Daniel 4:16
“Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Let his heart be changed from man's,.... Not as to the substance, but as to the quality:
and let a beast's heart be…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him - Here the same thing occurs in a more…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let his heart be changed - Let him conceive himself to be a beast, and act as such, herding among the beasts of the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 4:4-18
Nebuchadnezzar, before he relates the judgments of God that had been wrought upon him for his pride, gives an account of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
his heart i.e. his intelligence: let him receive the understanding of a beast (imagine himself an animal). The heart, in…
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