And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
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Gill's Exposition
And he was driven from the sons of men,.... From their company, and from conversation with them; his madness was of that kind, that he chose rather to be with beasts than men; it drove him from men,…
Barnes' Notes
And he was driven ... - See this fully explained in Dan 4:25-33.
Here is, I. The information given to the king, by the queen-mother, concerning Daniel, how fit he was to be consulted in this difficult case. It is supposed that this queen was the widow of…
Cambridge Bible
See Dan 4:25; Dan 4:32-33.
the wild asses An untamable animal, which roamed in the open plains (see Job 39:5-8; and cf. Gen 16:12): to dwell with the wild asses would thus be a special mark of…
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