Daniel 4:2
New International Version
It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

New Living Translation
“I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the Most High God has performed for me.

English Standard Version
It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.

Berean Standard Bible
I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

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

New King James Version
I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me.

New American Standard Bible
I am pleased to declare the signs and miracles that the Most High God has done for me.

NASB 1995
“It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me.

NASB 1977
“It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me.

Legacy Standard Bible
It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me.

Amplified Bible
It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me.

Christian Standard Bible
I am pleased to tell you about the miracles and wonders the Most High God has done for me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am pleased to tell you about the miracles and wonders the Most High God has done for me.

American Standard Version
It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.

Contemporary English Version
I am glad to tell about the wonderful miracles God Most High has done for me.

English Revised Version
It hath seemed good unto me to shew the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am pleased to write to you about the miraculous signs and amazing things the Most High God did for me.

Good News Translation
Listen to my account of the wonders and miracles which the Supreme God has shown me.

International Standard Version
It gives me great pleasure to tell about the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.

Majority Standard Bible
I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

NET Bible
I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me.

New Heart English Bible
It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

Webster's Bible Translation
I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought towards me.

World English Bible
It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The signs and wonders that God Most High has done with me, it is good before me to show.

Young's Literal Translation
The signs and wonders that God Most High hath done with me, it is good before me to shew.

Smith's Literal Translation
The signs and wonders that the most high God made with me, it was pleasant before me to show.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The most high God hath wrought signs and wonders toward me. It hath seemed good to me therefore to publish

Catholic Public Domain Version
The supreme God has accomplished signs and wonders with me. Therefore, it has pleased me to proclaim

New American Bible
I had a terrifying dream as I lay in bed, and the images and my visions frightened me.

New Revised Standard Version
The signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me I am pleased to recount.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I thought it good to publish the signs and wonders that the High God has wrought toward me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Signs and wonders that God Most High did, it is pleasing before me to show
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that God Most High hath wrought toward me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
It seemed good to me to declare to you the signs and wonders which the most high God has wrought with me,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Nebuchadnezzar Confesses God's Kingdom
1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied. 2I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. 3How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.…

Cross References
Psalm 66:16
Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

Psalm 105:1-2
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations. / Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

Psalm 145:4-6
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— / the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. / They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.

Isaiah 12:4-5
and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted. / Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth.

Isaiah 25:1
O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.

Isaiah 46:9-10
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

1 Chronicles 16:8-9
“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations. / Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

1 Chronicles 16:24
Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.

Deuteronomy 10:21
He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.

Acts 2:11
both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”

Acts 4:20
For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Acts 10:36
He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

Acts 14:27
When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Acts 22:15
You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.

Romans 15:18-19
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, / by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God has worked toward me.

I thought it good.

Joshua 7:19
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.

Psalm 51:14
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Psalm 71:18
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

that.

Daniel 3:26
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

Psalm 66:16
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Acts 22:3-16
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day…

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Daniel 4
1. Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom,
4. makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret.
8. Daniel hears the dream.
19. He interprets it.
28. The dream fulfilled.














I am pleased to declare
This phrase reflects King Nebuchadnezzar's personal satisfaction and eagerness to share his experience. The Hebrew root for "pleased" conveys a sense of delight and willingness, indicating a transformation in Nebuchadnezzar's heart. Historically, kings often issued decrees to boast of their own achievements, but here, Nebuchadnezzar is eager to proclaim the works of the Most High God, showing a shift from pride to humility. This sets a tone of reverence and acknowledgment of divine intervention.

the signs and wonders
"Signs and wonders" are terms frequently used in the Old Testament to describe miraculous events that signify God's power and presence. The Hebrew words for "signs" (אוֹת, 'oth) and "wonders" (מוֹפֵת, mopheth) often appear together, emphasizing acts that are extraordinary and beyond human capability. In the context of Daniel, these terms highlight God's sovereignty and ability to intervene in human affairs. Archaeologically, records from ancient Babylon often depicted kings as divine or semi-divine figures, yet here, Nebuchadnezzar attributes these miraculous events to the Most High God, acknowledging a power greater than himself.

that the Most High God
The title "Most High God" (אֵל עֶלְיוֹן, El Elyon) is significant, as it denotes supreme authority and sovereignty. In the polytheistic context of Babylon, where many gods were worshiped, Nebuchadnezzar's use of this title indicates a recognition of the God of Israel as the ultimate ruler above all other deities. This acknowledgment is profound, considering Nebuchadnezzar's previous pride and the Babylonian belief system. Scripturally, this title is used to emphasize God's unparalleled power and dominion, as seen in other biblical texts like Genesis 14:18-20.

has performed for me
This phrase personalizes the narrative, showing that the king has experienced God's power firsthand. The Hebrew root for "performed" (עָשָׂה, asah) implies action and accomplishment, suggesting that God's works are intentional and purposeful. Nebuchadnezzar's personal testimony serves as a powerful witness to God's active role in the lives of individuals, regardless of their status or past. Historically, this personal encounter with the divine would have been a radical departure from the typical Babylonian understanding of distant and impersonal gods. It underscores the biblical theme of God's intimate involvement in human history and His desire for personal relationship with individuals.

(2) Signs and wonders.--Comp. Isaiah 8:18. The appearance of various scriptural phrases in this letter leads us to believe that Daniel must have written it at the king's request.

The high God.--Referring to his language (Daniel 3:26).

Verses 2, 3. - I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. 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. The Greek versions for these two verses are in absolute agreement, hence one is not surprised to find that in the Syriac of Paulus Tellensis, these verses, with that preceding, are marked with an asterisk, which proclaims them not to have been regarded by their translator as a genuine part of the Septuagint, but to have been added from Theodotion. They are in close agreement with the Massoretic text. In these two verses the Peshitta is also at one with the Massoretic text. It is possible that this may have been the actual beginning of the document; on the other hand, it may have been simply the suggestion of some later scribe of how such a proclamation might have begun. The latter is, perhaps, the more probable. At the same time, it vindicates its position by being a not unnatural expression of feelings such as Nebuchadnezzar might well be supposed to have had after such an experience as he had passed through. It may even be that the signs and wonders to which Nebuchadnezzar refers are not merely those of his dream and its fulfilment, but all the signs that had been manifested in his reign.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I am pleased
שְׁפַ֥ר (šə·p̄ar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8232: To be fair or seemly

to declare
לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃ (lə·ha·ḥă·wā·yāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2324: To show

the signs
אָֽתַיָּא֙ (’ā·ṯay·yā)
Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's 852: A portent

and wonders
וְתִמְהַיָּ֔א (wə·ṯim·hay·yā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's 8540: A miracle

that
דִּ֚י (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because

the Most High
עִלָּאָ֑ה (‘il·lā·’āh)
Adjective - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 5943: highest', a name of God

God
אֱלָהָ֖א (’ĕ·lā·hā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's 426: God

has performed
עֲבַ֣ד (‘ă·ḇaḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep

for me:
עִמִּ֔י (‘im·mî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5974: With, equally with


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