Daniel 4:1-6

1 Nabucodonosor, rey, a todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas que habitan en toda la tierra: Que abunde vuestra paz.

2 Me ha parecido bien declarar las señales y maravillas que ha hecho conmigo el Dios Altísimo.

3 ¡Cuán grandes son sus señales, y cuán poderosas sus maravillas! Su reino es un reino eterno, y su dominio de generación en generación.

4 Yo, Nabucodonosor, estaba tranquilo en mi casa y próspero en mi palacio.

5 Tuve un sueño que me hizo temblar; y estas fantasías, estando en mi cama, y las visiones de mi mente me aterraron.

6 Por lo cual di órdenes que trajeran ante mí a todos los sabios de Babilonia para que me dieran a conocer la interpretación del sueño.

Daniel 4:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL 4

This chapter was written by Nebuchadnezzar himself; and was either taken out of his archives, or given by him to Daniel, who under divine inspiration inserted it into this work of his; and a very useful instruction it contains, showing the sovereignty of God over the greatest kings and potentates of the earth, and this acknowledged by one of the proudest monarchs that ever lived upon it. It begins with a preface, saluting all nations, and declaring the greatness and power of God, Da 4:1-3 then follows the narrative of a dream the king dreamed, which troubled him; upon which he called for his wise men to interpret it, but in vain; at length he told it to Daniel, Da 4:4-9: the dream itself; which being told, astonished Daniel, the king being so much interested in it, Da 4:10-19, the interpretation of it, with Daniel's advice upon it, is in Da 4:20-27 the fulfilment of it, time and occasion thereof, Da 4:28-33. Nebuchadnezzar's restoration to his reason and kingdom, for which he praises God, Da 4:34-37.