Daniel 4:24
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by tzedek (righteousness), and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a prolonging of thy tranquillity.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25All this came upon the king Nevukhadnetzar.
Cross References
Job 1:12And Hashem said unto HaSatan, Hinei, all that he hath is in thy yad; only upon himself put not forth thine yad. So HaSatan went out from the presence of Hashem.
Job 40:11Unleash thy evrot af (furious wrath); 1 and behold every one that is proud, and bring him low. 1
Psalms 107:40He poureth contempt upon nedivim (nobles), 1 and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no derech. 1
Proverbs 16:6By chesed and emes avon is purged, 1 and by the Yirat Hashem men depart from rah. 1
Isaiah 14:24Hashem Tzva'os hath sworn, saying, 1 Surely as I have intended, so shall it come to pass; 1 and as I have purposed, so shall it stand; 1
Isaiah 46:10Making known acharim (end-times things) from reshit (the beginning), 1 and mikedem (from ancient times) the things that have not yet happened, 1 saying: My etza (counsel, purpose, plan) shall stand, 1 and I will do all My pleasure; 1
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 →