And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
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Gill's Exposition
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing,.... That is, by the most high God, in comparison of him; and that not only the common people, but magistrates, princes, and kings, and even…
Barnes' Notes
And they shall drive thee from men ... - See the note at Dan 4:25.
Adam Clarke
They shall make thee, etc. - Thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen. The madness that fell upon him induced him to forsake society, and to run to the woods and deserts, where he lived like a wild…
We have here Nebuchadnezzar's dream accomplished, and Daniel's application of it to him justified and confirmed. How he took it we are not told, whether he was pleased with Daniel or displeased; but…
Cambridge Bible
And thou shalt be driven … shalt be made to eat grass as oxen The passives, as Dan 4:4, with which, indeed, except that one clause is omitted, the present verse agrees almost verbally.
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