4:33 Now in that very moment 7 this pronouncement about 8 Nebuchadnezzar came true. 9 He was driven from human society, he ate grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until his hair became long like an eagle’s feathers, and his nails like a bird’s claws. 10
1 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.”
2 tn Aram “house.”
3 tn Aram “by the might of my strength.”
4 tn Aram “in the mouth of the king.”
5 tn Aram “to you they say.”
6 tn Aram “until.”
7 tn Aram “hour.”
8 tn Or “on.”
9 tn Aram “was fulfilled.”
10 tn The words “feathers” and “claws” are not present in the Aramaic text, but have been added in the translation for clarity.