New King James Version
Daniel 2:29
29As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.
Daniel 2:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
- New International Version (NIV)“As Your Majesty was lying there, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen.
- English Standard Version (ESV)To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about coming events. He who reveals secrets has shown you what is going to happen.
Context of Daniel 2:29
27Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. 28But 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: As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. 30But 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. 31“You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.
Read all of Daniel 2Daniel 2:29 word by word
אַ֣נְתְּ מַלְכָּ֗א רַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְ סְלִ֔קוּ מָ֛ה דִּ֥י לֶהֱוֵ֖א אַחֲרֵ֣י דְנָ֑ה וְגָלֵ֧א רָזַיָּ֛א הוֹדְעָ֖ךְ מָה־דִ֥י לֶהֱוֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- As for theeאַנְתָּה'antâh · youH607
- O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- thy thoughtsרַעְיוֹןra‛yôn · thoughtH7476
- cameסְלֵקseliq · to ascendH5559
- uponעַל‛al · uponH5922
- thy bedמִשְׁכַּבmishkab · bedH4903
- whatמָהmâh · what?H4101
- should come to passהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
- hereafterדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
- hereafterאַחַר'achar · afterH311
- and he that revealethגְּלָאgelâh gelâ' · to revealH1541
- secretsרָזrâz · mysteryH7328
- maketh knownיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
Cross-references for Daniel 2:29
- Ezekiel 38:10‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan:
- Daniel 2:22He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.
- Amos 4:13For behold, He who forms mountains, And creates the wind, Who declares to man what his thought is, And makes the morning darkness, Who treads the high places of the earth— The Lord God of hosts is His name.
Commentaries on Daniel 2:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed - Margin, “up;” that is, thy thoughts ascended. The Chaldee is, “thy thoughts ascended” - סלקוּ selı̂qû So the Greek: “Thy thoughts ascended ( ̓́ anebēsan ) upon thy couch.” There is, evidently, some allusion to the thoughts “ascending,” or “going up;” and perhaps the idea is, that they were employed on important subjects - an idea which we now express by saying that one‘s thoughts are…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. 2929. God met with a revelation Nebuchadnezzar, who had been meditating on the future destiny of his vast empire.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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