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Daniel 2:24-36

24ThereuponH6903H1836, DanielH1841 wentH5954 to AriochH746, whomH1768 the kingH4430 had appointedH4483 to killH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895; he wentH236 and saidH560 thisH3652 to him: “1Do not killH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895! TakeH5954 me 2into the king’sH4430 presenceH6925, and I will declareH2331 the interpretationH6591 to the kingH4430.”

25ThenH116 AriochH746 hurriedlyH927 3broughtH5954 DanielH1841 4into the king’sH4430 presenceH6925 and spokeH560 to him asH3652 followsH3652: “I have foundH7912 a manH1400 amongH4481 the 56exilesH1123H1547 from JudahH3061 whoH1768 can makeH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430!” 26The kingH4430 saidH560 to DanielH1841, whoseH1768 nameH8036 was 7BelteshazzarH1096, “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 8wiseH2445 menH2445, sorcerersH826, soothsayerH2749 priestsH2749, nor divinersH1505 are ableH3202 to declareH2331 it to the kingH4430. 28HoweverH1297, thereH383 isH383 a 9GodH426 in heavenH8065 whoH1768 revealsH1541 secretsH7328, and He has madeH3046 knownH3046 to KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934 in the 1011latterH320 daysH3118. ThisH1836 was your dreamH2493 and the 12visionsH2376 13in your mindH7217 while on your bedH4903. 29As for you, O kingH4430, while on your bedH4903 your thoughtsH7476 14turnedH5559 to whatH4101 would takeH1934 placeH1934 15in the futureH311; and 16He who revealsH1541 secretsH7328 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to you whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934. 30But as for me, thisH1836 secretH7328 has not been revealedH1541 to me 17for any 18wisdomH2452 19residingH383 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 20thoughtsH7476 of your 21mindH3825.

31“You, O kingH4430, were watchingH2370 and beholdH431, there was a singleH2298 greatH7690 statueH6755; that statueH6755, which was largeH7229 and 22of extraordinaryH3493 radianceH2122, was standingH6966 in frontH6903 of you, and its appearanceH7299 was 2324awesomeH1763. 32The 25headH7217 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 26continuedH1934 watchingH2370 untilH5705H1768 a 27stoneH69 was brokenH1505 off 28withoutH3809 handsH3028, and it struckH4223 the statueH6755 on its feetH7271 of ironH6523 and clayH2635, and 29crushedH1855 them. 35ThenH116 the ironH6523, the clayH2635, the bronzeH5174, the silverH3702, and the goldH1722 were crushedH1855 toH1855 piecesH1855 30allH3606 at the sameH2298 timeH2298, and they were 31like chaffH5784 from the summerH7007 threshingH147 floorsH147; and the windH7308 carriedH5376 them away so that 32not a traceH870 of them was foundH7912. But the stoneH69 that struckH4223 the statueH6755 becameH1934 a greatH7229 33mountainH2906 and filledH4391 the entireH3606 earthH772.

36“ThisH1836 was the dreamH2493; and now we will tellH560 34its interpretationH6591 beforeH6925 the kingH4430.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 2:24 Dan 2:12, 13; Acts 27:24 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 2:25 Gen 41:14 ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 2:25 Dan 1:6; 5:13; 6:13 ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 2:26 Dan 1:7; 4:8; 5:12 ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 2:27 Dan 2:2, 10, 11; 5:7, 8 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 2:28 Gen 40:8; 41:16; Dan 2:22, 45 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 2:28 Lit end of the days ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 2:28 Gen 49:1; Is 2:2; Dan 10:14; Mic 4:1 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 2:28 Dan 4:5 ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 2:28 Lit of your head ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 2:29 Lit came up ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 2:29 Lit after this ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 2:29 Dan 2:23, 47 ↩
  17. 17. Daniel 2:30 Or through ↩
  18. 18. Daniel 2:30 Gen 41:16; Dan 1:17 ↩
  19. 19. Daniel 2:30 Lit which is ↩
  20. 20. Daniel 2:30 Ps 139:2; Amos 4:13 ↩
  21. 21. Daniel 2:30 Lit heart ↩
  22. 22. Daniel 2:31 Lit its radiance was extraordinary ↩
  23. 23. Daniel 2:31 Or dreadful ↩
  24. 24. Daniel 2:31 Hab 1:7 ↩
  25. 25. Daniel 2:32 Dan 2:38 ↩
  26. 26. Daniel 2:34 Lit were ↩
  27. 27. Daniel 2:34 Dan 2:45 ↩
  28. 28. Daniel 2:34 Dan 8:25; Zech 4:6 ↩
  29. 29. Daniel 2:34 Ps 2:9; Is 60:12 ↩
  30. 30. Daniel 2:35 Lit as one ↩
  31. 31. Daniel 2:35 Ps 1:4; Is 17:13; 41:15, 16; Hos 13:3 ↩
  32. 32. Daniel 2:35 Ps 37:10, 36 ↩
  33. 33. Daniel 2:35 Is 2:2; Mic 4:1 ↩
  34. 34. Daniel 2:36 Dan 2:24 ↩

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