נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֗א לְֽכָל־עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א אֻמַיָּ֧א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א דִּֽי־דארין [דָיְרִ֥ין] בְּכָל־אַרְעָ֖א שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹן יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃
דער מלך נבֿוכַדנֶצַר צו אַלע פֿעלקער
Sefer Daniel; Opportunity in Exile
Many are shocked to discover that in the popular Zemer Kah Ribbon Olam we, to a great extent, are paraphrasing and expanding upon Nevuchadnetzar’s praise of Hashem in the wake of Chananiah, Mishael and Azariah’s miraculous rescue from the cauldron of fire (Daniel 3:31-33). Moreover, Daniel specifically refers to Nevuchadnetzar as “Ant Hu Malka Melech Malchaya”. The Sefer Daniel theme continues when we ask Hashem in a later stanza “Perok Yat Anach Mipum Aryevata”, to remove Your sheep from the mouth of the lion.