSB

I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.

Psalm 146:10 · BSB

The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

1 Timothy 6:16 · BSB

He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

“whose”

Psalm 145:13 Daniel 2:44 Luke 1:33 Daniel 4:3 Psalm 10:16 Micah 4:7

Psalm 145:13 · BSB

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

Daniel 2:44 · BSB

In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand…

Luke 1:33 · BSB

and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

Daniel 4:3 · BSB

How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.

Psalm 10:16 · BSB

The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Micah 4:7 · BSB

And I will make the lame into a remnant, the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.

“is from”

Psalm 90:1

Psalm 90:1 · BSB

Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.

Also

Daniel 6:26 Daniel 5:21

Daniel 6:26 · BSB

I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never en…

Daniel 5:21 · BSB

He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High G…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

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