Daniel 4:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Daniel 4:6

4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, ^aand the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head ^btroubled me.

6 Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

7 ^aThen the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

8 But at last Daniel came before me ^a(his name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god; ^bin him is the Spirit of the Holy God), and I told the dream before him, saying:

9 “Belteshazzar, ^achief of the magicians, because I know that the Spirit of the Holy God is in you, and no secret troubles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

10 “These were the visions of my head while on my bed:
I was looking, and behold,
^aA tree in the midst of the earth,
And its height was great.

11 The tree grew and became strong;
Its height reached to the heavens,
And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.

Verse Comparison: Daniel 4:6

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American Standard Version
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Contemporary English Version
Then I commanded every wise man in Babylonia to appear in my court, so they could explain the meaning of my dream.

Darby English Version
And I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

Good News Bible
I ordered all the royal advisers in Babylon to be brought to me so that they could tell me what the dream meant.

King James Version
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

New American Standard Bible
"So I gave orders to bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

New International Version
So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.

New King James Version
Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So I gave orders to bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Young's Literal Translation
And by me a decree is made, to cause all the wise men of Babylon to come up before me, that the interpretation of the dream they may cause me to know.

New English Translation
So I issued an order¹ for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought² before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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