New English Translation
Daniel 2:28
28However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.
Daniel 2:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
- New International Version (NIV)but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these:
- English Standard Version (ESV)but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:
- New King James Version (NKJV)But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these:
Context of Daniel 2:28
26The king then asked Daniel (whose name was also Belteshazzar), “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I saw, as well as its interpretation?” 27Daniel replied to the king, “The mystery that the king is asking about is such that no wise men, astrologers, magicians, or diviners can possibly disclose it to the king. However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows. 29“As for you, O king, while you were in your bed your thoughts turned to future things. The revealer of mysteries has made known to you what will take place. 30As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.
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בְּרַ֡ם אִיתַ֞י אֱלָ֤הּ בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙ גָּלֵ֣א רָזִ֔ין וְהוֹדַ֗ע לְמַלְכָּא֙ נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר מָ֛ה דִּ֥י לֶהֱוֵ֖א בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית יוֹמַיָּ֑א חֶלְמָ֨ךְ וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשָׁ֛ךְ עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְ דְּנָ֥ה הֽוּא׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butבְּרַםberam · neverthelessH1297
- there isאִיתַי'îythay · there isH383
- a Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- in heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
- that revealethגְּלָאgelâh gelâ' · to revealH1541
- secretsרָזrâz · mysteryH7328
- and maketh knownיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
- to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
- whatמָהmâh · what?H4101
- shall beהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
- in the latterאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · latterH320
- daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3118
- Thy dreamחֵ֫לֶםchêlem · dreamH2493
- and the visionsחֱזוּchêzev · visionH2376
- of thy headרֵאשׁrê'sh · headH7217
- uponעַל‛al · uponH5922
- thy bedמִשְׁכַּבmishkab · bedH4903
- are theseדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
Cross-references for Daniel 2:28
- Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven! He does whatever he pleases!
- Matthew 6:9So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
- Daniel 2:18He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
- Genesis 40:8They told him, “We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.”
- Genesis 41:16Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.”
- Isaiah 41:22“Let them produce evidence! Let them tell us what will happen! Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles, so we may examine them and see how they were fulfilled. Or decree for us some future events!
- Amos 4:13For here he is! He formed the mountains and created the wind. He reveals his plans to men. He turns the dawn into darkness and marches on the heights of the earth. The Lord, the God who commands armies, is his name!”
- Daniel 10:14Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”
- Genesis 49:1Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future.
- Numbers 24:14And now, I am about to go back to my own people. Come now, and I will advise you as to what this people will do to your people in the future.”
- Deuteronomy 4:30In your distress when all these things happen to you in the latter days, if you return to the Lord your God and obey him
- Deuteronomy 31:19Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!
- Isaiah 2:2In the future the mountain of the Lord’s temple will endure as the most important of mountains, and will be the most prominent of hills. All the nations will stream to it,
- Jeremiah 30:24The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you will come to understand this.
- Jeremiah 48:47Yet in days to come I will reverse Moab’s ill fortune.” says the Lord. The judgment against Moab ends here.
- Ezekiel 38:8After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come to a land restored from the ravages of war, with many peoples gathered on the mountains of Israel that had long been in ruins. Its people were brought out from the peoples, and all of them will be living securely.
Commentaries on Daniel 2:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28There is a God in heaven - To distinguish him from those idols, the works of men's hands; and from the false gods in which the Chaldeans trusted. In the latter days - A phrase which, in the prophets, generally means the times of the Messiah. God is about to show what shall take place from this time to the latest ages of the world. And the vision most certainly contains a very extensive and consecutive prophecy; which I shall treat more largely at the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets - One of the principal objects contemplated in all that occurred respecting this dream and its interpretation was, to direct the mind of the monarch to the true God, and to secure the acknowledgment of his supremacy. Hence, it was so ordered that those who were most eminent for wisdom, and who were regarded as the favorites of heaven, were constrained to confess their entire inability to explain the…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. 28a God in heaven: Daniel spoke of one true God who rules everything (Daniel 2:20–21), unlike the local gods the Babylonians worshiped. The God of Daniel’s ancestors (Daniel 2:23) is the God in heaven who reveals secrets. The Babylonian gods could not do this. what will happen: In ancient times, people often believed dreams revealed the future.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. God--in contrast to "the wise men," &c. (Da 2:27). revealeth secrets--(Am 3:7; 4:13). Compare Ge 41:45, Zaphnath-paaneah, "revealer of secrets," the title given to Joseph. the latter days--literally, "in the after days" (Da 2:29); "hereafter" (Ge 49:1). It refers to the whole future, including the Messianic days, which is the final dispensation (Is 2:2). visions of thy head--conceptions formed in the brain.Read the comment
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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
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