Daniel 4:27
(4-24) Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by almsgiving, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy prosperity.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
28(4-25) All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
Cross References
Genesis 41:33Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 32:27Were it not that I dreaded the enemy's provocation, lest their adversaries should misdeem, lest they should say: Our hand is exalted, and not the LORD hath wrought all this.'
Job 34:31For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;
Psalms 119:46I will also speak of Thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is expiated; and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Isaiah 10:13For he hath said: by the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am prudent; in that I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and have brought down as one mighty the inhabitants;
Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:20-28
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Interpreted. ( b. c. 570.) 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. 20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;… Read the whole commentary →