Kommentar zu Daniel 4:24

Indeed, O king Indeed, O king, hearken to my counsel.

my counsel Aram. מִלְכִּי, my counsel, like (Num. 24:14): “I shall advise you (אִיעָצְךָ),” which is translated: אֲמַלְּכִינָךְ.

please you May my counsel please you that you hearken to my words.

and with charity you will remove your sin With charity, break your sin off your neck.

and your iniquity by showing mercy to poor and remove your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor.

perhaps your tranquility will last Perhaps there will be time for your tranquility, that the evil should not come swiftly. Now what did Daniel see to give Nebuchadnezzar good advice? He saw the Jews poor and humbled by the exile, going from door to door begging for alms, and he gave him advice to deal mercifully with them. He said to him, “These poor people whom you exiled are hungry; nourish them.” And so he did. He opened his storehouses and fed them for a full twelve months.