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45 Inasmuch as[a] you saw that a stone from the mountain was chiseled out[b] but not by hands, and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, thereby the great God made known to the king what will be in the future,[c] and the dream is certain and its explanation trustworthy.”

The King’s Response to Daniel and His God

46 Then the king, Nebuchadnezzar, fell on his face and he paid homage to Daniel; and he commanded them to offer a grain offering and incense offering to him. 47 The king answered Daniel and said, “Truly[d] your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings, and he reveals mysteries, for you are able to reveal this mystery.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:45 Literally “All of because that”
  2. Daniel 2:45 Or “became loose”
  3. Daniel 2:45 Literally “after this”
  4. Daniel 2:47 Literally “From truth that”

45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock(A) cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands(B)—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.

“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future.(C) The dream is true(D) and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate(E) before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering(F) and incense be presented to him. 47 The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods(G) and the Lord of kings(H) and a revealer of mysteries,(I) for you were able to reveal this mystery.(J)

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