Verse 36
Daniel 2:36
Free Bible Version
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He gave you control over all peoples, as well as the wild animals and birds. He made you ruler of all of them. You are the head of gold.
Original Language Text
hebrew
דְּנָ֣ה חֶלְמָ֔/א וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ נֵאמַ֥ר קֳדָם מַלְכָּֽ/א
English Translation
Then a dream was told before the king.
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Chapter 2 Context
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So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to tell him what he had d...
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“I've had a dream that has really upset me,” he told them. “I need to know what it means.”
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The astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “May Your Majesty the king live forever! Tell us your...
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“I can't recall it,” the king told the astrologers. “If you can't reveal the dream to me, and its me...
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But if you can tell me the dream and its meaning you will receive from me gifts, rewards, and great...
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Again they said the same thing: “If Your Majesty the king would tell us his servants the dream, we w...
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“It's obvious to me that you're just trying to buy time!” said the king. “You can see that I can't r...
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If you can't reveal the dream to me, you will all receive the same punishment! You have conspired ag...
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The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth could tell the king what he dreamed! Never befor...
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What Your Majesty is asking is impossible! No one can tell Your Majesty what you dreamed, except the...
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This made the king extremely angry, and he ordered all the wise men of Babylon executed.
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The decree was issued. The wise men were about to be executed, and the king's men went looking for D...
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Daniel approached Arioch, the commander of the imperial guard, whom the king had put in charge of th...
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Daniel asked him, “Why would the king issue such a harsh decree?” So Arioch explained to Daniel what...
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Then Daniel went home and shared with Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what was going on.
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He told them to pray to the God (Elohim) of heaven, asking for help regarding this mystery, so that...
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That night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God (Elohim) of h...
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“Praise the wonderful nature of God (Elohim) forever and ever, for he is wise and powerful.
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He is in charge of time and history. He removes kings, and he sets kings in place. He gives wisdom t...
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He reveals deep, mysterious things. He knows what lies in darkness, and light lives in his presence.
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I give thanks and praise to you, God (Elohim) of my fathers, for you have given me wisdom and power....
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So Daniel went to Arioch whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon and told him,...
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Arioch immediately took Daniel to the king and told him, “I've found one of the captives from Judah...
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The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), “Are you really able to tell me what my dream was,...
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“No wise men or enchanters or magicians or diviners can explain the mystery Your Majesty wants to kn...
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“But there is a God (Elohim) in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has revealed to King Nebuchadne...
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As Your Majesty lay there, your thoughts turned to the future, and the revealer of mysteries showed...
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It's not because I have any more wisdom than anyone else that this mystery has been revealed to me,...
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Your Majesty, as you looked, there before you stood a great statue. The statue standing in front of...
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The head of the statue was gold, the chest and arms were silver, its middle and thighs were bronze,
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its legs were iron, and its feet were iron and baked clay.
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While you were watching, a stone was quarried, but not by human hands. It struck the iron and clay f...
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Then the rest of the statue—the bronze, the silver, and the gold—broke into pieces like the iron and...
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This was the dream, and now we will explain what it means to the king.
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Your Majesty, you are the king of kings to whom the God (Elohim) of heaven has given the kingdom, an...
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He gave you control over all peoples, as well as the wild animals and birds. He made you ruler of al...
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But after you another kingdom will rise that is inferior to your kingdom and will replace yours. Aft...
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The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron and in the same way that iron crushes and smashes everythi...
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You saw the feet and toes made from iron and baked clay, and this indicates it will be a divided kin...
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As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
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In the same way that you saw the iron mixed with ordinary clay, so the people will mix but they will...
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During the time of these kings the God (Elohim) of heaven will set up an eternal kingdom that will n...
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In the same way that you saw the stone quarried from the mountain, but not by human hands, it will c...
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Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down before Daniel and worshiped him, and ordered offerings of grain a...
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The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God (Elohim) is the God (Elohim) of gods, the Lord of kings, t...
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Then the king promoted Daniel to a high position and gave him many expensive gifts, making him gover...
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At Daniel's request, the king placed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in charge of the province of Ba...
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