And allוְכָלthe inhabitantsדָּיְרֵיof the earthאַרְעָאare countedחֲשִׁיבִיןas nothing,כְּלָהand according to his willוּכְמִצְבְּיֵהּhe doesעָבֵדamong the armyבְּחֵילof the heavensשְׁמַיָּאand the inhabitantsוְדָיְרֵיof the earth;אַרְעָאand there is no oneוְלָא אִיתַיwhoדִּיcan stayיְמַחֵאhis handבִידֵהּor sayוְיֵאמַרto him,לֵהּ“Whatמָהhave you done?”עֲבַדְתְּ
Daniel 4:35
Study it in the app“And all the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and according to his will he does among the army of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth; and there is no one who can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?””
Nebuchadnezzar, restored, acknowledges that God's dominion is eternalProvidenceNebuchadnezzar boasts of great Babylon, loses his mind, then praises God againHumility and Service
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 4:35, word by word
- the inhabitantsדָּיְרֵיdayre
dwell
To dwell, to live in a place (Aramaic).
Where else “dayre” appears- of the earthאַרְעָara
earth
The ground and the inhabited world, above all as the place where kingdoms rule.
Where else “ara” appears- are countedחֲשִׁיבִיןchashivin
regard, count
To regard, to count as (Aramaic).
Where else “chashivin” appears- and according to his willמִצְבְּיֵmitsbye
want, be pleased
To want, to will; to be pleased with (Aramaic).
Where else “mitsbye” appears- he doesעָבֵדaved
do, make
To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".
Where else “aved” appears- among the armyחֵילchel
army
Armed soldiers; the strong men of an army.
Where else “chel” appears- of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya
heavens
Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.
Where else “shemaya” appears- and there is no oneאִיתַיitay
there is
There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".
Where else “itay” appears- can stayיְמַחֵאyemache
hold back
Hold back someone's hand.
Where else “yemache” appears- his handידֵyde
hand
Hand (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yad". "To give into the hand of" is to hand over to someone's power.
Where else “yde” appears- or sayיֵאמַרyemar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “yemar” appears- “Whatמָהma
what; why
What; with "for", "why?", "what for?" (Aramaic).
Where else “ma” appears
The context
34And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to the heavens, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed Illaya, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever, whose dominion is an eternal dominion, and his kingdom is with generation and generation.
35 · This verse (above)
36At that time my understanding returned to me, and for the honor of my kingdom, my majesty and my splendor returned to me; and my advisers and my nobles sought me, and I was reestablished over my kingdom, and extraordinary greatness was added to me.