Daniel 4 · Verse 6

Daniel 4:6

Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
Daniel 4:6, King James Version

Daniel 4:6 in other translations

BSBSo I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
WEBTherefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
ASVTherefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
YLTAnd by me a decree is made, to cause all the wise men of Babylon to come up before me, that the interpretation of the dream they may cause me to know.
DARBYAnd I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
BBEAnd I gave orders for all the wise men of Babylon to come in before me so that they might make clear to me the sense of my dream.
WebsterTherefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

What does Daniel 4:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. It may seem strange that Daniel was not first summoned. But it was ordered by God's providence that he should be reserved to the last, in order that all mere human means should be proved vain, before God manifested His power through His servant; thus the haughty king was stripped of all fleshly confidences. The Chaldees were the king's recognized interpreters of dreams; whereas Daniel's interpretation of the one in Da 2:24-45 had been a peculiar case, and very many years before; nor had he been consulted on such matters since.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 4:6 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.

וּמִנִּי֙u.mi.Niand from meH4481
שִׂ֣יםsimit was madeH7761
טְעֵ֔םte.'Ema decreeH2942
לְהַנְעָלָ֣הle.han.'a.Lahto bring inH5954
קָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.Maibefore meH6925
לְכֹ֖לle.Khol<obj.> allH3606
חַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.Mei[the] wise men ofH2445
בָבֶ֑לva.VelBabylonH895
דִּֽי\־di-thatH1768
פְשַׁ֥רfe.Shar[the] interpretation ofH6591
חֶלְמָ֖אchel.Ma'dream theH2493
יְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּֽנִי\׃ye.Hod.'u.Na.nithey will make known to meH3046

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

Cross references for Daniel 4:6

  • Daniel 2:2

    Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

  • Genesis 41:7-8

    And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

  • Isaiah 47:12-14

    Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

  • Isaiah 8:19

    And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to bring.
2:2; Ge 41:7,8; Isa 8:19; 47:12-14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 4:5

    I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

  • Daniel 4:6

    Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

  • Daniel 4:7

    Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

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Daniel 4:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por lo cual yo puse mandamiento para hacer venir delante de mí todos los sabios de Babilonia, que me mostrasen la declaración del sueño.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Belteshatsar, chef des devins, puisque je sais que l’esprit des dieux saints est en toi, et qu’aucun secret ne t’embarrasse, dis-moi les visions du songe que j’ai vu, et son interprétation.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und von mir wurde Befehl gegeben, alle Weisen von Babel vor mich zu führen, auf daß sie mir die Deutung des Traumes kundtäten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Baltassar, princeps ariolorum, quoniam ego scio quod spiritum sanctorum deorum habeas in te, et omne sacramentum non est impossibile tibi: visiones somniorum meorum, quas vidi, et solutionem earum narra.