Daniel 4:5

Translations

Modern

I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

Traditional

I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Literal

I saw a dream, and it frightened me, and the thoughts upon my bed and visions of my head alarmed me.

Latin

…somnium vidi, quod perterruit me: et cogitationes meæ in strato meo, et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me.

Original

Hebrew

English

I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

Notes

Daniel 4:5

Nebuchadnezzar's dream disrupted the false peace and calm in the king's misguided life.

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

Events

Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC

Related verses

Daniel 2:1
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
Job 7:13–14
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
Genesis 41:1
After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
Daniel 5:5–6
At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,
Daniel 5:10
Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
Daniel 7:28
Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”
Daniel 2:28–29
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:

Glossary

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

Topics

Converts: Zealous: Nebuchadnezzar Dreams: Mentioned in Scripture of Nebuchadnezzar Dreams: The Ancients: Often Perplexed By Heathen: Divine Revelations Given to Nebuchadnezzar Testimony: Religious, Exemplified Visions: To Nebuchadnezzar Wicked (People): Warned

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