And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
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Gill's Exposition
All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. All that was signified in the dream, his madness, the removal of him from the administration of government, and the brutal life he lived for seven years;…
Barnes' Notes
And whereas they commanded - The watchers, Dan 4:15. Compare Dan 4:17. To leave the stump of the tree roots - Or, to leave roots to the stump of the tree; that is, it was not to be dug up, or wholly…
Adam Clarke
Thy kingdom shall he sure unto thee - No new king was set up; Evil-merodach his son was regent during his father's insanity.
We have here the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream; and when once it is applied to himself, and it is declared that he is the tree in the dream (Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur - Change but…
Cambridge Bible
they commanded viz. the watchers (cf. Dan 4:4). Or, in accordance with the principle just explained, it was commanded.
sure i.e. confirmed, secure: cf. Dan 6:26 (-stedfast"). The object of the…
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