Daniel 4:1

King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.

2 I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

3 How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
KJV
Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
WEB
Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.
ASV
Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
DARBY
Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
BLB
Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages who are dwelling in all the earth: Your⁺ peace be multiplied!
ÅB
Kong Nebukadnesar til alle folk, slekter og tungemål som bor på den hele jord: Alt godt bli dere i rikt mål til del
OTB
Kong Nebukadnesar, til alle folk, nasjoner og språk som bor på hele jorden: Må deres fred være rikelig!
B1930
Kong Nebukadnesar til alle folk, ætter og tungemål som bor på den hele jord: Alt godt bli eder i rikt mål til del

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 6:25

    Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.

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  • 1 Peter 1:2

    according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

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  • Daniel 3:4

    Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:

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  • 1 Chronicles 12:18

    Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

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  • Ephesians 1:2

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  • Daniel 3:29

    Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”

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  • Ezra 4:17

    Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.

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  • Daniel 6:27

    He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

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