Daniel 2:26-28
International Standard Version
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:
Footnotes
- Daniel 2:26 Lit. The king
- Daniel 2:26 The Aram. lacks Babylonian
- Daniel 2:26 Lit. dream I saw
- Daniel 2:27 Lit. answered and said before the king
- Daniel 2:27 Lit. the wise men
- Daniel 2:27 Or occult practitioners
- Daniel 2:27 Or those who gaze at entrails
- Daniel 2:27 The Aram. lacks to be made known
Daniel 2:26-28
New International Version
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)
Daniel 2:26-28
King James Version
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
28 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;
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Daniel 2:26-28
New King James Version
26 The king answered and said to 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 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. 28 (A)But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar (B)what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these:
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