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Daniel 2:21-38

21It is He who 1changesH8133 the timesH5732 and the epochsH2166; He 2removesH5709 kingsH4430 and 3establishesH6966 kingsH4430; He givesH3052 4wisdomH2452 to wiseH2445 menH2445 And knowledgeH4486 to 5men of understandingH999.22It is He who 6revealsH1541 the profoundH5994 and hiddenH5642 thingsH5642; 7He knowsH3046 whatH4101 is in the darknessH2816, And the 8lightH5094 dwellsH8271 with Him.23To You, O 9GodH426 of my fathersH2, I giveH3029 thanksH3029 and praiseH7624, For You have givenH3052 me 10wisdomH2452 and powerH1370; Even nowH3705 You have madeH3046 knownH3046 to me whatH1768 we 11requestedH1156 of You, For You have madeH3046 knownH3046 to us the king’sH4430 matterH4406.”

24ThereforeH3606H6903H1836, DanielH1841 wentH5954 in to AriochH746, whomH1768 the kingH4430 had appointedH4483 to destroyH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895; he wentH236 and spokeH560 to him as followsH3652: “12Do not destroyH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895! TakeH5954 me 13into the king’sH4430 presenceH6925, and I will declareH2331 the interpretationH6591 to the kingH4430.”

25ThenH116 AriochH746 hurriedlyH927 14broughtH5954 DanielH1841 15into the king’sH4430 presenceH6925 and spokeH560 to him as followsH3652: “I have foundH7912 a manH1400 amongH4481H1123 the 1617exilesH1123H1547 from JudahH3061 whoH1768 can makeH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430!” 26The kingH4430 saidH560 to DanielH1841, whoseH1768 nameH8036 was 18BelteshazzarH1096, “Are you ableH3546 to makeH3046 knownH3046 to me the dreamH2493 whichH1768 I have seenH2370 and its interpretationH6591?” 27DanielH1841 answeredH6032 beforeH6925 the kingH4430 and saidH560, “As for the mysteryH7328 about whichH1768 the kingH4430 has inquiredH7593, neitherH3809 19wiseH2445 menH2445, conjurersH826, 20magiciansH2749 nor divinersH1505 are ableH3202 to declareH2331 it to the kingH4430. 28HoweverH1297, thereH383 is a 21GodH426 in heavenH8065 whoH1768 revealsH1541 mysteriesH7328, and He has madeH3046 knownH3046 to KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934 in the 2223latterH320 daysH3118. ThisH1836 was your dreamH2493 and the 24visionsH2376 25in your mindH7217 while on your bedH4903. 29As for you, O kingH4430, while on your bedH4903 your thoughtsH7476 26turnedH5559 to whatH4101 would takeH1934 placeH1934 27in the futureH311; and 28He who revealsH1541 mysteriesH7328 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to you whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934. 30But as for me, thisH1836 mysteryH7328 hasH383 not been revealedH1541 to me for any 29wisdomH2452 30residingH383 in me moreH4481 thanH4481 in anyH3606 other livingH2417 manH2417, but for the purposeH1701 of makingH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430, and that you may 31understandH3046 the 32thoughtsH7476 of your 33mindH3825.

31“You, O kingH4430, were lookingH2370 and beholdH431, there was a singleH2298 greatH7690 statueH6755; that statueH6755, which was largeH7229 and 34of extraordinaryH3493 splendorH2122, was standingH6966 in frontH6903 of you, and its appearanceH7299 was 35awesomeH1763. 32The 36headH7217 of that statueH6755 was made of fineH2869 goldH1722, its breastH2306 and its armsH1872 of silverH3702, its bellyH4577 and its thighsH3410 of bronzeH5174, 33its legsH8243 of ironH6523, its feetH7271 partlyH4481 of ironH6523 and partlyH4481 of clayH2635. 34You 37continuedH1934 lookingH2370 untilH5705H1768 a 38stoneH69 was cutH1505 out 39withoutH3809 handsH3028, and it struckH4223 the statueH6755 on its feetH7271 of ironH6523 and clayH2635 and 40crushedH1855 them. 35ThenH116 the ironH6523, the clayH2635, the bronzeH5174, the silverH3702 and the goldH1722 were crushedH1855 41allH3606 at the sameH2298 timeH2298 and becameH1934 42like chaffH5784 from the summerH7007 threshingH147 floorsH147; and the windH7308 carriedH5376 them away so that 43not a traceH870 of them was foundH7912. But the stoneH69 that struckH4223 the statueH6755 becameH1934 a greatH7229 44mountainH2906 and filledH4391 the wholeH3606 earthH772.

36“ThisH1836 was the dreamH2493; now we will tellH560 45its interpretationH6591 beforeH6925 the kingH4430. 37You, O kingH4430, are the 46kingH4430 of kingsH4430, to whomH1768 the GodH426 of heavenH8065 has givenH3052 the 47kingdomH4437, the 48powerH2632, the strengthH8632 and the gloryH3367; 38and whereverH3606H1768 the sonsH1123 of menH606 dwellH1753, or the 49beastsH2423 of the fieldH1251, or the birdsH5776 of the skyH8065, He has givenH3052 them into your handH3028 and has caused you to ruleH7981 over them allH3606. You are the headH7217 of goldH1722.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 2:21 Ps 31:15; Dan 2:9; 7:25 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 2:21 Job 12:18; Ps 75:6, 7; Dan 4:17, 32 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 2:21 Or sets up ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 2:21 1 Kin 3:9, 10; 4:29; James 1:5 ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 2:21 Lit knowers ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 2:22 Job 12:22; Ps 25:14; Dan 2:19, 28 ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 2:22 Job 26:6; Ps 139:12; Is 45:7; Jer 23:24; Heb 4:13 ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 2:22 Ps 36:9; Dan 5:11, 14; James 1:17; 1 John 1:5 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 2:23 Gen 31:42; Ex 3:15 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 2:23 Dan 1:17; 2:21 ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 2:23 Ps 21:2, 4; Dan 2:18, 29, 30 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 2:24 Dan 2:12, 13; Acts 27:24 ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 2:25 Gen 41:14 ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of ↩
  17. 17. Daniel 2:25 Dan 1:6; 5:13; 6:13 ↩
  18. 18. Daniel 2:26 Dan 1:7; 4:8; 5:12 ↩
  19. 19. Daniel 2:27 Dan 2:2, 10, 11; 5:7, 8 ↩
  20. 20. Daniel 2:27 Or soothsayer priests ↩
  21. 21. Daniel 2:28 Gen 40:8; 41:16; Dan 2:22, 45 ↩
  22. 22. Daniel 2:28 Lit end of the days ↩
  23. 23. Daniel 2:28 Gen 49:1; Is 2:2; Dan 10:14; Mic 4:1 ↩
  24. 24. Daniel 2:28 Dan 4:5 ↩
  25. 25. Daniel 2:28 Lit of your head ↩
  26. 26. Daniel 2:29 Lit came up ↩
  27. 27. Daniel 2:29 Lit after this ↩
  28. 28. Daniel 2:29 Dan 2:23, 47 ↩
  29. 29. Daniel 2:30 Gen 41:16; Dan 1:17 ↩
  30. 30. Daniel 2:30 Lit which is ↩
  31. 31. Daniel 2:30 Lit know ↩
  32. 32. Daniel 2:30 Ps 139:2; Amos 4:13 ↩
  33. 33. Daniel 2:30 Lit heart ↩
  34. 34. Daniel 2:31 Lit its splendor was surpassing ↩
  35. 35. Daniel 2:31 Hab 1:7 ↩
  36. 36. Daniel 2:32 Dan 2:38 ↩
  37. 37. Daniel 2:34 Lit were ↩
  38. 38. Daniel 2:34 Dan 2:45 ↩
  39. 39. Daniel 2:34 Dan 8:25; Zech 4:6 ↩
  40. 40. Daniel 2:34 Ps 2:9; Is 60:12 ↩
  41. 41. Daniel 2:35 Lit like one ↩
  42. 42. Daniel 2:35 Ps 1:4; Is 17:13; 41:15, 16; Hos 13:3 ↩
  43. 43. Daniel 2:35 Ps 37:10, 36 ↩
  44. 44. Daniel 2:35 Is 2:2; Mic 4:1 ↩
  45. 45. Daniel 2:36 Dan 2:24 ↩
  46. 46. Daniel 2:37 Is 47:5; Jer 27:6, 7; Ezek 26:7 ↩
  47. 47. Daniel 2:37 Or sovereignty ↩
  48. 48. Daniel 2:37 Ps 62:11 ↩
  49. 49. Daniel 2:38 Ps 50:10, 11; Dan 4:21, 22 ↩

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