<h3>Nebuchadnezzar's Dream</h3>2 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins. 6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” 7 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” 8 The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm— 9 if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.” 10 The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean. 11 The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” 12 Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. 13 So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them. 14 Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. 15 He declared to Arioch, the king's captain, “Why is the decree of the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel. 16 And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king. <h3>God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream</h3> 17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, 18 and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said:<poetry> “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, <indent> to whom belong wisdom and might.</indent> 21 <poetry> He changes times and seasons; <indent> he removes kings and sets up kings;</indent> he gives wisdom to the wise <indent> and knowledge to those who have understanding;</indent> </poetry> 22 <poetry> he reveals deep and hidden things; <indent> he knows what is in the darkness,</indent> <indent> and the light dwells with him.</indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>To you, O God of my fathers, <indent> I give thanks and praise,</indent> for you have given me wisdom and might, <indent>and have now made known to me what we asked of you,</indent> <indent>for you have made known to us the king's matter.”</indent></poetry></poetry> 24 Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.” 25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: “I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.” 26 The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” 27 Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: 29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. 30 But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind. <h3>Daniel Interprets the Dream</h3> 31 “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. 32 The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34 As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. 36 “This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation. 37 You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, 38 and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are the head of gold. 39 Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these. 41 And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, 45 just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.” <h3>Daniel Is Promoted</h3> 46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him. 47 The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” 48 Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king's court.

Daniel 2:1

In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; <cr>1</cr>his spirit was troubled, and <cr>2</cr>his sleep left him.

Then the king commanded that <cr>1</cr>the magicians, <cr>2</cr>the enchanters, the <cr>3</cr>sorcerers, and <cr>4</cr>the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and <cr>5</cr>stood before the king.

Daniel 2:2

And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and <cr>1</cr>my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”

Daniel 2:3

Then <cr>1</cr>the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,<ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr>“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”

Daniel 2:4

The king answered and said to <cr>1</cr>the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be <cr>2</cr>torn limb from limb, <cr>3</cr>and your <cr>4</cr>houses shall be laid in ruins.

Daniel 2:5

But if you show the dream and its interpretation, <cr>1</cr>you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. <cr>2</cr>Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.”

Daniel 2:6

They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.”

Daniel 2:7

The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to <cr>1</cr>gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm—

Daniel 2:8

if you do not make the dream known to me, <cr>1</cr>there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till <cr>2</cr>the times change. <cr>3</cr>Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.”

Daniel 2:9

<cr>1</cr>The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or <cr>2</cr>Chaldean.

Daniel 2:10

The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except <cr>1</cr>the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

Daniel 2:11

Because of this the king was angry and <cr>1</cr>very furious, and <cr>2</cr>commanded that all <cr>3</cr>the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

Daniel 2:12

So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought <cr>1</cr>Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

Daniel 2:13

Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to <cr>1</cr>Arioch, the <cr>2</cr>captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:14

He declared<ft>1</ft> to Arioch, the king's captain, “Why is the decree of the king <cr>1</cr>so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel.

Daniel 2:15

And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.

Daniel 2:16

Daniel 2:17

Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to <cr>1</cr>Hananiah, <cr>2</cr>Mishael, and <cr>3</cr>Azariah, his companions,

<cr>1</cr>and told them to seek mercy from the <cr>2</cr>God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not <cr>3</cr>be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:18

Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in <cr>1</cr>a vision of the night. Then Daniel <cr>2</cr>blessed the <cr>3</cr>God of heaven.

Daniel 2:19

Daniel answered and said:<pb/><poetry><cr>1</cr>“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, <indent><cr>2</cr>to whom belong wisdom and might.</indent>

Daniel 2:20

<cr>1</cr>He changes times and seasons; <indent><cr>2</cr>he removes kings and sets up kings;</indent> <cr>3</cr>he gives wisdom to the wise <indent><cr>4</cr>and knowledge to those who have understanding;</indent>

Daniel 2:21

<cr>1</cr>he reveals deep and hidden things; <indent><cr>2</cr>he knows what is in the darkness,</indent> <indent><cr>3</cr>and the light dwells with him.</indent>

Daniel 2:22

To you, O <cr>1</cr>God of my fathers, <indent><cr>2</cr>I give thanks and praise,</indent> for <cr>3</cr>you have given me wisdom and might, <indent>and have now made known to me what <cr>4</cr>we asked of you,</indent> <indent>for you have made known to us the king's matter.”</indent></poetry>

Daniel 2:23

Therefore Daniel went in to <cr>1</cr>Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.”

Daniel 2:24

Then <cr>1</cr>Arioch brought in Daniel before the king <cr>2</cr>in haste and said thus to him: “I have found <cr>3</cr>among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

Daniel 2:25

The king declared to Daniel, <cr>1</cr>whose name was Belteshazzar, <cr>2</cr>“Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?”

Daniel 2:26

Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, <cr>1</cr>enchanters, <cr>2</cr>magicians, or <cr>3</cr>astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked,

Daniel 2:27

but <cr>1</cr>there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar <cr>2</cr>what will be in the latter days. Your dream and <cr>3</cr>the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:

Daniel 2:28

To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, <cr>1</cr>and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be.

Daniel 2:29

But <cr>1</cr>as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that <cr>2</cr>you may know the thoughts of your mind.

Daniel 2:30

Daniel 2:31

“You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

<cr>1</cr>The head of this image was of fine gold, <cr>2</cr>its chest and arms of silver, its middle and <cr>3</cr>thighs of bronze,

Daniel 2:32

<cr>1</cr>its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

Daniel 2:33

As you looked, a stone was cut out <cr>1</cr>by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and <cr>2</cr>broke them in pieces.

Daniel 2:34

Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became <cr>1</cr>like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that <cr>2</cr>not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became <cr>3</cr>a great mountain <cr>4</cr>and filled the whole earth.

Daniel 2:35

“This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation.

Daniel 2:36

You, O king, <cr>1</cr>the king of kings, to whom <cr>2</cr>the God of heaven <cr>3</cr>has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,

Daniel 2:37

and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, <cr>1</cr>the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are <cr>2</cr>the head of gold.

Daniel 2:38

<cr>1</cr>Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom <cr>2</cr>of bronze, <cr>3</cr>which shall rule over all the earth.

Daniel 2:39

And <cr>1</cr>there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron <cr>2</cr>breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall <cr>3</cr>break and crush all these.

Daniel 2:40

And as you saw <cr>1</cr>the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the <cr>2</cr>firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.

Daniel 2:41

And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.

Daniel 2:42

As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage,<ft>1</ft> but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay.

Daniel 2:43

And in the days of those kings <cr>1</cr>the God of heaven will set up <cr>2</cr>a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. <cr>3</cr>It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and <cr>4</cr>it shall stand forever,

Daniel 2:44

just as <cr>1</cr>you saw that <cr>2</cr>a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that <cr>3</cr>it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A <cr>4</cr>great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”

Daniel 2:45

Daniel 2:46

Then King Nebuchadnezzar <cr>1</cr>fell upon his face and <cr>2</cr>paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that <cr>3</cr>an offering and <cr>4</cr>incense be offered up to him.

The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your <cr>1</cr>God is God of gods and <cr>2</cr>Lord of kings, and <cr>3</cr>a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”

Daniel 2:47

Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great <cr>1</cr>gifts, and made him ruler over the whole <cr>2</cr>province of Babylon and <cr>3</cr>chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:48

Daniel made a request of the king, and he <cr>1</cr>appointed <cr>2</cr>Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of <cr>3</cr>the province of Babylon. But Daniel <cr>4</cr>remained at the king's court.

Daniel 2:49

 1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams;  his spirit was troubled, and  his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that  the magicians,  the enchanters, the  sorcerers, and  the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and  stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and  my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then  the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,  “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to  the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be  torn limb from limb,  and your  houses shall be laid in ruins. 6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation,  you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor.  Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” 7 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” 8 The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to  gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm— 9 if you do not make the dream known to me,  there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till  the times change.  Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.” 10  The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or  Chaldean. 11 The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except  the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” 12 Because of this the king was angry and  very furious, and  commanded that all  the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. 13 So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought  Daniel and his companions, to kill them. 14 Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to  Arioch, the  captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. 15 He declared  to Arioch, the king's captain, “Why is the decree of the king  so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel. 16 And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king. 17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to  Hananiah,  Mishael, and  Azariah, his companions, 18  and told them to seek mercy from the  God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not  be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in  a vision of the night. Then Daniel  blessed the  God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said:  “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,  to whom belong wisdom and might.  21  He changes times and seasons;  he removes kings and sets up kings;  he gives wisdom to the wise  and knowledge to those who have understanding;  22  he reveals deep and hidden things;  he knows what is in the darkness,  and the light dwells with him.  23 To you, O  God of my fathers,  I give thanks and praise, for  you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what  we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king's matter.” 24 Therefore Daniel went in to  Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.” 25 Then  Arioch brought in Daniel before the king  in haste and said thus to him: “I have found  among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.” 26 The king declared to Daniel,  whose name was Belteshazzar,  “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” 27 Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men,  enchanters,  magicians, or  astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, 28 but  there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar  what will be in the latter days. Your dream and  the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: 29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this,  and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. 30 But  as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that  you may know the thoughts of your mind. 31 “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. 32  The head of this image was of fine gold,  its chest and arms of silver, its middle and  thighs of bronze, 33  its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34 As you looked, a stone was cut out  by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and  broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became  like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that  not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became  a great mountain  and filled the whole earth. 36 “This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation. 37 You, O king,  the king of kings, to whom  the God of heaven  has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, 38 and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man,  the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are  the head of gold. 39  Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom  of bronze,  which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And  there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron  breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall  break and crush all these. 41 And as you saw  the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the  firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage,  but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of those kings  the God of heaven will set up  a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people.  It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and  it shall stand forever, 45 just as  you saw that  a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that  it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A  great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.” 46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar  fell upon his face and  paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that  an offering and  incense be offered up to him. 47 The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your  God is God of gods and  Lord of kings, and  a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” 48 Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great  gifts, and made him ruler over the whole  province of Babylon and  chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Daniel made a request of the king, and he  appointed  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of  the province of Babylon. But Daniel  remained at the king's court.

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