Verse 9

Daniel 2:9

New King James Version

9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
Original Language Text
hebrew
דִּ֣י הֵן חֶלְמָ/א֩ לָ֨א תְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜/נִי חֲדָה הִ֣יא דָֽתְ/כ֗וֹן וּ/מִלָּ֨ה כִדְבָ֤ה וּ/שְׁחִיתָה֙ הזמנתון הִזְדְּמִנְתּוּן֙ לְ/מֵאמַ֣ר קָֽדָמַ֔/י עַ֛ד דִּ֥י עִדָּנָ֖/א יִשְׁתַּנֵּ֑א לָהֵ֗ן חֶלְמָ/א֙ אֱמַ֣רוּ לִ֔/י וְֽ/אִנְדַּ֕ע דִּ֥י פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ תְּהַחֲוֻנַּֽ/נִי
English Translation
For behold, a dream will not be revealed to me; it is a secret matter and the interpretation thereof is corrupt and they have invited for saying before me until the time changes for them, a dream they told to me and I know that its interpretation will be revealed to me.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his s... Focus ↗
2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chald... Focus ↗
3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. Focus ↗
4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream,... Focus ↗
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known un... Focus ↗
6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards a... Focus ↗
7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpr... Focus ↗
8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thin... Focus ↗
9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepa...
10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew th... Focus ↗
11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the... Focus ↗
12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Bab... Focus ↗
13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows... Focus ↗
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was go... Focus ↗
15 He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then A... Focus ↗
16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the... Focus ↗
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his compa... Focus ↗
18 That they would desire mercies of the God (Elohim) of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and... Focus ↗
19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God (Elohim) of... Focus ↗
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God (Elohim) for ever and ever: for wisdom and migh... Focus ↗
21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom... Focus ↗
22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth... Focus ↗
23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God (Elohim) of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might... Focus ↗
24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon:... Focus ↗
25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus unto him, I have found a man of... Focus ↗
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto... Focus ↗
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded canno... Focus ↗
28 But there is a God (Elohim) in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadn... Focus ↗
29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafte... Focus ↗
30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, b... Focus ↗
31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, st... Focus ↗
32 This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of b... Focus ↗
33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Focus ↗
34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that we... Focus ↗
35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and bec... Focus ↗
36 This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Focus ↗
37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God (Elohim) of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power,... Focus ↗
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath... Focus ↗
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, whi... Focus ↗
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth al... Focus ↗
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shal... Focus ↗
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly stro... Focus ↗
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men... Focus ↗
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God (Elohim) of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never... Focus ↗
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake... Focus ↗
46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they shou... Focus ↗
47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God (Elohim) is a God (Elohim)... Focus ↗
48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the wh... Focus ↗
49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of... Focus ↗