Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. New Living Translation “I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the Most High God has performed for me. English Standard Version It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. Berean Standard Bible I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. King James Bible I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. New King James Version I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me. New American Standard Bible I am pleased to declare the signs and miracles that the Most High God has done for me. NASB 1995 “It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me. NASB 1977 “It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me. Legacy Standard Bible It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me. Amplified Bible It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me. Christian Standard Bible I am pleased to tell you about the miracles and wonders the Most High God has done for me. Holman Christian Standard Bible I am pleased to tell you about the miracles and wonders the Most High God has done for me. American Standard Version It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me. Contemporary English Version I am glad to tell about the wonderful miracles God Most High has done for me. English Revised Version It hath seemed good unto me to shew the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me. GOD'S WORD® Translation I am pleased to write to you about the miraculous signs and amazing things the Most High God did for me. Good News Translation Listen to my account of the wonders and miracles which the Supreme God has shown me. International Standard Version It gives me great pleasure to tell about the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. Majority Standard Bible I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. NET Bible I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me. New Heart English Bible It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me. Webster's Bible Translation I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought towards me. World English Bible It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe signs and wonders that God Most High has done with me, it is good before me to show. Young's Literal Translation The signs and wonders that God Most High hath done with me, it is good before me to shew. Smith's Literal Translation The signs and wonders that the most high God made with me, it was pleasant before me to show. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe most high God hath wrought signs and wonders toward me. It hath seemed good to me therefore to publish Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I had a terrifying dream as I lay in bed, and the images and my visions frightened me. New Revised Standard Version The signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me I am pleased to recount. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI thought it good to publish the signs and wonders that the High God has wrought toward me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Signs and wonders that God Most High did, it is pleasing before me to show OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that God Most High hath wrought toward me. Brenton Septuagint Translation It seemed good to me to declare to you the signs and wonders which the most high God has wrought with me, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nebuchadnezzar Confesses God's Kingdom1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied. 2I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. 3How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.… Cross References Psalm 66:16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me. Psalm 105:1-2 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations. / Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders. Psalm 145:4-6 One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— / the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. / They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness. Isaiah 12:4-5 and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted. / Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth. Isaiah 25:1 O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness. Isaiah 46:9-10 Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ 1 Chronicles 16:8-9 “Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations. / Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders. 1 Chronicles 16:24 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. Deuteronomy 10:21 He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen. Acts 2:11 both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Acts 4:20 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Acts 10:36 He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. Acts 14:27 When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. Acts 22:15 You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard. Romans 15:18-19 I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, / by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. Treasury of Scripture I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God has worked toward me. I thought it good. Joshua 7:19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me. Psalm 51:14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. Psalm 71:18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. that. Daniel 3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. Psalm 66:16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. Acts 22:3-16 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day… Jump to Previous Clear Declare Good High Miraculous Performed Pleasure Seemed Shew Show Signs Thought Towards Wonders Worked WroughtJump to Next Clear Declare Good High Miraculous Performed Pleasure Seemed Shew Show Signs Thought Towards Wonders Worked WroughtDaniel 4 1. Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom,4. makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret. 8. Daniel hears the dream. 19. He interprets it. 28. The dream fulfilled. I am pleased to declare This phrase indicates a personal testimony from King Nebuchadnezzar, showing a shift from his previous prideful stance to one of humility and acknowledgment of God's power. In the ancient Near Eastern context, kings often issued decrees to proclaim their achievements or the achievements of their gods. Here, Nebuchadnezzar's declaration is unique as it centers on the God of Israel, rather than the Babylonian deities. This reflects a significant transformation in his understanding and acceptance of the Most High God. the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. Persons / Places / Events 1. NebuchadnezzarThe king of Babylon who experienced a humbling encounter with God, leading to his acknowledgment of God's sovereignty. 2. Daniel A Jewish exile in Babylon who served in the king's court and interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dreams, demonstrating God's wisdom and power. 3. Babylon The empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, known for its grandeur and as a place of exile for the Israelites. 4. The Most High God A title for God emphasizing His supreme authority over all earthly rulers and kingdoms. 5. Signs and Wonders Miraculous events orchestrated by God to reveal His power and authority, often leading to a deeper understanding or transformation. Teaching Points Acknowledging God's SovereigntyRecognize that God is the ultimate authority over all creation, and His power is unmatched. Testifying to God's Works Like Nebuchadnezzar, we should be eager to share the ways God has worked in our lives, giving Him glory. Humility Before God Nebuchadnezzar's experience teaches us the importance of humility and the dangers of pride. The Purpose of Miracles Understand that signs and wonders are meant to point us to God and deepen our faith, not just to amaze us. Transformation Through Encounter Personal encounters with God can lead to profound changes in our beliefs and actions.(2) Signs and wonders.--Comp. Isaiah 8:18. The appearance of various scriptural phrases in this letter leads us to believe that Daniel must have written it at the king's request. The high God.--Referring to his language (Daniel 3:26). Verses 2, 3. - I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. The Greek versions for these two verses are in absolute agreement, hence one is not surprised to find that in the Syriac of Paulus Tellensis, these verses, with that preceding, are marked with an asterisk, which proclaims them not to have been regarded by their translator as a genuine part of the Septuagint, but to have been added from Theodotion. They are in close agreement with the Massoretic text. In these two verses the Peshitta is also at one with the Massoretic text. It is possible that this may have been the actual beginning of the document; on the other hand, it may have been simply the suggestion of some later scribe of how such a proclamation might have begun. The latter is, perhaps, the more probable. At the same time, it vindicates its position by being a not unnatural expression of feelings such as Nebuchadnezzar might well be supposed to have had after such an experience as he had passed through. It may even be that the signs and wonders to which Nebuchadnezzar refers are not merely those of his dream and its fulfilment, but all the signs that had been manifested in his reign.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I am pleasedשְׁפַ֥ר (šə·p̄ar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8232: To be fair or seemly to declare לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃ (lə·ha·ḥă·wā·yāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 2324: To show the signs אָֽתַיָּא֙ (’ā·ṯay·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 852: A portent and wonders וְתִמְהַיָּ֔א (wə·ṯim·hay·yā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 8540: A miracle that דִּ֚י (dî) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because the Most High עִלָּאָ֑ה (‘il·lā·’āh) Adjective - masculine singular determinate Strong's 5943: highest', a name of God God אֱלָהָ֖א (’ĕ·lā·hā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 426: God has performed עֲבַ֣ד (‘ă·ḇaḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep for me: עִמִּ֔י (‘im·mî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5974: With, equally with Links Daniel 4:2 NIVDaniel 4:2 NLT Daniel 4:2 ESV Daniel 4:2 NASB Daniel 4:2 KJV Daniel 4:2 BibleApps.com Daniel 4:2 Biblia Paralela Daniel 4:2 Chinese Bible Daniel 4:2 French Bible Daniel 4:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 4:2 It has seemed good to me (Dan. 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