Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
driven from men—as a maniac fancying himself a wild beast. It is possible, a conspiracy of his nobles may have co-operated towards his having been "driven" forth as an outcast.
hairs . . . eagles' feathers—matted together, as the hair-like, thick plumage of the ossifraga eagle. The "nails," by being left uncut for years, would become like "claws."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Daniel 4:33:
2 Kings 25:27
Daniel 3:29
Daniel 4:36
Daniel 8:9
Daniel 11:30
Habakkuk 1:11
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