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Daniel 2

The King's Forgotten Dream

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Now in the secondh8147 yearh8141 of the reignh4438 of Nebuchadnezzarh5019, Nebuchadnezzarh5019  1 ahadh2492b dreamsh2472; and his spirith7307 was troubledh6470 and his  bsleeph8142  2lefth1961 him.

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Then the kingh4428  1gaveh559 ordersh559 to callh7121 in the  2 amagiciansh2748, the conjurersh825, the sorcerersh3784 and the  3Chaldeansh3778 to tellh5046 the kingh4428 his dreamsh2472. So they cameh935 in and stoodh5975 beforeh6440 the kingh4428.

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The kingh4428 saidh559 to them, "I  1 ahadh2492b a dreamh2472 and my spirith7307  2is anxioush6470 to  3understandh3045 the dreamh2472."

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Then the Chaldeansh3778 spokeh1696 to the kingh4428 in  1 aAramaich762: " bO kingh4430, liveh2418 foreverh5957!  cTellh560 the dreamh2493 to your servantsh5649, and we will declareh2331b the interpretationh6591."

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The kingh4430 repliedh6032 to the Chaldeansh3779, " 1The commandh4406 from me is firmh230: ifh2006 you do not makeh3046 knownh3046 to me the dreamh2493 and its interpretationh6591, you will be  2 atornh5648 limbh1917 from limb and your housesh1005 will be madeh7761 a rubbishh5122 heaph5122.

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"But ifh2006 you declareh2331b the dreamh2493 and its interpretationh6591, you will receiveh6902 from me  agiftsh4978 and a rewardh5023 and greath7690 honorh3367; thereforeh3861a declareh2331b to me the dreamh2493 and its interpretationh6591."

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They answeredh6032 a secondh8579 timeh8579 and saidh560, "Let the kingh4430  atellh560 the dreamh2493 to his servantsh5649, and we will declareh2331b the interpretationh6591."

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The kingh4430 repliedh6032, "I knowh3046 for certainh3330a that you are  1bargainingh2084 for timeh5732, inasmuchh3606h6903h1768 as you have seenh2370 that  2the commandh4406 from me is firmh230,

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that ifh2006 you do not makeh3046 the dreamh2493 knownh3046 to me, there is only  aoneh2298  1decreeh1882 for you. For you have agreedh2164 togetherh2164 to speakh560 lyingh3538a and corrupth7844  2wordsh4406 beforeh6925 me untilh5705h1768 the  3situationh5732 is changedh8133; thereforeh3861a tellh560 me the dreamh2493, that I may  bknowh3046 that you can declareh2331b to me its interpretationh6591."

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The Chaldeansh3779 answeredh6032  1the kingh4430 and saidh560, "Thereh383 is not a manh606 on earthh3007 whoh1768 couldh3202 declareh2331b the matterh4406  2for the kingh4430, inasmuchh3606h6903h1768 as noh3606h3809 greath7229 kingh4430 or rulerh7990 has ever askedh7593 anythingh4406 like thish1836 of anyh3606  3 amagicianh2749, conjurerh826 or Chaldeanh3779.

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"Moreover, the thingh4406 whichh1768 the kingh4430 demandsh7593 is  1difficulth3358, and thereh383 is noh3809 oneh321 elseh321 whoh1768 could declareh2331b it  2to the kingh4430 excepth3861b  agodsh426, whoseh1768  bdwellingh4070 placeh4094b is not with mortal fleshh1321."

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Becauseh3606h6903 of thish1836 the kingh4430 becameh1149  aindignanth1149 and veryh7690 furioush7108 and gaveh560 ordersh560 to destroyh7 allh3606 the wiseh2445 menh2445 of Babylonh895.

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So the  1decreeh1882 wenth5312 forthh5312 that the wiseh2445 menh2445 should be slainh6992; and they lookedh1156 for  aDanielh1841 and his friendsh2269 to  2killh6992 them.

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Thenh116 Danielh1841 repliedh8421 with discretionh5843 and discernmenth2942 to  aAriochh746b, the captainh7229 of the king'sh4430  1bodyguardh2877, whoh1768 had goneh5312 forthh5312 to slayh6992 the wiseh2445 menh2445 of Babylonh895;

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he saidh560 to Ariochh746b, the king'sh4430 commanderh7990, "For whath4101 reasonh5922h4101 is the  1decreeh1882 from the kingh4430 so  2urgenth2685?" Thenh116 Ariochh746b informedh3046 Danielh1841 about the matterh4406.

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So Danielh1841 wenth5954 in and requestedh1156 of the kingh4430 that he would  1giveh5415 him timeh2166, in order that he might declareh2331b the interpretationh6591 to the kingh4430.

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Thenh116 Danielh1841 wenth236 to his househ1005 and informedh3046 his friendsh2269,  aHananiahh2608a, Mishaelh4331 and Azariahh5839, about the matterh4406,

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so that they might  arequesth1156 compassionh7359 from the Godh426 of heavenh8065 concerningh5922 thish1836 mysteryh7328, soh1768 that Danielh1841 and his friendsh2269 would not be  bdestroyedh7 with the resth7606 of the wiseh2445 menh2445 of Babylonh895.

The Secret Is Revealed to Daniel

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Thenh116 the mysteryh7328 was revealedh1541 to Danielh1841 in a nighth3916  avisionh2376. Thenh116 Danielh1841 blessedh1289 the Godh426 of heavenh8065;

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Danielh1841 saidh560, "Let the nameh8036 of Godh426 be  ablessedh1289 foreverh5957 and everh5957, For  bwisdomh2452 and powerh1370 belong to Him.

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"It is He who  achangesh8133 the timesh5732 and the epochsh2166; He  bremovesh5709 kingsh4430 and  1establishesh6966 kingsh4430; He givesh3052  cwisdomh2452 to wiseh2445 menh2445 And knowledgeh4486 to  2men of understandingh999.

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"It is He who  arevealsh1541 the profoundh5994 and hiddenh5642a thingsh5642a;  bHe knowsh3046 whath4101 is in the darknessh2816, And the  clighth5094a dwellsh8271 with Him.

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"To You, O  aGodh426 of my fathersh2, I giveh3029 thanksh3029 and praiseh7624, For You have givenh3052 me  bwisdomh2452 and powerh1370; Even nowh3705 You have madeh3046 knownh3046 to me whath1768 we  crequestedh1156 of You, For You have madeh3046 knownh3046 to us the king'sh4430 matterh4406."

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Thereforeh3606h6903h1836, Danielh1841 wenth5954 in to Ariochh746b, whomh1768 the kingh4430 had appointedh4483 to destroyh7 the wiseh2445 menh2445 of Babylonh895; he wenth236 and spokeh560 to him as followsh3652: " aDo not destroyh7 the wiseh2445 menh2445 of Babylonh895! Takeh5954 me  1into the king'sh4430 presenceh6925, and I will declareh2331b the interpretationh6591 to the kingh4430."

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Thenh116 Ariochh746b hurriedlyh927  abroughth5954 Danielh1841  1into the king'sh4430 presenceh6925 and spokeh560 to him as followsh3652: "I have foundh7912 a manh1400 amongh4481h1123 the  2 bexilesh1123h1547 from Judahh3061 whoh1768 can makeh3046 the interpretationh6591 knownh3046 to the kingh4430!"

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The kingh4430 saidh560 to Danielh1841, whoseh1768 nameh8036 was  aBelteshazzarh1096, "Are you ableh3546 to makeh3046 knownh3046 to me the dreamh2493 whichh1768 I have seenh2370 and its interpretationh6591?"

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Danielh1841 answeredh6032 beforeh6925 the kingh4430 and saidh560, "As for the mysteryh7328 about whichh1768 the kingh4430 has inquiredh7593, neitherh3809  awiseh2445 menh2445, conjurersh826,  1magiciansh2749 nor divinersh1505 are ableh3202 to declareh2331b it to the kingh4430.

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"Howeverh1297, thereh383 is a  aGodh426 in heavenh8065 whoh1768 revealsh1541 mysteriesh7328, and He has madeh3046 knownh3046 to Kingh4430 Nebuchadnezzarh5020 whath4101 will takeh1934 placeh1934 in the  1 blatterh320 daysh3118. Thish1836 was your dreamh2493 and the  cvisionsh2376  2in your mindh7217 while on your bedh4903.

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"As for you, O kingh4430, while on your bedh4903 your thoughtsh7476  1turnedh5559b to whath4101 would takeh1934 placeh1934  2in the futureh311; and  aHe who revealsh1541 mysteriesh7328 has madeh3046 knownh3046 to you whath4101 will takeh1934 placeh1934.

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"But as for me, thish1836 mysteryh7328 hash383 not been revealedh1541 to me for any  awisdomh2452  1residingh383 in me moreh4481 thanh4481 in anyh3606 other livingh2417 manh2417, but for the purposeh1701 of makingh3046 the interpretationh6591 knownh3046 to the kingh4430, and that you may  2understandh3046 the  bthoughtsh7476 of your  3mindh3825.

The King's Dream

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"You, O kingh4430, were lookingh2370 and beholdh431, there was a singleh2298 greath7690 statueh6755; that statueh6755, which was largeh7229 and  1of extraordinaryh3493 splendorh2122, was standingh6966 in fronth6903 of you, and its appearanceh7299 was  aawesomeh1763.

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"The  aheadh7217 of that statueh6755 was made of fineh2869 goldh1722, its breasth2306 and its armsh1872 of silverh3702, its bellyh4577 and its thighsh3410 of bronzeh5174,

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its legsh8243 of ironh6523, its feeth7271 partlyh4481 of ironh6523 and partlyh4481 of clayh2635.

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"You  1continuedh1934 lookingh2370 untilh5705h1768 a  astoneh69 was cuth1505 out  bwithouth3809 handsh3028, and it struckh4223 the statueh6755 on its feeth7271 of ironh6523 and clayh2635 and  ccrushedh1855 them.

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"Thenh116 the ironh6523, the clayh2635, the bronzeh5174, the silverh3702 and the goldh1722 were crushedh1855  1allh3606 at the sameh2298 timeh2298 and becameh1934  alike chaffh5784 from the summerh7007 threshingh147 floorsh147; and the windh7308 carriedh5376 them away so that  bnot a traceh870 of them was foundh7912. But the stoneh69 that struckh4223 the statueh6755 becameh1934 a greath7229  cmountainh2906 and filledh4391 the wholeh3606 earthh772.

The Interpretation--Babylon the First Kingdom

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"Thish1836 was the dreamh2493; now we will tellh560  aits interpretationh6591 beforeh6925 the kingh4430.

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"You, O kingh4430, are the  akingh4430 of kingsh4430, to whomh1768 the Godh426 of heavenh8065 has givenh3052 the  1kingdomh4437, the  bpowerh2632, the strengthh8632b and the gloryh3367;

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and whereverh3606h1768 the sonsh1123 of menh606 dwellh1753, or the  abeastsh2423 of the fieldh1251, or the birdsh5776 of the skyh8065, He has givenh3052 them into your handh3028 and has caused you to ruleh7981 over them allh3606. You are the headh7217 of goldh1722.

Medo-Persia and Greece

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"Afterh870 you there will ariseh6966 anotherh321 kingdomh4437 inferiorh772 to you, then anotherh321 thirdh8523 kingdomh4437 of bronzeh5174, whichh1768 will ruleh7981 over allh3606 the earthh772.

Rome

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"Then there will be a  afourthh7244 kingdomh4437 as strongh8624 as ironh6523; inasmuchh3606h6903h1768 as ironh6523 crushesh1855 and shattersh2827 allh3606 thingsh3606, so, like ironh6523 that breaksh7490 in piecesh7490, it will crushh1855 and breakh7490 allh3606 theseh459 in piecesh7490.

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"In that you sawh2370 the feeth7271 and toesh677, partlyh4481 of potter'sh6353 clayh2635 and partlyh4481 of ironh6523, it will be a dividedh6386 kingdomh4437; but it will haveh1934 in it the toughnessh5326 of ironh6523, inasmuchh3606h6903h1768 as you sawh2370 the ironh6523 mixedh6151 with  1commonh2917 clayh2635.

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"As the toesh677 of the feeth7271 were partlyh4481 of ironh6523 and partlyh4481 of potteryh2635, so someh4481h7118 of the kingdomh4437 will be strongh8624 and parth4481 of it will be brittleh8406.

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"And in that you sawh2370 the ironh6523 mixedh6151 with  1commonh2917 clayh2635, they will combineh6151 with one another  2in the seedh2234 of menh606; but they will not adhereh1693 to oneh1836h5974 anotherh1836h5974, evenh1888 as ironh6523 does not combineh6151 with potteryh2635.

The Divine Kingdom

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"In the daysh3118 of thoseh581 kingsh4430 the  aGodh426 of heavenh8065 will  bseth6966 up a  ckingdomh4437 whichh1768 will neverh5957h3809 be destroyedh2255, and that kingdomh4437 will not be  1lefth7662 for anotherh312 peopleh5972; it will  dcrushh1855 and puth5487 an endh5487 to allh3606 theseh459 kingdomsh4437, but it will itselfh1932 endureh6966 foreverh5957.

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"Inasmuchh3606h6903h1768 as you sawh2370 that a  astoneh69 was cuth1505 out of the mountainh2906 withouth3809 handsh3028 and that it crushedh1855 the ironh6523, the bronzeh5174, the clayh2635, the silverh3702 and the goldh1722, the  bgreath7229 Godh426 has madeh3046 knownh3046 to the kingh4430 whath4101  cwill takeh1934 placeh1934  1in the futureh311; so the dreamh2493 is trueh3330a and its interpretationh6591 is trustworthyh540."

Daniel Promoted

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Thenh116 Kingh4430 Nebuchadnezzarh5020 fellh5308 on his faceh600 and didh5457  ahomageh5457 to Danielh1841, and gaveh560 ordersh560 to presenth5260 to him an offeringh4504 and  1 bfragranth5208 incenseh5208.

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The kingh4430 answeredh6032 Danielh1841 and saidh560, "Surelyh4481h7187h1768  ayour Godh426 is a  bGodh426 of godsh426 and a Lordh4756 of kingsh4430 and a  crevealerh1541 of mysteriesh7328, sinceh1768 you have beenh3202 ableh3202 to revealh1541 thish1836 mysteryh7328."

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Thenh116 the kingh4430  1 apromotedh7236 Danielh1841 and gaveh3052 him manyh7690 greath7229 giftsh4978, and he madeh7981 him rulerh7981 overh5922 the wholeh3606  bprovinceh4083 of Babylonh895 and chiefh7229  2prefecth5460 overh5922 allh3606 the wiseh2445 menh2445 of Babylonh895.

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And Danielh1841 madeh1156 requesth1156 of the kingh4430, and he  aappointedh4483  bShadrachh7715, Meshachh4336 and Abed-negoh5665 overh5922 the administrationh5673 of the provinceh4083 of Babylonh895, while Danielh1841 was at the king'sh4430  1 ccourth8651.



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