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Daniel 4:37

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:34.

כְּעַ֞ןkeannowכְּעַןadverb — “now”H3705nownow.אֲנָ֣הanahas for meאֲנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “as for me”H576II, as for me.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.מְשַׁבַּ֨חmeshabachpraiseשְׁבַחverb, piel, participle, absolute — “praise”, a verb used as a describing wordH7624to adulate, i.e. adorepraise.וּמְרוֹמֵ֤םumeromemand extolרוּםconjunction, verb, polel, participle, absolute — “and extol”, a verb used as a describing wordH7313{to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)}extol, lift up (self), set up.וּמְהַדַּר֙umehadarand glorifyהֲדַרconjunction, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “and glorify”, a verb used as a describing wordH1922to magnify (figuratively)glorify, honour.לְמֶ֣לֶךְlemelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4430a kingking, royal.שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.דִּ֤יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.מַעֲבָד֨וֹהִי֙maavadohiworkמַעְבָדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4567an actwork.קְשֹׁ֔טqeshottruthקְשׁוֹטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “truth”, the ordinary formH7187fidelitytruth.וְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּveorechatehand wayאֹרַחconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and way”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH735a roadway.דִּ֑יןdinjudgementדִּיןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “judgement”, the ordinary formH1780{judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife}judgement.וְדִי֙vediand thatדִּיconjunction, particle, relative — “and that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.מַהְלְכִ֣יןmahlekhinwalkהֲלַךְverb, aphel, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1981to walkwalk.בְּגֵוָ֔הbegevahin prideגֵּוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in pride”, the ordinary formH1467{exaltation; (figuratively) arrogance}pride.יָכִ֖לyakhilbe ableיְכֵלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be able”, a verb used as a describing wordH3202{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}be able, can, couldest, prevail.לְהַשְׁפָּלָֽהlehashpalahto abaseשְׁפַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to abase”, the to-form of the verbH8214{to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)}abase, humble, put down, subdue.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-34) Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven; for all His works are truth, and His ways justice; and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and exalting and honouring the King of the heavens, for all His works [are] truth, and His paths judgment, and those walking in pride He is able to humble.'

World English Bible

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

Darby Translation

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-34) Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven; for all His works are truth, and His ways justice; and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And at the end of the time I Nabuchodonosor lifted up mine eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised him that lives for ever, and gave him glory; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom lasts to all generations:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μετὰ τὸ τέλος τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐγὼ Ναβουχοδονόσορ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνέλαβον, καὶ αἱ φρένες μου ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἐπεστράφησαν, καὶ τῷ ὑψίστῳ ηὐλόγησα, καὶ τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ᾔνεσα, καὶ ἐδόξασα, ὅτι ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ ἐξουσία αἰώνιος, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν,