Daniel 4:25

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You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.

Traditional

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 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.

Literal

That they shall drive you away from men, and with the beasts of the field shall be your dwelling; and they shall make you eat grass like oxen, and from the dew of heaven they shall wet you; and seven times shall pass over you, until that you come to know that the Most High is ruling over the kingdom of men, and to whom that, He chooses He gives it.

Latin

Ejicient te ab hominibus, et cum bestiis ferisque erit habitatio tua, et fœnum ut bos comedes, et rore cæli infunderis: septem quoque tempora mutabuntur super te, donec scias quod dominetur Excelsus super regnum hominum, et cuicumque voluerit, det illud.

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English

You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.

Notes

Daniel 4:25–26

until you acknowledge that the Most High rules: God’s purpose was for people to see and acknowledge God’s rule.

Daniel 4:1–37

King Nebuchadnezzar was full of pride and believed he had built Babylon by himself (Daniel 4:30; see Genesis 11:1–9). He ignored the warning from the Most High God (Daniel 4:24–27). He had not learned the lesson that God was teaching him, that the God of Daniel exists beyond time and space, and no human is his equal. So, God's judgment came upon Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:17, 25–26; see Proverbs 16:18).

Daniel 2:1–6:28

This section contains stories and dreams from the experiences of Daniel and his friends in Babylon. Daniel used his special gift to understand dreams and showed great skill in the study of literature and science (Daniel 1:17). Chapter 2 provides a broad overview of history until God's kingdom appears (Daniel 2:44–49). Daniel 3–6 describes the fall of Babylon and the rise of Persia. History is moving toward a clear goal. That goal is the everlasting kingdom of God (Daniel 2:44; 4:2–3, 34; 6:26).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Daniel Nebuchadnezzar II Human Confusion and God’s Purpose Symbolic Numbers

Events

Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC

Related verses

Daniel 4:17
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 lowliest of men.’
Jeremiah 27:5
By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.
Psalm 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Daniel 2:21
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
Psalm 106:20
They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.
Job 30:3–8
Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night.
Psalm 75:7
…but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
Mark 5:3–4
This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
Daniel 5:21–31
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 God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
Daniel 4:32–35
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 mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Aramaic Book of Daniel Book of Jeremiah Daniel (Person) Dreams Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Prophecy

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Design of Afflictions and Adversities: Dispensation of God Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Converts: Zealous: Nebuchadnezzar God: Sovereign Judgments: Design of Testimony: Religious, Exemplified The Ox was Fed with Grass Wicked (People): Warned

Daniel 4:25

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