Verse 18
Daniel 2:18
English Revised Version
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that they would desire mercies of the God (Elohim) of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the 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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And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit...
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Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chalde...
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And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
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Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servant...
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The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye make not known unto me...
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But if ye shew the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards an...
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They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew t...
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The king answered and said, I know of a certain that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is...
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But if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for you: for ye have prepared lying...
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The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew th...
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And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the...
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For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Bab...
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So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companio...
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Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, whi...
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he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king?...
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And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would shew the...
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Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his compa...
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that they would desire mercies of the God (Elohim) of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and...
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Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God (Eloh...
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Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God (Elohim) for ever and ever: for wisdom and migh...
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And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom...
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he revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth...
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I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God (Elohim) of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might...
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Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon...
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Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man o...
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The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto...
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Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise...
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but there is a God (Elohim) in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Neb...
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as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafte...
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But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, bu...
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Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness w...
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As for this image, his head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his t...
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his legs of iron, his feet part of iron, and part of clay.
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Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that we...
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Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and bec...
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This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
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Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God (Elohim) of heaven hath given the kingdom, the po...
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and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath...
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And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass, whi...
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And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth al...
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And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, it shall be a di...
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And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly stro...
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And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of...
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And in the days of those kings shall the God (Elohim) of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never...
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Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake i...
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Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they shou...
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The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God (Elohim) is the God (Elohim) of gods, a...
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Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole...
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And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affair...
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