4:28 Now all of this happened 1 to King Nebuchadnezzar. 4:29 After twelve months, he happened to be walking around on the battlements 2 of the royal palace of Babylon. 4:30 The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence 3 by my own mighty strength 4 and for my majestic honor?”
1 tn Aram “reached.”
2 tn The word “battlements” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from context. Many English versions supply “roof” here (e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); cf. NLT “on the flat roof.”
3 tn Aram “house.”
4 tn Aram “by the might of my strength.”