Bible Strands
Daniel 4:24
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Daniel addresses King Nebuchadnezzar immediately after describing the heavenly watcher’s command to cut down the tree, delivering the formal interpretation and decree before detailing the coming judgment.
The words — דִּי (di) translates to “which” or “that,” and מְטָת (me.Tat) means “it has reached” or “has arrived,” framing the king’s fate as a divine decree that has now come upon him.
The thread — The theme of God’s sovereign decree against human pride appears in Psalms 107:40, where He pours contempt on nobles, and Job 40:11, where He brings the proud low. Isaiah 46:10 parallels this by emphasizing that God declares the end from the beginning and His purpose stands firm.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that earthly authority is subject to divine judgment and that acknowledgment of God’s ultimate rule is necessary before decree is executed.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
Cross-references
- Psalms 107:40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
- Job 40:11 Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
- Isaiah 46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- Job 1:12 “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
- Job 20:29 This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
- Psalms 2:7 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- Psalms 148:6 He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
- Isaiah 14:24 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
- Isaiah 23:9 The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
- 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.’