Daniel 4 · Verse 3

Daniel 4:3

How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
Daniel 4:3, King James Version

Daniel 4:3 in other translations

BSBHow great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
WEBHow great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. His dominion is from generation to generation.
ASVHow great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
YLTHis signs how great! and His wonders how mighty! His kingdom is a kingdom age-during, and His rule is with generation and generation.
DARBYHow great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
BBEHow great are his signs! and how full of power are his wonders! his kingdom is an eternal kingdom and his rule goes on from generation to generation.
WebsterHow great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

What does Daniel 4:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 How great are his signs! - There are no preternatural signs like his! His wonders - miraculous interferences, are mighty - they surpass all human power. He is the Sovereign of all kings, and his dominion is everlasting; and every generation is a proof of his all-governing influence. These are very fine sentiments, and show how deeply his mind was impressed with the majesty of God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 4:1-18

Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges the power of Jehovah. (Dn 4:1-18) Daniel interprets his dream. (Dn 4:19-27) The fulfilment of it. (Dn 4:28-37) Verses 1-18 The beginning and end of this chapter lead us to hope, that Nebuchadnezzar was a monument of the power of Divine grace, and of the riches of Divine mercy. After he was recovered from his madness, he told to distant places, and wrote down for future ages, how God had…

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Daniel 4:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָת֙וֹהִי֙'a.To.hi[are] signs hisH852
כְּמָ֣הke.Mahhow much!H4101
רַבְרְבִ֔יןrav.re.VingreatH7260
וְתִמְה֖וֹהִיve.tim.Ho.hiand [are] wonders hisH8540
כְּמָ֣הke.Mahhow much!H4101
תַקִּיפִ֑יןta.ki.FinstrongH8624
מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙mal.khu.Tehkingdom hisH4437
מַלְכ֣וּתmal.Khut[is] a kingdom ofH4437
עָלַ֔ם'a.LamperpetuityH5957
וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּve.shal.ta.Nehand dominion hisH7985
עִם\־'im-[is] withH5974
דָּ֥רdargenerationH1859
וְדָֽר\׃ve.Darand generationH1859

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Cross references for Daniel 4:3

  • Psalms 145:13

    Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

  • Isaiah 25:1

    O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

  • Daniel 2:44

    And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

  • Daniel 7:14

    And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • 1 Timothy 1:17

    Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  • Daniel 4:34-35

    And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

  • Hebrews 1:8

    But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

  • Daniel 7:27

    And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

  • Daniel 6:26-27

    I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

  • Hebrews 2:4

    God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

  • Psalms 105:27

    They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
great.
6:27; De 4:34; Ps 71:19,20; 72:18; 77:19; 86:10; 92:5; 104:24; 105:27
Isa 25:1; 28:29; Ro 11:33; Heb 2:4
his kingdom.
17,34,35; 2:44; 6:26; 7:14,27; Ps 66:7; 145:13; Isa 9:7; Jer 10:10
Lu 1:32,33; 1Ti 1:17; Heb 1:8; Re 11:15
is from.
Job 25:2; 1Pe 4:11

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Context

  • Daniel 4:2

    I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.

  • Daniel 4:3

    How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

  • Daniel 4:4

    I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:

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Daniel 4:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¡Cuán grandes son sus señales, y cuán potentes sus maravillas! Su reino, reino sempiterno, y su señorío hasta generación y generación.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et de par moi fut donné un ordre qu’on amène devant moi tous les sages de Babylone pour qu’ils me fassent connaître l’interprétation du songe.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wie groß sind seine Zeichen, und wie mächtig seine Wunder! Sein Reich ist ein ewiges Reich und seine Herrschaft währt von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht! -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et per me propositum est decretum ut introducerentur in conspectu meo cuncti sapientes Babylonis, et ut solutionem somnii indicarent mihi.