Daniel 4:19
"Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Then Daniel (whose name was Belteshazzar) was astonied for one hour,.... Not at the difficulty of interpreting the dream, which was plain and easy to him; but at the sad and shocking things he saw plainly by the dream were coming upon the king: and though he was a wicked prince, and justly deserved such

treatment; and thus he continued for the space of an hour like one thunder struck, filled with amazement, quite stupid, dumb, and silent: and his thoughts troubled him; both about what should befall the king, and how he should make it known to him: the king spake and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee: he saw by his countenance the confusion he was in, and imagined there was something in the dream which portended evil, and made him backward to relate it; and therefore encouraged him to tell it, be it what it would: Belteshazzar answered and said, my lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies; which is as if he had said, I could have wished, had it been the will of God, that what is signified by the dream might have befallen not the king, but his enemies; this he said, not merely as a courtier, but as one that heartily wished and prayed for his peace and prosperity; and to show that he had no ill will to the king in the interpretation of the dream, but was his hearty faithful servant and minister; and yet suggests that something very dreadful and distressing was intended for him; and hereby he prepared him the better to receive it.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (14 words)

H0607 אַנְתָּה
Definition:

29,31,37,38 etc.,Ezra 7:25.Topical LexiconLiterary Functionאַנְתָּה appears only in the Aramaic portions of Ezra and Daniel, always as the emphatic masculine singular pronoun “you.” It functions to si 29,31,37,38 etc.,Ezra 7:25.Topical LexiconLiterary Functionאַנְתָּה appears only in the Aramaic portions of Ezra and Daniel, always as the emphatic masculine singular pronoun “you.” It functions to si

Possible Meanings:
  • thou (semantic_range)
H0607 אַנְתָּה
Definition:

29,31,37,38 etc.,Ezra 7:25.Topical LexiconLiterary Functionאַנְתָּה appears only in the Aramaic portions of Ezra and Daniel, always as the emphatic masculine singular pronoun “you.” It functions to si 29,31,37,38 etc.,Ezra 7:25.Topical LexiconLiterary Functionאַנְתָּה appears only in the Aramaic portions of Ezra and Daniel, always as the emphatic masculine singular pronoun “you.” It functions to si

Possible Meanings:
  • thou (semantic_range)
H1932 הוּא
Definition:

21וְהוּא מְהַשְׁנֵא ֗֗֗andhe willchange, etc.,Daniel 2:22;Daniel 2:44;Daniel 6:5;Daniel 7:7,24;Ezra 5:8;Daniel 2:32הוּא צַלְמָאthatimage (nom. pend. ['hanging' noun clause]);Daniel 4:19אַנְתָּה הוּאth 21וְהוּא מְהַשְׁנֵא ֗֗֗andhe willchange, etc.,Daniel 2:22;Daniel 2:44;Daniel 6:5;Daniel 7:7,24;Ezra 5:8;Daniel 2:32הוּא צַלְמָאthatimage (nom. pend. ['hanging' noun clause]);Daniel 4:19אַנְתָּה הוּאth

Possible Meanings:
  • she (semantic_range)
  • it (semantic_range)
H4430 מְלַךְ
Definition:

7). It denotes the act of reigning, becoming king, or exercising royal authority. While applied to human monarchs, the verb also frames explicit declarations of God’s unrivaled kingship, weaving toget 7). It denotes the act of reigning, becoming king, or exercising royal authority. While applied to human monarchs, the verb also frames explicit declarations of God’s unrivaled kingship, weaving toget

Possible Meanings:
  • counsel (semantic_range)
  • advice (semantic_range)
H1768 דִּי
Definition:

of same origin as Arabicpossessor of[compare below Biblical Hebrewזֶה]. Properly a demonstrativethat[compareזֶה; in Ethiopiczeis 'this',za'which']; but this being referred by usage to something preced of same origin as Arabicpossessor of[compare below Biblical Hebrewזֶה]. Properly a demonstrativethat[compareזֶה; in Ethiopiczeis 'this',za'which']; but this being referred by usage to something preced

Possible Meanings:
  • who (semantic_range)
  • because (semantic_range)
H7236 רְבָה
Definition:

8+; 3 feminine singularרְבָתDaniel 4:19; 2masculine singularרְבַיְתָKt ( >רְבַתQr K§ 47, Beisp. 1)a))Daniel 4:19; —grow tall and large, of treeDaniel 4:8;Daniel 4:17;grow long, of hairDaniel 4:30; fig 8+; 3 feminine singularרְבָתDaniel 4:19; 2masculine singularרְבַיְתָKt ( >רְבַתQr K§ 47, Beisp. 1)a))Daniel 4:19; —grow tall and large, of treeDaniel 4:8;Daniel 4:17;grow long, of hairDaniel 4:30; fig

Possible Meanings:
  • grow great (semantic_range)
  • make great (semantic_range)
H8631 תְּקֵף
Definition:

11, 20, 22; 5:20; 6:7). In the first three texts the greatness of Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom is pictured as a tree that “grew large and strong” (Daniel 4:11), its vigor towering until God cuts it down. 11, 20, 22; 5:20; 6:7). In the first three texts the greatness of Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom is pictured as a tree that “grew large and strong” (Daniel 4:11), its vigor towering until God cuts it down.

Possible Meanings:
  • might (semantic_range)
H7238 רְבוּ
Definition:

33, emphaticרְבוּתָאDaniel 5:18+, suffixתָךְ-Daniel 4:19; —greatnessof kingDaniel 4:19;Daniel 4:33;Daniel 5:18,19; of kingdomDaniel 7:27.Topical LexiconOverview of Usage in ScriptureStrong’s Hebrew 72 33, emphaticרְבוּתָאDaniel 5:18+, suffixתָךְ-Daniel 4:19; —greatnessof kingDaniel 4:19;Daniel 4:33;Daniel 5:18,19; of kingdomDaniel 7:27.Topical LexiconOverview of Usage in ScriptureStrong’s Hebrew 72

H7236 רְבָה
Definition:

8+; 3 feminine singularרְבָתDaniel 4:19; 2masculine singularרְבַיְתָKt ( >רְבַתQr K§ 47, Beisp. 1)a))Daniel 4:19; —grow tall and large, of treeDaniel 4:8;Daniel 4:17;grow long, of hairDaniel 4:30; fig 8+; 3 feminine singularרְבָתDaniel 4:19; 2masculine singularרְבַיְתָKt ( >רְבַתQr K§ 47, Beisp. 1)a))Daniel 4:19; —grow tall and large, of treeDaniel 4:8;Daniel 4:17;grow long, of hairDaniel 4:30; fig

Possible Meanings:
  • grow great (semantic_range)
  • make great (semantic_range)
H4291 מְטָא
Definition:

25,ָ  הDaniel 7:13,22; 3feminine singularמְטַתDaniel 4:19,מְטָתDaniel 4:21Qr (Kt, erroneous,מטיתK§ 47, Beisp. 1)a)); 3 masculine pluralמְטוֺDaniel 6:25;Imperfect3masculine singularיִמְטֵאDaniel 4:8;Da 25,ָ  הDaniel 7:13,22; 3feminine singularמְטַתDaniel 4:19,מְטָתDaniel 4:21Qr (Kt, erroneous,מטיתK§ 47, Beisp. 1)a)); 3 masculine pluralמְטוֺDaniel 6:25;Imperfect3masculine singularיִמְטֵאDaniel 4:8;Da

Possible Meanings:
  • reach (semantic_range)
  • attain (semantic_range)
H8065 שָׁמַיִן
Definition:

11.Occurrences in Scripture• Daniel: 2:18, 19, 28, 37 (LXX v. 38), 44, 45; 3:25; 4:13 (v. 10), 15 (v. 12), 17 (v. 14), 23 (v. 20), 26 (v. 23), 31 (v. 28), 34 (v. 31), 35 (v. 32); 5:21, 23; 6:27 (v. 26 11.Occurrences in Scripture• Daniel: 2:18, 19, 28, 37 (LXX v. 38), 44, 45; 3:25; 4:13 (v. 10), 15 (v. 12), 17 (v. 14), 23 (v. 20), 26 (v. 23), 31 (v. 28), 34 (v. 31), 35 (v. 32); 5:21, 23; 6:27 (v. 26

Possible Meanings:
  • heavens (semantic_range)
H7985 שָׁלְטָן
Definition:

6dominion; —׳שׁabsoluteDaniel 7:6,14, constructDaniel 6:27+; emphaticשָׁלְטָנָאDaniel 7:27; suffixשָׁלְטָנָחDaniel 4:19,נֵהּ-Daniel 3:33+,נְהוֺן-Daniel 7:12; plural emphaticשָׁלְטָנַיָּאDaniel 7:27; — 6dominion; —׳שׁabsoluteDaniel 7:6,14, constructDaniel 6:27+; emphaticשָׁלְטָנָאDaniel 7:27; suffixשָׁלְטָנָחDaniel 4:19,נֵהּ-Daniel 3:33+,נְהוֺן-Daniel 7:12; plural emphaticשָׁלְטָנַיָּאDaniel 7:27; —

H5491 סוֹף
Definition:

8;Daniel 4:19; emphaticסוֺפָאDaniel 7:28end, conclusionof the matter;׳עַדסֿ=for everDaniel 6:27;Daniel 7:26.סוּמֹּנְיָה,סיפניהseeסוּמְמֹּנְיָה. aboveTopical LexiconSemantic NuancesThe term conveys the 8;Daniel 4:19; emphaticסוֺפָאDaniel 7:28end, conclusionof the matter;׳עַדסֿ=for everDaniel 6:27;Daniel 7:26.סוּמֹּנְיָה,סיפניהseeסוּמְמֹּנְיָה. aboveTopical LexiconSemantic NuancesThe term conveys the

H0772 אֲרַע
Definition:

35,39 16t. Daniel;Ezra 5:11;Jeremiah 10:11b;אַ֫רְעָא(D§§ 9, 5 a; 44, 1 n) =אֲרַע+ָ֯of direction,earthward, i.e.downward,אַרְעָא מִנָּחDaniel 2:39Ktlower than thou, i.e. inferior to thee Qrאֲרַע(compar 35,39 16t. Daniel;Ezra 5:11;Jeremiah 10:11b;אַ֫רְעָא(D§§ 9, 5 a; 44, 1 n) =אֲרַע+ָ֯of direction,earthward, i.e.downward,אַרְעָא מִנָּחDaniel 2:39Ktlower than thou, i.e. inferior to thee Qrאֲרַע(compar

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