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[1] In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him. [2] Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be called to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. [3] The king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” [4] Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” [5] The king answered the Chaldeans, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill. [6] But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” [7] They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” [8] The king answered, “I know of a certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing has gone from me. [9] But if you don’t make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the situation changes. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can show me its interpretation.” [10] The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no king, lord, or ruler has asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or Chaldean. [11] It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” [12] Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. [13] So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. [14] Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. [15] He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. [16] Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation. [17] Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: [18] that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. [19] Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. [20] Daniel answered,
“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever;
for wisdom and might are his.
[21] He changes the times and the seasons.
He removes kings and sets up kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise,
and knowledge to those who have understanding.
[22] He reveals the deep and secret things.
He knows what is in the darkness,
and the light dwells with him.
[23] I thank you and praise you,
O God of my fathers,
who have given me wisdom and might,
and have now made known to me what we desired of you;
for you have made known to us the king’s matter.” [24] Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.” [25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said this to him: “I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.” [26] The king answered Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?” [27] Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers; [28] 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 on your bed are these: [29] “As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what will happen. [30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart. [31] “You, O king, saw, and behold,§ a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying. [32] As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, [33] its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay. [34] You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. [35] Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. The stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. [36] “This is the dream; and we will tell its interpretation before the king. [37] You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory. [38] Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold. [39] “After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth. [40] The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush. [41] Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay and part of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but there will be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay. [42] As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. [43] Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they will mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they won’t cling to one another, even as iron does not mix with clay. [44] “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever. [45] Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will happen hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.” [46] Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him. [47] The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.” [48] Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon. [49] Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, but Daniel was in the king’s gate.
“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever;
for wisdom and might are his.
[21] He changes the times and the seasons.
He removes kings and sets up kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise,
and knowledge to those who have understanding.
[22] He reveals the deep and secret things.
He knows what is in the darkness,
and the light dwells with him.
[23] I thank you and praise you,
O God of my fathers,
who have given me wisdom and might,
and have now made known to me what we desired of you;
for you have made known to us the king’s matter.” [24] Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.” [25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said this to him: “I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.” [26] The king answered Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?” [27] Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers; [28] 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 on your bed are these: [29] “As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what will happen. [30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart. [31] “You, O king, saw, and behold,§ a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying. [32] As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, [33] its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay. [34] You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. [35] Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. The stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. [36] “This is the dream; and we will tell its interpretation before the king. [37] You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory. [38] Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold. [39] “After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth. [40] The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush. [41] Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay and part of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but there will be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay. [42] As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. [43] Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they will mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they won’t cling to one another, even as iron does not mix with clay. [44] “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever. [45] Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will happen hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.” [46] Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him. [47] The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.” [48] Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon. [49] Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, but Daniel was in the king’s gate.
Footnotes
- § 2:31 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
King James Version
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
[1] And in the second H8147 year H8141 of the reign H4438 of Nebuchadnezzar H5019 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 dreamed H2492 (QalPerf) dreams, H2472 wherewith his spirit H7307 was troubled, H6470 (HithImpf) and his sleep H8142 brake H1961 (NiphPerf) from him. [2] Then the king H4428 commanded H559 (QalImpf) to call H7121 (QalInf) the magicians, H2748 and the astrologers, H825 and the sorcerers, H3784 (PielPtc) and the Chaldeans, H3778 for to shew H5046 (HiphInf) the king H4428 his dreams. H2472 So they came H935 (QalImpf) and stood H5975 (QalImpf) before H6440 the king. H4428 [3] And the king H4428 said H559 (QalImpf) unto them, I have dreamed H2492 (QalPerf) a dream, H2472 and my spirit H7307 was troubled H6470 (NiphImpf) to know H3045 (QalInf) the dream. H2472 [4] Then spake H1696 (PielImpf) the Chaldeans H3778 to the king H4428 in Syriack, H762 O king, H4430 live H2418 (PealImpv) for ever: H5957 tell H560 (PealImpv) thy servants H5649 the dream, H2493 and we will shew H2324 (PaelImpf) the interpretation. H6591 [5] The king H4430 answered H6032 (PealPtc) and said H560 (PealPtc) to the Chaldeans, H3779 The thing H4406 is gone H230 (PealPerf) from me: H4481 if H2006 ye will not H3809 make known H3046 (AphImpf) unto me the dream, H2493 with the interpretation H6591 thereof, ye shall be cut H5648 (ItpeImpf) in pieces, H1917§ and your houses H1005 shall be made H7761 (ItpeImpf) a dunghill. H5122 [6] But if H2006 ye shew H2324 (AphImpf) the dream, H2493 and the interpretation H6591 thereof, ye shall receive H6902 (PaelImpf) of H4481 me H6925 gifts H4978 and rewards H5023§ and great H7690 honour: H3367 therefore H3861 shew H2324 (AphImpv) me the dream, H2493 and the interpretation H6591 thereof. [7] They answered H6032 (PealPerf) again H8579 and said, H560 (PealPtc) Let the king H4430 tell H560 (PealImpf) his servants H5649 the dream, H2493 and we will shew H2324 (AphImpf) the interpretation H6591 of it. [8] The king H4430 answered H6032 (PealPtc) and said, H560 (PealPtc) I H576 know H3046 (PealActPtc) of H4481 certainty H3330 that ye H608 would gain H2084 (PealPtc)§ the time, H5732 because H6903 ye see H2370 (PealPerf) the thing H4406 is gone H230 (PealPerf) from H4481 me. [9] But if H2006 ye will not H3809 make known H3046 (AphImpf) unto me the dream, H2493 there is but one H1932 decree H1882 for you: for ye have prepared H2164 (ItpaPerf) lying H3538 and corrupt H7844 (PealPasPtc) words H4406 to speak H560 (PealInf) before H6925 me, till H5705 the time H5732 be changed: H8133 (ItpaImpf) therefore H3861 tell H560 (PealImpv) me the dream, H2493 and I shall know H3046 (PealImpf) that H1768 ye can shew H2324 (AphImpf) me the interpretation H6591 thereof. [10] The Chaldeans H3779 answered H6032 (PealPerf) before H6925 the king, H4430 and said, H560 (PealPtc) There is H383 not H3809 a man H606 upon H5922 the earth H3007 that can H3202 (PealImpf) shew H2324 (AphInf) the king’s H4430 matter: H4406 therefore H6903 there is no H3809 king, H4430 lord, H7229 nor ruler, H7990 that asked H7593 (PealPerf) such H1836 things H4406 at any H3606 magician, H2749 or astrologer, H826 or Chaldean. H3779 [11] And it is a rare H3358 thing H4406 that the king H4430 requireth, H7593 (PealActPtc) and there is H383 none H3809 other H321 that can shew H2324 (PaelImpf) it before H6925 the king, H4430 except H3861 the gods, H426 whose dwelling H4070 is H383 not H3809 with H5974 flesh. H1321 [12] For H6903 this H1836 cause H3606 the king H4430 was angry H1149 (PealPerf) and very H7690 furious, H7108 (PealPerf) and commanded H560 (PealPerf) to destroy H7 (AphInf) all H3606 the wise H2445 men of Babylon. H895 [13] And the decree H1882 went forth H5312 (PealPerf) that the wise H2445 men should be slain; H6992 (ItpeInf) and they sought H1156 (PealPerf) Daniel H1841 and his fellows H2269 to be slain. H6992 (ItpaPtc) [14] Then H116 Daniel H1841 answered H8421 (AphPerf)§ with counsel H5843 and wisdom H2942 to Arioch H746 the captain H7229§ of H1768 the king’s H4430 guard, H2877 which was gone forth H5312 (PealPerf) to slay H6992 (PaelInf) the wise H2445 men of Babylon: H895 [15] he answered H6032 (PealPtc) and said H560 (PealPtc) to Arioch H746 the king’s H4430 captain, H7990 Why H4101 is the decree H1882 so hasty H2685 (AphPtc) from H4481 the king? H4430 Then H116 Arioch H746 made the thing H4406 known H3046 (AphPerf) to Daniel. H1841 [16] Then Daniel H1841 went in, H5954 (PealPerf) and desired H1156 (PealPerf) of H4481 the king H4430 that he would give H5415 (PealImpf) him time, H2166 and that he would shew H2324 (AphInf) the king H4430 the interpretation. H6591 [17] Then H116 Daniel H1841 went H236 (PealPerf) to his house, H1005 and made the thing H4406 known H3046 (AphPerf) to Hananiah, H2608 Mishael, H4333 and Azariah, H5839 his companions: H2269 [18] that they would desire H1156 (PealInf) mercies H7359 of H4481 the God H426§ of heaven H8065 concerning H5922 this H1836 secret; H7328 that Daniel H1841 and his fellows H2269 should not H3809 perish H7 (AphImpf)§ with H5974 the rest H7606 of the wise H2445 men of Babylon. H895 [19] Then H116 was the secret H7328 revealed H1541 (PealPasPtc) unto Daniel H1841 in a night H3916 vision. H2376 Then H116 Daniel H1841 blessed H1289 (PaelPerf) the God H426 of heaven. H8065 [20] Daniel H1841 answered H6032 (PealPtc) and said, H560 (PealPtc) Blessed H1289 (PaelPtc) be H1934 (PealImpf) the name H8036 of God H426 for H4481 ever H5957 and ever: H5705 for wisdom H2452 and might H1370 are H1932 his: [21] and he changeth H8133 (AphPtc) the times H5732 and the seasons: H2166 he removeth H5709 (AphPtc) kings, H4430 and setteth up H6966 (AphPtc) kings: H4430 he giveth H3052 (PealActPtc) wisdom H2452 unto the wise, H2445 and knowledge H4486 to them that know H3046 (PealActPtc) understanding: H999 [22] he revealeth H1541 (PealActPtc) the deep H5994 and secret things: H5642 (PaelPtc) he knoweth H3046 (PealActPtc) what H4101 is in the darkness, H2816 and the light H5094 dwelleth H8271 (PealPerf) with him. H5974 [23] I H576 thank H3029 (AphPtc) thee, and praise H7624 (PaelPtc) thee, O thou God H426 of my fathers, H2 who hast given H3052 (PealPerf) me wisdom H2452 and might, H1370 and hast made known H3046 (AphPerf) unto me now H3705 what we desired H1156 (PealPerf) of thee: H4481 for thou hast now made known H3046 (AphPerf) unto us the king’s H4430 matter. H4406 [24] Therefore H3606 Daniel H1841 went in H5954 (PealPerf) unto H5922 Arioch, H746 whom the king H4430 had ordained H4483 (PaelPerf) to destroy H7 (AphInf) the wise H2445 men of Babylon: H895 he went H236 (PealPerf) and said H560 (PealPerf) thus H3652 unto him; Destroy H7 (AphImpf) not H409 the wise H2445 men of Babylon: H895 bring me in H5954 (AphImpv) before H6925 the king, H4430 and I will shew H2324 (PaelImpf) unto the king H4430 the interpretation. H6591 [25] Then H116 Arioch H746 brought in H5954 (AphPerf) Daniel H1841 before H6925 the king H4430 in haste, H927 (ItpeInf) and said H560 (PealPerf) thus H3652 unto him, I have found H7912 (AphPerf)§ a man H1400 of the captives H1123 of H4481 Judah, H3061 that will make known H3046 (AphImpf) unto the king H4430 the interpretation. H6591 [26] The king H4430 answered H6032 (PealPtc) and said H560 (PealPtc) to Daniel, H1841 whose name H8036 was Belteshazzar, H1096 Art H383 thou able H3546 (PealActPtc) to make known H3046 (AphInf) unto me the dream H2493 which I have seen, H2370 (PealPerf) and the interpretation H6591 thereof? [27] Daniel H1841 answered H6032 (PealPtc) in the presence H6925 of the king, H4430 and said, H560 (PealPtc) The secret H7328 which the king H4430 hath demanded H7593 (PealActPtc) cannot H3202 (PealPtc) the wise H2445 men, the astrologers, H826 the magicians, H2749 the soothsayers, H1505 (PealPtc) shew H2324 (AphInf) unto the king; H4430 [28] but H1297 there is H383 a God H426 in heaven H8065 that revealeth H1541 (PealActPtc) secrets, H7328 and maketh known H3046 (AphPerf)§ to the king H4430 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 what H4101 shall be H1934 (PealImpf) in the latter H320 days. H3118 Thy dream, H2493 and the visions H2376 of thy head H7217 upon H5922 thy bed, H4903 are these; H1836 [29] As for thee, H607 O king, H4430 thy thoughts H7476 came H5559 (PeilPerf)§ into thy mind upon H5922 thy bed, H4903 what H4101 should come to pass H1934 (PealImpf) hereafter: H311 and he that revealeth H1541 (PealActPtc) secrets H7328 maketh known H3046 (AphPerf) to thee what H4101 shall come to pass. H1934 (PealImpf) [30] But as for me, H576 this H1836 secret H7328 is not H3809 revealed H1541 (PealPasPtc) to me for any wisdom H2452 that I have H383 more than H4481 any H3606 living, H2417 but H3861 for their sakes H1701 that H5922 shall make known H3046 (AphImpf) the interpretation H6591 to the king, H4430 and that thou mightest know H3046 (PealImpf) the thoughts H7476 of thy heart. H3825 [31] Thou, H607 O king, H4430 sawest, H1934 (PealPerf)§ and behold H431 a great H2298 image. H6755 This H1797 great H7229 image, H6755 whose brightness H2122 was excellent, H3493 stood H6966 (PealPtc) before H6903 thee; and the form H7299 thereof was terrible. H1763 (PealPeiPtc) [32] This image’s H6755 head H7217 was of fine H2869 gold, H1722 his breast H2306 and his arms H1872 of silver, H3702 his belly H4577 and his thighs H3410§ of brass, H5174 [33] his legs H8243 of iron, H6523 his feet H7271 part H4481 of iron H6523 and part H4481 of clay. H2635 [34] Thou sawest H2370 (PealActPtc) till H5705 that a stone H69 was cut out H1505 (ItpePerf) without H3809 hands, H3028§ which smote H4223 (PealPerf) the image H6755 upon H5922 his feet H7271 that were of iron H6523 and clay, H2635 and brake H1855 them H1994 to pieces. H1855 (AphPerf) [35] Then H116 was the iron, H6523 the clay, H2635 the brass, H5174 the silver, H3702 and the gold, H1722 broken to pieces H1855 (PealPerf/Ketiv) together, H2298 and became H1934 (PealPerf) like the chaff H5784 of H4481 the summer H7007 threshingfloors; H147 and the wind H7308 carried H5376 them H1994 away, H5376 (PealPerf) that H3606 no H3809 place H870 was found H7912 (ItpePerf) for them: and the stone H69 that smote H4223 (PealPerf) the image H6755 became H1934 (PealPerf) a great H7229 mountain, H2906 and filled H4391 (PealPerf) the whole H3606 earth. H772 [36] This H1836 is the dream; H2493 and we will tell H560 (PealImpf) the interpretation H6591 thereof before H6925 the king. H4430 [37] Thou, H607 O king, H4430 art a king H4430 of kings: H4430 for the God H426 of heaven H8065 hath given H3052 (PealPerf) thee a kingdom, H4437 power, H2632 and strength, H8632 and glory. H3367 [38] And wheresoever H3606 the children H1123 of men H606 dwell, H1753 (PealImpf) the beasts H2423 of the field H1251 and the fowls H5776 of the heaven H8065 hath he given H3052 (PealPerf) into thine hand, H3028 and hath made thee ruler H7981 (AphPerf) over them all. H3606 Thou H607 art this head H7217 of gold. H1722 [39] And after H870 thee shall arise H6966 (PealImpf) another H317 kingdom H4437 inferior H772 to thee, H4481 and another H317 third H8523 kingdom H4437 of brass, H5174 which shall bear rule H7981 (PealImpf) over all H3606 the earth. H772 [40] And the fourth H7244 kingdom H4437 shall be H1934 (PealImpf) strong H8624 as iron: H6523 forasmuch as iron H6523 breaketh in pieces H1855 (AphPtc) and subdueth H2827 (PealActPtc) all H3606 things: and as H6903 iron H6523 that breaketh H7490 (PealPtc) all H3606 these, H459 shall it break in pieces H1855 (AphImpf) and bruise. H7490 (PealImpf) [41] And whereas thou sawest H2370 (PealPerf) the feet H7271 and toes, H677 part H4481 of potters’ H6353 clay, H2635 and part H4481 of iron, H6523 the kingdom H4437 shall be H1934 (PealImpf) divided; H6386 (PealPasPtc) but H4481 there shall be H1934 (PealImpf) in it of H4481 the strength H5326 of the iron, H6523 forasmuch as H3606 thou sawest H2370 (PealPerf) the iron H6523 mixed H6151 (PaelPtc) with miry H2917 clay. H2635 [42] And as the toes H677 of the feet H7271 were part H4481 of iron, H6523 and part H4481 of clay, H2635 so the kingdom H4437 shall be H1934 (PealImpf) partly H4481 strong, H8624 and partly H4481 broken. H8406 (PealPtc)§ [43] And whereas H1768 thou sawest H2370 (PealPerf) iron H6523 mixed H6151 (PaelPtc) with miry H2917 clay, H2635 they shall mingle themselves H1934 (PealImpf) with the seed H2234 of men: H606 but they shall H1934 (PealImpf) not H3809 cleave H1693 (PealActPtc) one H1836 to H5974 another, H1836§ even H1888 as iron H6523 is not H3809 mixed H6151 (ItpaPtc) with clay. H2635 [44] And in the days H3118§ of these H581 kings H4430 shall the God H426 of heaven H8065 set up H6966 (AphImpf) a kingdom, H4437 which shall never H5957 be destroyed: H2255 (ItpaImpf) and the kingdom H4437§ shall not H3809 be left H7662 (ItpaImpf) to other H321 people, H5972 but it shall break in pieces H1855 (AphImpf) and consume H5487 (AphImpf) all H3606 these H459 kingdoms, H4437 and it H1932 shall stand H6966 (PealImpf) for ever. H5957 [45] Forasmuch as H3606 thou sawest H2370 (PealPerf) that the stone H69 was cut out H1505 (ItpePerf) of the mountain H2906 without H3809 hands, H3028§ and that it brake in pieces H1855 (AphPerf) the iron, H6523 the brass, H5174 the clay, H2635 the silver, H3702 and the gold; H1722 the great H7229 God H426 hath made known H3046 (AphPerf) to the king H4430 what H4101 shall come to pass H1934 (PealImpf) hereafter: H311§ and the dream H2493 is certain, H3330 and the interpretation H6591 thereof sure. H540 (AphPtc) [46] Then H116 the king H4430 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 fell H5308 (PealPerf) upon H5922 his face, H600 and worshipped H5457 (PealPerf) Daniel, H1841 and commanded H560 (PealPerf) that they should offer H5260 (PaelInf) an oblation H4504 and sweet odours H5208 unto him. [47] The king H4430 answered H6032 (PealPtc) unto Daniel, H1841 and said, H560 (PealPtc) Of H4481 a truth H7187 it is, that H1768 your God H426 is a God H426 of gods, H426 and a Lord H4756 of kings, H4430 and a revealer H1541 (PealActPtc) of secrets, H7328 seeing thou couldest H3202 (PealPerf) reveal H1541 (PealInf) this H1836 secret. H7328 [48] Then H116 the king H4430 made H7236 Daniel H1841 a great man, H7236 (PaelPerf) and gave H3052 (PealPerf) him many H7690 great H7260 gifts, H4978 and made him ruler H7981 (AphPerf) over H5922 the whole H3606 province H4083 of Babylon, H895 and chief H7229 of the governors H5460 over H5922 all H3606 the wise H2445 men of Babylon. H895 [49] Then Daniel H1841 requested H1156 (PealPerf) of H4481 the king, H4430 and he set H4483 (PaelPerf) Shadrach, H7715 Meshach, H4336 and Abed-nego, H5665 over H5922 the affairs H5673 of the province H4083 of Babylon: H895 but Daniel H1841 sat in the gate H8651 of the king. H4430Footnotes
- § 2:5 Cald. made pieces
- § 2:6 Or, Fee
- § 2:8 Cald. buy
- § 2:14a Cald. returned
- § 2:14b Or, chief marshall. Cald. chief of the executioners or slaughtermen
- § 2:18a Cald. from before God
- § 2:18b Or, that they should not destroy Daniel, etc.
- § 2:25 Cald. that I have found
- § 2:28 Cald. hath made known
- § 2:29 Cald. came up
- § 2:31 Cald. wast seeing
- § 2:32 Or, sides
- § 2:34 Or, which was not in hands. As verse 45
- § 2:42 Or, brittle
- § 2:43 Cald. this with this
- § 2:44a Cald. their days
- § 2:44b Cald. kingdom thereof
- § 2:45a Or, which was not in hand
- § 2:45b Cald. after this
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