Daniel 4:5

5 But I had a frightening dream and saw terrifying visions while I was asleep.

Daniel 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 4:5

I saw a dream which made me afraid
Things were represented to his fancy in a dream, as if he saw them with his eyes, as the tree, its leaves and fruit; the shaking and cutting it down to the stump; and though he did not understand the meaning of it, yet he thought it portended some evil, which threw him into a panic; he was afraid that something bad would befall him, though he knew not what: thus God can make the minds of the greatest men uneasy amidst all their glory, pride, and pleasure: and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me;
the thoughts that came into his mind while he was upon his bed dreaming, and the things which were represented to his fancy in his brain, he remembered when awake, gave him a great deal of trouble and uneasiness, what should be the meaning of them, and what would be the issue and event of these things.

Daniel 4:5 In-Context

3 "How great are the wonders God shows us! How powerful are the miracles he performs! God is king forever; he will rule for all time.

4 "I was living comfortably in my palace, enjoying great prosperity.

5 But I had a frightening dream and saw terrifying visions while I was asleep.

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

7 Then all the fortunetellers, magicians, wizards, and astrologers were brought in, and I told them my dream, but they could not explain it to me.