27_DAN_02_01 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams , wherewith his spirit was troubled , And his Sleep brake from him .
27_DAN_02_02 Then the king commanded to call the magicians , And the astrologers , And the sorcerers , And the Chaldeans , for to show the king his dreams . So they came And stood before the king .
27_DAN_02_03 And the king said unto them , I have dreamed A dream , And my spirit was troubled to know the dream .
27_DAN_02_04 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack , O king , live for ever : tell thy servants the dream , And we will show the interpretation .
27_DAN_02_05 the king answered And said to the Chaldeans , the thing Is gone from me : if ye will not make known unto me the dream , with the interpretation thereof , ye shall be cut in pieces , And your houses shall be made A dunghill .
27_DAN_02_06 but if ye show the dream , And the interpretation thereof , ye shall receive of me gifts And rewards And great honour : therefore show me the dream , And the interpretation thereof .
27_DAN_02_07 they answered again And said , let the king tell his servants the dream , And we will show the interpretation of it .
27_DAN_02_08 the king answered And said , I know of certainty that ye would gain the time , because ye see the thing Is gone from me .
27_DAN_02_09 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 show me the interpretation thereof .
27_DAN_02_10 the Chaldeans answered before the king , And said , there Is not A man upon the earth that can show the king's matter : therefore [ there Is ] no king , LORD , nor ruler , [ that ] asked such things at any magician , or astrologer , or Chaldean .
27_DAN_02_11 And [ it Is ] A rare thing that the king requireth , And there Is none other that can show it before the king , except the gods , whose dwelling Is not with flesh .
27_DAN_02_12 for this cause the king was angry And very furious , And commanded to destroy all the wise [ men ] of Babylon .
27_DAN_02_13 And the decree went forth that the wise [ men ] should be slain ; And they sought Daniel And his fellows to be slain .
27_DAN_02_14 Then Daniel answered with counsel And wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard , which was gone forth to slay the wise [ men ] of Babylon :
27_DAN_02_15 he answered And said to Arioch the king's captain , why [ Is ] the decree [ So ] hasty from the king ? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel .
27_DAN_02_16 Then Daniel went in , And desired of the king that he would give him time , And that he would show the king the interpretation .
27_DAN_02_17 Then Daniel went to his house , And made the thing known to Hananiah , Mishael , And Azariah , his companions :
27_DAN_02_18 that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret ; that Daniel And his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [ men ] of Babylon .
27_DAN_02_19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in A night vision . Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven .
27_DAN_02_20 Daniel answered And said , blessed be the name of God for ever And ever : for wisdom And might are his :
27_DAN_02_21 And he changeth the times And the seasons : he removeth kings , And setteth up kings : he giveth wisdom unto the wise , And knowledge to them that know understanding :
27_DAN_02_22 he revealeth the deep And secret things : he knoweth what [ Is ] in the darkness , And the light dwelleth with him .
27_DAN_02_23 I thank thee , And praise thee , O thou God of my fathers , who hast given me wisdom And might , And hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee : for thou hast [ now ] made known unto us the king's matter .
27_DAN_02_24 therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch , whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise [ men ] of Babylon : he went And said thus unto him ; destroy not the wise [ men ] of Babylon : bring me in before the king , And I will show unto the king the interpretation .
27_DAN_02_25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste , And said thus unto him , I have found A man of the captives of Judah , that will make known unto the king the interpretation .
27_DAN_02_26 the king answered And said to Daniel , whose name [ was ] Belteshazzar , art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen , And the interpretation thereof ?
27_DAN_02_27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king , And said , the secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [ men ] , the astrologers , the magicians , the soothsayers , show unto the king ;
27_DAN_02_28 but there Is A God in heaven that revealeth secrets , And maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days . thy dream , And the visions of thy head upon thy bed , are These ;
27_DAN_02_29 as for thee , O king , thy thoughts came [ into thy mind ] upon thy bed , what should come to pass Hereafter : And he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass .
27_DAN_02_30 but as for me , this secret Is not revealed to me for [ any ] wisdom that I have more than any living , but for [ their ] sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king , And that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart .
27_DAN_02_31 thou , O king , sawest , And behold A great image . this great image , whose brightness [ was ] excellent , stood before thee ; And the form thereof [ was ] terrible .
27_DAN_02_32 this image's head [ was ] of fine gold , his breast And his arms of silver , his belly And his thighs of brass ,
27_DAN_02_33 his legs of iron , his feet part of iron And part of clay .
27_DAN_02_34 thou sawest till that A stone was cut out without hands , which smote the image upon his feet [ that were ] of iron And clay , And brake them to pieces .
27_DAN_02_35 Then was the iron , the clay , the brass , the silver , And the gold , broken to pieces together , And became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors ; And the wind carried them away , that no place was found for them : And the stone that smote the image became A great mountain , And filled the whole earth .
27_DAN_02_36 this [ Is ] the dream ; And we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king .
27_DAN_02_37 thou , O king , [ art ] A king of kings : for the God of heaven hath given thee A kingdom , power , And strength , And glory .
27_DAN_02_38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell , the beasts of the field And the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand , And hath made thee ruler over them all . thou [ art ] this head of gold .
27_DAN_02_39 And after thee shall Arise another kingdom inferior to thee , And another third kingdom of brass , which shall bear rule over all the earth .
27_DAN_02_40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron : Forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces And subdueth all [ things ] : And as iron that breaketh all These , shall it break in pieces And bruise .
27_DAN_02_41 And whereas thou sawest the feet And toes , part of potter's clay , And part of iron , the kingdom shall be divided ; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron , Forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay .
27_DAN_02_42 And [ as ] the toes of the feet [ were ] part of iron , And part of clay , [ So ] the kingdom shall be partly strong , And partly broken .
27_DAN_02_43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay , they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men : but they shall not cleave one to another , even as iron Is not mixed with clay .
27_DAN_02_44 And in the days of These kings shall the God of heaven set up A kingdom , which shall never be destroyed : And the kingdom shall not be left to other people , [ but ] it shall break in pieces And consume all These kingdoms , And it shall stand for ever .
27_DAN_02_45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands , And that it brake in pieces the iron , the brass , the clay , the silver , And the gold ; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass Hereafter : And the dream [ Is ] certain , And the interpretation thereof sure .
27_DAN_02_46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face , And worshipped Daniel , And commanded that they should offer an oblation And sweet odours unto him .
27_DAN_02_47 the king answered unto Daniel , And said , of A truth [ it Is ] , that your God [ Is ] A God of gods , And A LORD of kings , And A revealer of secrets , seeing thou couldest reveal this secret .
27_DAN_02_48 Then the king made Daniel A great man , And gave him Many great gifts , And made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon , And chief of the governors over all the wise [ men ] of Babylon .
27_DAN_02_49 Then Daniel requested of the king , And he set Shadrach , Meshach , And Abednego , over the affairs of the province of Babylon : but Daniel [ sat ] in the gate of the king .