The Meaning of Daniel 4:28 Explained

Daniel 4:28

KJV: All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.

YLT: All -- hath come on Nebuchadnezzar the king.

Darby: All this came upon king Nebuchadnezzar.

ASV: All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

All  this came  upon  the king  Nebuchadnezzar. 

What does Daniel 4:28 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Daniel 4:28 introduces the fulfillment of what God had warned Nebuchadnezzar he could expect if he failed to repent. Perhaps he humbled himself initially, but after12months he was as proud as ever.

Context Summary

Daniel 4:19-37 - Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation
Beyond doubt Nebuchadnezzar was one of the most illustrious princes the world has ever seen. The discoveries which Layard commenced among the mounds of the Euphrates valley have afforded striking evidences of his magnificence. Nebuchadnezzar was very conscious of his greatness, and as he looked from the eminence of his throne upon the world at his feet, his heart was lifted up with pride. It would be easy to cite proofs from the stones and bricks of Babylon to corroborate the general tenor of this story; for all the bricks of the ruins in that great province, so far as they have been examined, bear the name of Nebuchadnezzar; and several inscriptions have been found which, in their boastfulness, tally exactly with Daniel 4:30. But how marvelous the contrast between those proud and vaunting words, and the ascriptions of humble homage and praise in Daniel 4:34-37! If God could produce such a result on the haughty king of Babylon, is there any sinner He cannot subdue? May not the stern discipline to which some lives are subjected be intended to subdue their proud wills and bring them to similar confessions? [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Daniel 4:28 mean?

All [this] came upon Nebuchadnezzar King -
כֹּ֣לָּא מְּטָ֔א עַל־ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּֽא פ

כֹּ֣לָּא  All  [this] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, whole, the whole.
מְּטָ֔א  came 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מְטָא  
Sense: to reach, come upon, attain.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל  
Sense: upon, over, on account of, above, to, against.
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר  Nebuchadnezzar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר  
Sense: the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive.
מַלְכָּֽא  King 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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