Verse 18
Daniel 2:18
New Living Translation
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He urged them to ask the God (Elohim) of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/רַחֲמִ֗ין לְ/מִבְעֵא֙ מִן קֳדָם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔/א עַל רָזָ֖/ה דְּנָ֑ה דִּ֣י לָ֤א יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ דָּנִיֵּ֣אל וְ/חַבְר֔וֹ/הִי עִם שְׁאָ֖ר חַכִּימֵ֥י בָבֶֽל
English Translation
And mercy comes out from before God of heaven upon this secret that they would not reveal to Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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Chapter 2 Context
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One night during the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he cou...
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He called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers, and he demanded that they tell h...
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he said, “I have had a dream that deeply troubles me, and I must know what it means.”
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Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we wi...
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But the king said to the astrologers, “I am serious about this. If you don’t tell me what my dream w...
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But if you tell me what I dreamed and what the dream means, I will give you many wonderful gifts and...
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They said again, “Please, Your Majesty. Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”
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The king replied, “I know what you are doing! You’re stalling for time because you know I am serious...
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‘If you don’t tell me the dream, you are doomed.’ So you have conspired to tell me lies, hoping I wi...
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The astrologers replied to the king, “No one on earth can tell the king his dream! And no king, howe...
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The king’s demand is impossible. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do not liv...
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The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed...
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And because of the king’s decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.
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When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with...
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He asked Arioch, “Why has the king issued such a harsh decree?” So Arioch told him all that had happ...
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Daniel went at once to see the king and requested more time to tell the king what the dream meant.
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Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened.
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He urged them to ask the God (Elohim) of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, s...
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That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God (Elohim) of he...
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He said, “Praise the name of God (Elohim) forever and ever,<br>for he has all wisdom and power.<br>
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He controls the course of world events;<br>he removes kings and sets up other kings.<br>He gives wis...
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He reveals deep and mysterious things<br>and knows what lies hidden in darkness,<br>though he is sur...
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I thank and praise you, God (Elohim) of my ancestors,<br>for you have given me wisdom and strength.<...
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Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Dan...
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Arioch quickly took Daniel to the king and said, “I have found one of the captives from Judah who wi...
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The king said to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar), “Is this true? Can you tell me what my dream w...
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Daniel replied, “There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or fortune-tellers who can reveal the...
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But there is a God (Elohim) in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what...
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“While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about coming events. He who reveals secrets has shown...
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And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because...
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“In your vision, Your Majesty, you saw standing before you a huge, shining statue of a man. It was a...
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The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs w...
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its legs were iron, and its feet were a combination of iron and baked clay.
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As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron a...
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The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the win...
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“That was the dream. Now we will tell the king what it means.
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Your Majesty, you are the greatest of kings. The God (Elohim) of heaven has given you sovereignty, p...
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He has made you the ruler over all the inhabited world and has put even the wild animals and birds u...
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“But after your kingdom comes to an end, another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your...
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Following that kingdom, there will be a fourth one, as strong as iron. That kingdom will smash and c...
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The feet and toes you saw were a combination of iron and baked clay, showing that this kingdom will...
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But while some parts of it will be as strong as iron, other parts will be as weak as clay.
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This mixture of iron and clay also shows that these kingdoms will try to strengthen themselves by fo...
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“During the reigns of those kings, the God (Elohim) of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never...
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That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain, though not by human hands, that crushed to pi...
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Then King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his pe...
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The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God (Elohim) is the greatest of gods, the Lord over kings, a r...
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Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel r...
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At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be in charge of all the a...
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