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Daniel 4:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Daniel 4:22

Verse 22 of 37

Scripture focus

It [is] thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

Daniel 4:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Daniel 4:22

Theological / Devotional

It is thou. Without holding the king in suspense for any length of time, Daniel plainly and clearly announced to him — though he no doubt already surmised it — that the tree represented the king himself.

Unto heaven. To some, the terms by which the prophet described Nebuchadnezzar’s greatness may seem exaggerated, but we must bear in mind that Daniel used Oriental court language and idioms, to which both he and the king were accustomed. These terms are remarkably similar to the boastful language of Nebuchadnezzar, exhibited in various of the king’s inscriptions discovered by archeologists. They also resemble the words employed by Nebuchadnezzar’s Assyrian predecessors and other Oriental monarchs.

By SdaBc