Daniel 2:30

Daniel 2:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
• New International Version (NIV)As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

Context of Daniel 2:30

28But there is a God in heaven. He explains secret things. In your dream, he has shown you what will happen in future years. Now I will tell you the dream and the visions that you had while you lay on your bed. 29While you lay on your bed, you dreamed about future times. God explains secret things, and he has shown you what will happen in future years. I am not more wise than other people. But God has explained your secret dream to me, because he wants you to know what it means. He wants you to understand the thoughts in your mind.’ 31Daniel said, ‘In your dream, you saw in front of you a statue with a man's shape. It was very big and very bright. It frightened people very much. 32Its head was made from pure gold. The top of its body and its arms were made from silver. Its lower body was made from bronze.

Daniel 2:30 word by word

וַאֲנָ֗ה לָ֤א בְחָכְמָה֙ דִּֽי־אִיתַ֥י בִּי֙ מִן־כָּל־חַיַּיָּ֔א רָזָ֥א דְנָ֖ה גֱּלִ֣י לִ֑י לָהֵ֗ן עַל־דִּבְרַת֙ דִּ֤י פִשְׁרָא֙ לְמַלְכָּ֣א יְהוֹדְע֔וּן וְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥י לִבְבָ֖ךְ תִּנְדַּֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But as for meאֲנָה'ănâ' 'ănâh · IH576
• thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• secretרָזrâz · mysteryH7328
• is notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• revealedגְּלָאgelâh gelâ' · to revealH1541
• wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2452
• that I haveאִיתַי'îythay · there isH383
• more thanמִן־min · fromH4481
• anyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• livingחַיchay · livingH2417
• butלָהֵןlâhên · exceptH3861
• sakesדִּבְרָהdibrâh · causeH1701
• thatעַל‛al · uponH5922
• shall make knownיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
• the interpretationפְּשַׁרpeshar · interpretationH6591
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• the thoughtsרַעְיוֹןra‛yôn · thoughtH7476
• of thy heartלְבַבlebab · heartH3825

Cross-references for Daniel 2:30

• Genesis 41:16Joseph replied to Pharaoh, ‘I cannot do this. But God will give you an answer that will make you happy.’
• Acts 3:12Peter saw all the people who had come together. So he said to them, ‘People of Israel, you should not be so surprised about what you have seen. You should not look at us as if we ourselves are powerful. It is not because we obey God that we could cause this man to walk again.
• 1 Corinthians 15:8After all these people had seen him, Christ also appeared to me. I was like someone who was born at the wrong time.
• Daniel 2:17Then Daniel went to his home. He told his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah what had happened.
• Isaiah 43:3I am the Lord, your God, so I will rescue you. I am Israel's Holy God, your Saviour. I gave Egypt as the price to buy you back. I gave Ethiopia and Seba to their enemies, so that you could be free.
• Isaiah 45:4I have called you on behalf of my people, to help my servant, Jacob's descendants. They are Israel's people, that I have chosen for myself. You do not know me as your God, but I have given to you an important name.
• Matthew 24:22God will cause those days of great trouble to be not so many. If he did not do that, there would be nobody still alive. But God will cause those days to come to an end. He will do that to help the people that he has chosen.
• Mark 13:20The Lord God will cause those days of very bad trouble to come to an end. If he did not do that, there would be nobody still alive. But God will cause those days to be not too many. He will do that to help the people that he has chosen.
• Romans 8:28We know that God works to help those people who love him. He uses everything that happens to them to bring something good. He does this for those people that he has chosen to serve him.
• 1 Corinthians 3:21Because of that, you should not be proud of any human leader. All leaders are there to serve you, as God's people.
• 2 Corinthians 4:15In everything that we do, we want to help you. As a result, more and more people are seeing how kind God is. So people are thanking God more and more. And that shows how great God is.
• Daniel 2:47The king said to Daniel, ‘It is true that your God rules all other gods. He rules over kings and he explains secret things. I know this because you were able to explain this dream to me.’

Commentaries on Daniel 2:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30But as for me - So far as I am concerned in this matter, or whatever skill or wisdom I may evince in the interpretation, it is not to be traced to myself. The previous verse commences with the expression “as for thee;” and in this verse, by the phrase “as for me,” Daniel puts himself in strong contrast with the king. The way in which this was done was not such as to flatter the vanity of the king, and cannot be regarded as the art of the courtier, and yet…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 Daniel takes away the king's opinion of his magicians and soothsayers. The insufficiency of creatures should drive us to the all-sufficiency of the Creator. There is One who can do that for us, and make known that to us, which none on earth can, particularly the work of redemption, and the secret designs of God's love to us therein. Daniel confirmed the king in his opinion, that the dream was of great consequence, relating to the affairs and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30God revealed the future to the king. Nebuchadnezzar was very interested in history. He studied the past and wanted to be part of history's future. God wanted Nebuchadnezzar to understand how history would develop. God may have wanted him to see that Israel’s God, the God of heaven, is the God who rules over all history.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. not ... for any wisdom that I have--not on account of any previous wisdom which I may have manifested (Da 1:17, 20). The specially-favored servants of God in all ages disclaim merit in themselves and ascribe all to the grace and power of God (Ge 41:16; Ac 3:12). The "as for me," disclaiming extraordinary merit, contrasts elegantly with "as for thee," whereby Daniel courteously, but without flattery, implies, that God honored Nebuchadnezzar, as His…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 2:30

• Babylon
• Dream
• Humility
• Interpreter

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Commentaries on Daniel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings