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Daniel 2:21-38

21It is He who 1changesH8133 the timesH5732 and the periodsH2166; He 2removesH5709 kingsH4430 and appointsH6966 kingsH4430; He givesH3052 3wisdomH2452 to wiseH2445 menH2445, And knowledgeH4486 to 4people of understandingH999.22It is He who 5revealsH1541 the profoundH5994 and hiddenH5642 thingsH5642; 6He knowsH3046 whatH4101 is in the darknessH2816, And the 7lightH5094 dwellsH8271 with Him.23To You, 8GodH426 of my fathersH2, I giveH3029 thanksH3029 and praiseH7624, For You have givenH3052 me 9wisdomH2452 and powerH1370; Even nowH3705 You have madeH3046 knownH3046 to me whatH1768 we 10requestedH1156 of You, For You have madeH3046 knownH3046 to us the king’sH4430 matterH4406.”

24ThereuponH6903H1836, DanielH1841 wentH5954 to AriochH746, whomH1768 the kingH4430 had appointedH4483 to killH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895; he wentH236 and saidH560 thisH3652 to him: “11Do not killH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895! TakeH5954 me 12into the king’sH4430 presenceH6925, and I will declareH2331 the interpretationH6591 to the kingH4430.”

25ThenH116 AriochH746 hurriedlyH927 13broughtH5954 DanielH1841 14into the king’sH4430 presenceH6925 and spokeH560 to him asH3652 followsH3652: “I have foundH7912 a manH1400 amongH4481 the 1516exilesH1123H1547 from JudahH3061 whoH1768 can makeH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430!” 26The kingH4430 saidH560 to DanielH1841, whoseH1768 nameH8036 was 17BelteshazzarH1096, “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 secretH7328 about whichH1768 the kingH4430 has inquiredH7593, neitherH3809 18wiseH2445 menH2445, sorcerersH826, soothsayerH2749 priestsH2749, nor divinersH1505 are ableH3202 to declareH2331 it to the kingH4430. 28HoweverH1297, thereH383 isH383 a 19GodH426 in heavenH8065 whoH1768 revealsH1541 secretsH7328, and He has madeH3046 knownH3046 to KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934 in the 2021latterH320 daysH3118. ThisH1836 was your dreamH2493 and the 22visionsH2376 23in your mindH7217 while on your bedH4903. 29As for you, O kingH4430, while on your bedH4903 your thoughtsH7476 24turnedH5559 to whatH4101 would takeH1934 placeH1934 25in the futureH311; and 26He who revealsH1541 secretsH7328 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to you whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934. 30But as for me, thisH1836 secretH7328 has not been revealedH1541 to me 27for any 28wisdomH2452 29residingH383 in me moreH4481 thanH4481 in anyH3606 other livingH2417 personH2417, but for the purposeH1701 of makingH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430, and that you may understandH3046 the 30thoughtsH7476 of your 31mindH3825.

31“You, O kingH4430, were watchingH2370 and beholdH431, there was a singleH2298 greatH7690 statueH6755; that statueH6755, which was largeH7229 and 32of extraordinaryH3493 radianceH2122, was standingH6966 in frontH6903 of you, and its appearanceH7299 was 3334awesomeH1763. 32The 35headH7217 of that statueH6755 was made of fineH2869 goldH1722, its chestH2306 and its armsH1872 of silverH3702, its bellyH4577 and its thighsH3410 of bronzeH5174, 33its legsH8243 of ironH6523, and its feetH7271 partlyH4481 of ironH6523 and partlyH4481 of clayH2635. 34You 36continuedH1934 watchingH2370 untilH5705H1768 a 37stoneH69 was brokenH1505 off 38withoutH3809 handsH3028, and it struckH4223 the statueH6755 on its feetH7271 of ironH6523 and clayH2635, and 39crushedH1855 them. 35ThenH116 the ironH6523, the clayH2635, the bronzeH5174, the silverH3702, and the goldH1722 were crushedH1855 toH1855 piecesH1855 40allH3606 at the sameH2298 timeH2298, and they were 41like chaffH5784 from the summerH7007 threshingH147 floorsH147; and the windH7308 carriedH5376 them away so that 42not a traceH870 of them was foundH7912. But the stoneH69 that struckH4223 the statueH6755 becameH1934 a greatH7229 43mountainH2906 and filledH4391 the entireH3606 earthH772.

36“ThisH1836 was the dreamH2493; and now we will tellH560 44its interpretationH6591 beforeH6925 the kingH4430. 37You, O kingH4430, are the 45kingH4430 of kingsH4430, to whomH1768 the GodH426 of heavenH8065 has givenH3052 the 46kingdomH4437, the 47powerH2632, the strengthH8632, and the honorH3367; 38and whereverH3606H1768 the sonsH1123 of mankindH606 liveH1753, or the 48animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251, or the birdsH5776 of the skyH8065, He has handedH3052H3028 them overH3052 to you and has made you rulerH7981 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 1 Kin 3:9, 10; 4:29; James 1:5 ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 2:21 Lit knowers of ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 2:22 Job 12:22; Ps 25:14; Dan 2:19, 28 ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 2:22 Job 26:6; Ps 139:12; Is 45:7; Jer 23:24; Heb 4:13 ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 2:22 Ps 36:9; Dan 5:11, 14; James 1:17; 1 John 1:5 ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 2:23 Gen 31:42; Ex 3:15 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 2:23 Dan 1:17; 2:21 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 2:23 Ps 21:2, 4; Dan 2:18, 29, 30 ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 2:24 Dan 2:12, 13; Acts 27:24 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 2:25 Gen 41:14 ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 2:25 Dan 1:6; 5:13; 6:13 ↩
  17. 17. Daniel 2:26 Dan 1:7; 4:8; 5:12 ↩
  18. 18. Daniel 2:27 Dan 2:2, 10, 11; 5:7, 8 ↩
  19. 19. Daniel 2:28 Gen 40:8; 41:16; Dan 2:22, 45 ↩
  20. 20. Daniel 2:28 Lit end of the days ↩
  21. 21. Daniel 2:28 Gen 49:1; Is 2:2; Dan 10:14; Mic 4:1 ↩
  22. 22. Daniel 2:28 Dan 4:5 ↩
  23. 23. Daniel 2:28 Lit of your head ↩
  24. 24. Daniel 2:29 Lit came up ↩
  25. 25. Daniel 2:29 Lit after this ↩
  26. 26. Daniel 2:29 Dan 2:23, 47 ↩
  27. 27. Daniel 2:30 Or through ↩
  28. 28. Daniel 2:30 Gen 41:16; Dan 1:17 ↩
  29. 29. Daniel 2:30 Lit which is ↩
  30. 30. Daniel 2:30 Ps 139:2; Amos 4:13 ↩
  31. 31. Daniel 2:30 Lit heart ↩
  32. 32. Daniel 2:31 Lit its radiance was extraordinary ↩
  33. 33. Daniel 2:31 Or dreadful ↩
  34. 34. Daniel 2:31 Hab 1:7 ↩
  35. 35. Daniel 2:32 Dan 2:38 ↩
  36. 36. Daniel 2:34 Lit were ↩
  37. 37. Daniel 2:34 Dan 2:45 ↩
  38. 38. Daniel 2:34 Dan 8:25; Zech 4:6 ↩
  39. 39. Daniel 2:34 Ps 2:9; Is 60:12 ↩
  40. 40. Daniel 2:35 Lit as one ↩
  41. 41. Daniel 2:35 Ps 1:4; Is 17:13; 41:15, 16; Hos 13:3 ↩
  42. 42. Daniel 2:35 Ps 37:10, 36 ↩
  43. 43. Daniel 2:35 Is 2:2; Mic 4:1 ↩
  44. 44. Daniel 2:36 Dan 2:24 ↩
  45. 45. Daniel 2:37 Is 47:5; Jer 27:6, 7; Ezek 26:7 ↩
  46. 46. Daniel 2:37 Or sovereignty ↩
  47. 47. Daniel 2:37 Ps 62:11 ↩
  48. 48. Daniel 2:38 Ps 50:10, 11; Dan 4:21, 22 ↩

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