Daniel 4:5

5 I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me.

Daniel 4:5 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.
New Living Translation (NLT)
5 But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.
The Message Bible (MSG)
5 But as I was stretched out on my bed I had a dream that scared me - a nightmare that shook me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
5 I had a dream that terrified me. The visions I had while I was asleep frightened me.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
5 I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
5 But I had a dream that made me afraid. I was lying on my bed. Then dreams and visions passed through my mind. They terrified me.

Daniel 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 4:5

I saw a dream which made me afraid
Things were represented to his fancy in a dream, as if he saw them with his eyes, as the tree, its leaves and fruit; the shaking and cutting it down to the stump; and though he did not understand the meaning of it, yet he thought it portended some evil, which threw him into a panic; he was afraid that something bad would befall him, though he knew not what: thus God can make the minds of the greatest men uneasy amidst all their glory, pride, and pleasure: and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me;
the thoughts that came into his mind while he was upon his bed dreaming, and the things which were represented to his fancy in his brain, he remembered when awake, gave him a great deal of trouble and uneasiness, what should be the meaning of them, and what would be the issue and event of these things.

Daniel 4:5 In-Context

3 How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation.
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous.
5 I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me.
6 So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
7 When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Daniel 2:1
  • 2. Psalms 4:4
  • 3. Daniel 2:28
  • 4. ver 19; S Genesis 41:8; S Job 3:26; Daniel 2:3; Daniel 5:6
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