The Meaning of Daniel 4:24 Explained

Daniel 4:24

KJV: This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

YLT: This is the interpretation, O king, and the decree of the Most High it is that hath come against my lord the king:

Darby: this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which cometh upon my lord the king:

ASV: this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

This  [is] the interpretation,  O king,  and this  [is] the decree  of the most High,  which is come  upon  my lord  the king: 

What does Daniel 4:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 4:19-37 - Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation
Beyond doubt Nebuchadnezzar was one of the most illustrious princes the world has ever seen. The discoveries which Layard commenced among the mounds of the Euphrates valley have afforded striking evidences of his magnificence. Nebuchadnezzar was very conscious of his greatness, and as he looked from the eminence of his throne upon the world at his feet, his heart was lifted up with pride. It would be easy to cite proofs from the stones and bricks of Babylon to corroborate the general tenor of this story; for all the bricks of the ruins in that great province, so far as they have been examined, bear the name of Nebuchadnezzar; and several inscriptions have been found which, in their boastfulness, tally exactly with Daniel 4:30. But how marvelous the contrast between those proud and vaunting words, and the ascriptions of humble homage and praise in Daniel 4:34-37! If God could produce such a result on the haughty king of Babylon, is there any sinner He cannot subdue? May not the stern discipline to which some lives are subjected be intended to subdue their proud wills and bring them to similar confessions? [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 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

What do the individual words in Daniel 4:24 mean?

This [is] interpretation the king and the decree of Most High the that [is] which has come upon - my lord king the
דְּנָ֥ה פִשְׁרָ֖א מַלְכָּ֑א וּגְזֵרַ֤ת [עליא] (עִלָּאָה֙) הִ֔יא דִּ֥י מְטָ֖ת עַל־ [מראי] (מָרִ֥י) מַלְכָּֽא

דְּנָ֥ה  This  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: דְּנָה  
Sense: this, on account of this adv.
פִשְׁרָ֖א  interpretation  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: פְּשַׁר  
Sense: interpretation (of dream).
מַלְכָּ֑א  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.
וּגְזֵרַ֤ת  and  the  decree 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: גְּזֵרָה  
Sense: decree.
(עִלָּאָה֙)  Most  High  the 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular determinate
Root: עִלָּי  
Sense: highest, the Most High.
הִ֔יא  that  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
מְטָ֖ת  has  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מְטָא  
Sense: to reach, come upon, attain.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל  
Sense: upon, over, on account of, above, to, against.
[מראי]  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
(מָרִ֥י)  my  lord 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מָרֵא  
Sense: lord.
מַלְכָּֽא  king  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.