Daniel 4:5

5 but as I lay on my bed, I had a dream which frightened me, followed by fantasies and visions in my head which frightened me even more.

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 his signs! How powerful his wonders! His kingdom lasts forever, and he rules all generations.

4 "I, N'vukhadnetzar, was contentedly living at home, enjoying the luxury of my palace;

5 but as I lay on my bed, I had a dream which frightened me, followed by fantasies and visions in my head which frightened me even more.

6 So I ordered all the sages of Bavel to present themselves to me, so that they could tell me the interpretation of the dream.

7 When the magicians, exorcists, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream; but they couldn't interpret it for me.