Daniel 2
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Daniel 2:20-28

20and declaredH560:

“BlessedH1289 beH1934 the nameH8036 ofH1768 GodH426 foreverH4481H5957 andH5705 everH5957,forH1768 wisdomH2452 and powerH1370H1768 belong to HimH1932.21HeH1932 changesH8133 the timesH5732 and seasonsH2166;He removesH5709 kingsH4430 and establishesH6966 them.He givesH3052 wisdomH2452 to the wiseH2445and knowledgeH4486 to the discerningH3046H999.22HeH1932 revealsH1541 the deepH5994 and hidden thingsH5642;He knowsH3046 whatH4101 lies in darknessH2816,and lightH5094 dwellsH8271 with HimH5974.23To You, O GodH426 of my fathersH2,IH576 give thanksH3029 and praiseH7624,becauseH1768 You have givenH3052 mewisdomH2452 and powerH1370.And nowH3705 You have made known to meH3046whatH1768 we have requestedH1156,forH1768 You have made known to usH3046the dreamH4406 of the kingH4430.”

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ThereforeH6903H1836 DanielH1841 wentH5954 toH5922 AriochH746, whomH1768 the kingH4430 had appointedH4483 to destroyH7 the wise menH2445 of BabylonH895, and saidH236H3652H560 to him, “Do notH409 executeH7 the wise menH2445 of BabylonH895! Bring meH5954 beforeH6925 the kingH4430, and I will giveH2324 himH4430 the interpretationH6591.”

25AriochH746 hastilyH927H116 broughtH5954 DanielH1841 beforeH6925 the kingH4430H3652 and saidH560 to him, “I have foundH7912 a manH1400 amongH4481 the exilesH1123H1547 from JudahH3061 whoH1768 will tellH3046 the kingH4430 the interpretationH6591.”

26The kingH4430 respondedH6032H560 to DanielH1841, whoseH1768 nameH8036 was BelteshazzarH1096H383, “Are you ableH3546 to tell meH3046 whatH1768 I sawH2370 in the dreamH2493, as well as its interpretationH6591?”

27DanielH1841H6925 answeredH6032 the kingH4430H560, “NoH3809 wise manH2445, enchanterH826, mediumH2749, or magicianH1505 canH3202 explainH2324 to the kingH4430 the mysteryH7328 of whichH1768 he inquiresH7593. 28ButH1297 there isH383 a GodH426 in heavenH8065 who revealsH1541 mysteriesH7328, and He has made knownH3046 to KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 whatH4101H1768 will happenH1934 in the latterH320 daysH3118. Your dreamH2493 and the visionsH2376 that came into your mindH7217 as you lay onH5922 your bedH4903 were theseH1836H1932:

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