Daniel 4 · Verse 9

Daniel 4:9

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
Daniel 4:9, King James Version

Daniel 4:9 in other translations

BSB“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.
WEB“Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
ASVO Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
YLT‘O Belteshazzar, master of the scribes, as I have known that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret doth press thee, the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation, tell.
DARBYO Belteshazzar, master of the scribes, because I know that the spirit of the holygods is in thee, and no secret is too hard for thee, tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, and the interpretation of it.
BBEO Belteshazzar, master of the wonder-workers, because I am certain that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and you are troubled by no secret; this is the dream which I saw: make clear to me its sense.
WebsterO Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation of it.

What does Daniel 4:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. spirit of the holy gods--Nebuchadnezzar speaks as a heathen, who yet has imbibed some notions of the true God. Hence he speaks of "gods" in the plural but gives the epithet "holy," which applies to Jehovah alone, the heathen gods making no pretension to purity, even in the opinion of their votaries (De 32:31; compare Is 63:11). "I know" refers to his knowledge of Daniel's skill many years before (Da 2:8); hence he calls him "master of the magicians." troubleth--gives thee difficulty in explaining it.

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 4:9 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.

בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮be.le.te.sha.TzarO BelteshazzarH1096
רַ֣בrav[the] chief ofH7229
חַרְטֻמַיָּא֒char.tu.mai.Ya'magicians theH2749
דִּ֣י\׀diwhomH1768
אֲנָ֣ה'a.NahIH576
יִדְעֵ֗תyid.'EtI knowH3046
דִּ֠יdithatH1768
ר֣וּחַRu.acha spirit ofH7308
אֱלָהִ֤ין'e.la.HingodsH426
קַדִּישִׁין֙ka.di.ShinholyH6922
בָּ֔ךְBakh[is] in you
וְכָל\־ve.kholand anyH3606
רָ֖זrazsecretH7328
לָא\־la'-notH3809
אָנֵ֣ס'a.Nes[is] oppressingH598
לָ֑ךְLakh<obj.> you
חֶזְוֵ֨יchez.Vei[the] visions ofH2376
חֶלְמִ֧יchel.Midream myH2493
דִֽי\־di-whichH1768
חֲזֵ֛יתcha.ZeitI sawH2370
וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.Rehand interpretation itsH6591
אֱמַֽר\׃'e.Martell!H560

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Cross references for Daniel 4:9

  • Daniel 5:11

    There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

  • Daniel 2:48

    Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

  • Daniel 4:8

    But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,

  • Genesis 41:38

    And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

  • Ezekiel 28:3

    Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:

  • 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.

  • Judges 7:13-15

    And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

  • Daniel 1:20

    And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

  • Daniel 4:18

    This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

  • Isaiah 33:18

    Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

  • Daniel 2:3-5

    And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

  • Genesis 11:6-8

    And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
master.
1:20; 2:48; 5:11
the spirit.
8; Ge 41:38; 1Sa 4:8
no secret.
5; 2:3; Ge 11:6-8; Isa 33:18; 54:14; Eze 28:3
tell.
18; 2:4,5; Ge 40:9-19; 41:15-36; Jud 7:13-15

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Context

  • Daniel 4:8

    But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,

  • Daniel 4:9

    O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

  • Daniel 4:10

    Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

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Daniel 4:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Beltsasar, príncipe de los magos, ya que he entendido que hay en ti espíritu de los dioses santos, y que ningún misterio se te esconde, exprésame las visiones de mi sueño que he visto, y su declaración.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Son feuillage était beau et son fruit abondant, et en lui il y avait de la nourriture pour tous; sous son ombre se tenaient les bêtes des champs, et dans ses branches habitaient les oiseaux des cieux; et de lui toute chair se nourrissait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
"Beltsazar, du Oberster der Schriftgelehrten, da ich weiß, daß der Geist der heiligen Götter in dir ist, und daß kein Geheimnis dir zu schwer ist, so sage mir die Gesichte meines Traumes, den ich gesehen habe, und seine Deutung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Folia ejus pulcherrima, et fructus ejus nimius: et esca universorum in ea. Subter eam habitabant animalia et bestiæ, et in ramis ejus conversabantur volucres cæli: et ex ea vescebatur omnis caro.