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Daniel 4:27 KJV
Daniel · chapter 4 · verse 27
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.Daniel 4:27 · King James Version
Daniel 4:27 in context
25That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
26And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
28All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
29At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
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Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsidqâhbeneficenceH6665 →
- lengtheningʼarkâʼlengthH754 →
- acceptableshᵉpharto be beautifulH8232 →
- iniquitiesʻivyâʼperversenessH5758 →
- counselmᵉlakadviceH4431 →
- mercychănanto favor or to entreatH2604 →
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We have here the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream; and when once it is applied to himself, and it is declared that he is the tree in the dream (Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur - Change but the name, the fable speaks of thee), when once it is said, Thou art the man, there needs little more to be said for…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-27