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Daniel Reveals the Meaning of the Dream

26 King Nebuchadnezzar[a] replied by saying to Daniel (whose Babylonian[b] name is Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me about the dream[c] and its meaning?”

27 By way of answer, Daniel addressed the king:[d]

“None of the advisors,[e] enchanters,[f] diviners, or astrologers[g] can explain the secret that the king has requested to be made known.[h] 28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he is making known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days.

“While you were in bed, the dream and the visions that came to your head were as follows:

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:26 Lit. The king
  2. Daniel 2:26 The Aram. lacks Babylonian
  3. Daniel 2:26 Lit. dream I saw
  4. Daniel 2:27 Lit. answered and said before the king
  5. Daniel 2:27 Lit. the wise men
  6. Daniel 2:27 Or occult practitioners
  7. Daniel 2:27 Or those who gaze at entrails
  8. Daniel 2:27 The Aram. lacks to be made known

26 The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar),(A) “Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?”

27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about,(B) 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.(C) He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come.(D) Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind(E) as you were lying in bed(F) are these:(G)

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