Daniel 4 · Verse 35

Daniel 4:35

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?
Daniel 4:35, King James Version

Daniel 4:35 in other translations

BSBAll the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
WEBAll the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”
ASVand 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?
YLTand all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done?
DARBYAnd all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
BBEAnd all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
WebsterAnd 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 to him, What doest thou?

What does Daniel 4:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
35. all ... as nothing--(Is 40:15, 17). according to his will in ... heaven--(Psa 115:3; 135:6; Mt 6:10; Ep 1:11). army--the heavenly hosts, angels and starry orbs (compare Is 24:21). none ... stay his hand--literally, "strike His hand." Image from striking the hand of another, to check him in doing anything (Is 43:13; 45:9). What doest thou--(Job 9:12; Ro 9:20).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 4:28-37

Pride and self-conceit are sins that beset great men. They are apt to take that glory to themselves which is due to God only. While the proud word was in the king's mouth, the powerful word came from God. His understanding and his memory were gone, and all the powers of the rational soul were broken. How careful we ought to be, not to do any thing which may provoke God to put us out of our senses! God resists the…

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Daniel 4:35 in the original Hebrew

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וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3606
דָּיְרֵ֤יda.'a.rei[the] inhabitants ofH1753
אַרְעָא֙'ar.'A'earth theH772
כְּלָ֣הke.Lah[are] as notH3809
חֲשִׁיבִ֔יןcha.shi.VinconsideredH2804
וּֽכְמִצְבְּיֵ֗הּu.khe.mitz.be.Yehand as pleases heH6634
עָבֵד֙'a.Ved[he is] doingH5648
בְּחֵ֣ילbe.Cheilwith [the] army ofH2429
שְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065
וְדָיְרֵ֖יve.da.'a.reiand [the] inhabitants ofH1753
אַרְעָ֑א'ar.'A'earth theH772
וְלָ֤אve.La'and notH3809
אִיתַי֙'i.TaithereH383
דִּֽי\־di-[is] whoH1768
יְמַחֵ֣אye.ma.Che'he will strikeH4223
בִידֵ֔הּvi.Dehon hand hisH3028
וְיֵ֥אמַרve.Ye.marso he may sayH560
לֵ֖הּlehto him
מָ֥הmahwhat?H4101
עֲבַֽדְתְּ\׃'a.Vadthave you doneH5648

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 4:35

  • Job 42:2

    I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

  • Psalms 135:6

    Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

  • Psalms 115:3

    But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

  • Romans 11:33-36

    O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

  • Isaiah 40:15-17

    Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

  • Isaiah 43:13

    Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

  • Ephesians 1:11

    In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

  • Matthew 11:25-26

    At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

  • Acts 4:28

    For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

  • Romans 9:19-20

    Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

  • Job 34:14-15

    If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

  • Isaiah 45:9-11

    Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

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all.
Job 34:14,15,19-24; Isa 40:15-17,22-24
and he.
1Sa 3:18; Job 23:13; Ps 33:9-11; 115:3; 135:6; Isa 14:24-27
Isa 46:10,11; Mt 11:25,26; Ac 4:28; Eph 1:11; Php 2:10,11
the inhabitants.
Ps 33:8,14; 49:1; Isa 26:9
none.
Job 9:4,13; 34:29; 40:9-12; 42:2; Pr 21:30; Isa 43:13; Ac 5:39; 9:5
Ac 11:17; 1Co 10:22
What.
Job 9:12; 33:12,13; 40:2; Isa 45:9-11; Ro 9:19,20; 11:33-36
1Co 2:16

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Context

  • Daniel 4:34

    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:

  • Daniel 4:35

    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?

  • Daniel 4:36

    At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.

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Daniel 4:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y todos los moradores de la tierra por nada son contados: y en el ejército del cielo, y en los habitantes de la tierra, hace según su voluntad: ni hay quien estorbe su mano, y le diga: ¿Qué haces?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und alle Bewohner der Erde werden wie nichts geachtet, und nach seinem Willen tut er mit dem Heere des Himmels und mit den Bewohnern der Erde; und da ist niemand, der seiner Hand wehren und zu ihm sagen könnte: Was tust du?