Daniel
Daniel 4:27–31
27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
28All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 29Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
31While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Daniel 4:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָהֵ֣ן | lā·hên | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| may my advice | מִלְכִּי֙ | mil·kî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4431 counsel, advice |
| be pleasing | יִשְׁפַּ֣ר | yiš·par | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8232 be fair, seemly |
| to you | עֲלַיִךְ | ʿă·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| O king | מַלְכָּ֗א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Break away | פְרֻ֔ק | p̄ə·ruq | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6562 tear away, break off |
| from your sins | וַחֲטָיָךְ | wa·ḥă·ṭå̄·yå̄ḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2408 sin |
| by doing what is right | בְּצִדְקָ֣ה | bə·ṣiḏ·qāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H6665 right doing |
| and from your iniquities | וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ | wa·‘ă·wā·yā·ṯāḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5758 perverseness |
| by showing mercy | בְּמִחַ֣ן | bə·mi·ḥan | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2604 shew favour |
| to the oppressed | עֲנָ֑יִן | ‘ă·nā·yin | Noun - masculine plural | H6033 |
| Perhaps | הֵ֛ן | hên | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| there will be | תֶּהֱוֵ֥א | te·hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| an extension | אַרְכָ֖ה | ’ar·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H754 length |
| of your prosperity | לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃ | liš·lê·wə·ṯāḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7963 ease, prosperity |
Daniel 4:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כֹּ֣לָּא | kōl·lā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3606 the whole, all |
| this happened | מְּטָ֔א | mə·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4291 reach, attain |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| King | מַלְכָּֽא׃פ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5020 |
Daniel 4:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve | תְּרֵֽי־ | tə·rê- | Number - masculine singular construct | H8648 two |
| months | יַרְחִ֖ין | yar·ḥîn | Noun - masculine plural | H3393 month |
| later | לִקְצָ֥ת | liq·ṣāṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H7118 end |
| as he was | הֲוָֽה׃ | hă·wāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| walking | מְהַלֵּ֥ךְ | mə·hal·lêḵ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1981 go |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the roof of the royal palace | הֵיכַ֧ל | hê·ḵal | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1965 palace, temple |
| of | דִּ֥י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| Babylon | בָבֶ֖ל | ḇā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H895 Babylon |
Daniel 4:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the king | מַלְכָּא֙ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| exclaimed | עָנֵ֤ה | ‘ā·nêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6032 answer |
| Is this | דָא־ | ḏā- | Adverb | H1668 this |
| not | הֲלָ֥א | hă·lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| Babylon | בָּבֶ֣ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H895 Babylon |
| the Great | רַבְּתָ֑א | rab·bə·ṯā | Adjective - feminine singular determinate | H7229 great |
| which | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| I myself | אֲנָ֤ה | ’ă·nāh | Pronoun - first person common singular | H576 I |
| have built | בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ | ḇĕ·nay·ṯah | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H1124 build |
| as a royal | מַלְכ֔וּ | mal·ḵū | Noun - feminine singular | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
| residence | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1005 house |
| by the might | בִּתְקַ֥ף | biṯ·qap̄ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8632 might |
| of my power | חִסְנִ֖י | ḥis·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2632 power |
| and for the glory | וְלִיקָ֥ר | wə·lî·qār | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3367 honour |
| of my majesty | הַדְרִֽי׃ | haḏ·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1923 honour, majesty |
Daniel 4:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| While the words | מִלְּתָא֙ | mil·lə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4406 word, thing |
| were still | ע֗וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5751 still |
| in the king’s | מַלְכָּ֔א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| mouth | בְּפֻ֣ם | bə·p̄um | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6433 mouth |
| a voice | קָ֖ל | qāl | Noun - masculine singular | H7032 voice |
| came | נְפַ֑ל | nə·p̄al | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5308 fall |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| heaven | שְׁמַיָּ֣א | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| It is decreed | אָֽמְרִין֙ | ’ā·mə·rîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H560 say, tell, command |
| to you | לָ֤ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| King | מַלְכָּ֔א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5020 |
| that the kingdom | מַלְכוּתָ֖ה | mal·ḵū·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
| has departed | עֲדָ֥ת | ‘ă·ḏāṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5709 |
| from you | מִנָּֽךְ׃ | min·nāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 4:27 Isaiah 55:6–7 · Jonah 3:9 · Ezekiel 18:27–32 · Acts 8:22 · Luke 11:41 · James 4:8–10 · Proverbs 16:6 · Ephesians 4:28 · Galatians 5:13 · Genesis 41:33–37 · Psalm 41:1–3 · Ezekiel 18:7
Daniel 4:28 Numbers 23:19
Daniel 4:29 Revelation 2:21
Daniel 4:30 Proverbs 16:18 · Luke 14:11 · Isaiah 10:8–15 · Ezekiel 29:3 · Revelation 17:5 · Revelation 18:10 · Revelation 16:19 · 2 Chronicles 2:5–6 · Isaiah 37:24–25 · 1 Chronicles 29:12–14 · Luke 12:19–20 · Psalm 73:8
Daniel 4:31 Luke 12:20 · Revelation 16:7 · Acts 9:3–5 · Exodus 15:9–10 · Daniel 5:28 · Matthew 3:17 · Daniel 5:4–5 · Daniel 4:24 · 1 Samuel 15:23 · 1 Samuel 13:14 · Daniel 4:34 · Job 20:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.