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Daniel 4:35

Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing - Are regarded as nothing in comparison with him. Compare Isa 40:15, note 17, note. Precisely the same sentiment occurs in Isaiah which is…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Daniel 4:34-37

We have here Nebuchadnezzar's recovery from his distraction, and his return to his right mind, at the end of the days prefixed, that is, of the seven years. So long he continued a monument of God's…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

are reputed as nothing better, are as persons of no account (Bevan). The expression is in part, no doubt, suggested by Isa 40:17 (where the verb rendered -counted" is the same as that which in the…