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Daniel 4:36 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 36. 36At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
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Quick Meaning
Daniel 4:36 develops this movement with “At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom…”.
Read It With
- Daniel 4:34–37
Read Daniel 4:36 with 4:34–37. Daniel 4:36 develops this movement with “At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom…”. The complete unit establishes this movement: Nebuchadnezzar lifts his eyes, receives understanding and restored honor, and praises the heavenly king who can humble pride.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Restoration is not merely recovery of office; the narrator places interpreted understanding and praise at the tale's close. “Restoration Ends in Praise” opens that larger movement. This completes the present movement before the next larger development: Chapter 5 introduces Belshazzar, who knows this story yet desecrates Jerusalem's vessels and refuses its lesson. Within that movement: Daniel 4:36 develops this movement with “At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom…”.
What Remains True
Restored leadership should be marked by truthful limits, gratitude, and refusal to treat power as self-created. Daniel 4:34-37 keeps that truth tied to this claim: Nebuchadnezzar lifts his eyes, receives understanding and restored honor, and praises the heavenly king who can humble pride. In this unit: Daniel 4:36 develops this movement with “At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom…”.
How It Can Shape Life
- Measure recovery by changed understanding and practice, not only by reinstatement or public praise. In Daniel 4:34-37, respond specifically to this movement: Nebuchadnezzar lifts his eyes, receives understanding and restored honor, and praises the heavenly king who can humble pride. For Daniel 4:36 specifically, keep this reviewed contribution in view: develops this movement with “At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom…”. Read it inside 4:34–37; do not convert its wording into an unsupported modern identification.
Continue in Context
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Read Daniel 4:34-37 — Restoration Ends in PraiseSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Daniel 4:34-37, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew aramaic text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Daniel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew-Aramaic wording, morphology, language boundary, names, repeated roots, clauses, and lexical controls.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Dan.xml, 4:34-37; Hebrew 1:1–2:4a and 8:1–12:13, Aramaic 2:4b–7:28
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Daniel with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level Hebrew-Aramaic, textual, historical, translation, chronology, angelic-language, and duration notes.
Exact location: NET Bible Daniel PDF, printed pp. 1650–1653, translation and translator notes on 4:34-37
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