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He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these: <a href="/nlt/daniel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed. <a href="/esv/daniel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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: <a href="/bsb/daniel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these: <a href="/kjv/daniel/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/daniel/2.htm">New King James Version</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: <a href="/nasb_/daniel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> However, there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. This was your dream and the visions in your mind while on your bed. <a href="/nasb/daniel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. This was your dream and the visions in your mind while on your bed. <a href="/nasb77/daniel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. This was your dream and the visions in your mind while on your bed. <a href="/lsb/daniel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the last days. This was your dream and the visions of your head while on your bed. <a href="/amp/daniel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days (end of days). This was your dream and the vision [that appeared] in your mind while on your bed. <a href="/csb/daniel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will happen in the last days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay in bed were these: <a href="/hcsb/daniel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will happen in the last days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay in bed were these: <a href="/asv/daniel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made 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: <a href="/erv/daniel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made 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: <a href="/gwt/daniel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. He will tell King Nebuchadnezzar what is going to happen in the days to come. This is your dream, the vision you had while you were asleep: <a href="/gnt/daniel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> But there is a God in heaven, who reveals mysteries. He has informed Your Majesty what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you the dream, the vision you had while you were asleep. <a href="/isv/daniel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he is making known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. "While you were in bed, the dream and the visions that came to your head were as follows: <a href="/msb/daniel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these: <a href="/net/daniel/2.htm">NET Bible</a> However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows. <a href="/nheb/daniel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these: <a href="/wbt/daniel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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; <a href="/web/daniel/2.htm">World English Bible</a> but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head on your bed are these: <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/daniel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but there is a God in the heavens, a revealer of secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar that which [is] to be in the latter end of the days. Your dream and the visions of your head on your bed are these: <a href="/ylt/daniel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> but there is a God in the heavens, a revealer of secrets, and He hath made known to king Nebuchadnezzar that which is to be in the latter end of the days. 'Thy dream and the visions of thy head on thy bed are these: <a href="/slt/daniel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But there is a God in the heavens revealing secrets, and he made known to king Nebuchadnezzar what to be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, it is thus:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/daniel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But there is a God in heaven that revealeth mysteries, who hath shewn to thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, what is to come to pass in the latter times. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these: <a href="/cpdv/daniel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, who has revealed to you, king Nebuchadnezzar, what will happen in the latter times. Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed, are such as these. <a href="/nabre/daniel/2.htm">New American Bible</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what is to happen in the last days; this was your dream, the visions you saw as you lay in bed. <a href="/nrsvce/daniel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has disclosed to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen at the end of days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed were these:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/daniel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, who has made known to the King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream and the vision of your head upon your bed are these; <a href="/hpbt/daniel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But there is The God of Heaven who reveals secrets to make known to King Nebukadnetsar when your dream will be in the last days, and the vision of your head that entered your sleep is this:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/daniel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and He hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these: <a href="/sep/daniel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But there is a God in heaven revealing mysteries, and he has made known to king Nabuchodonosor what things must come to pass in the last days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are as follows, <a href="/parallel/daniel/2-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=519" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/daniel/2.htm">Daniel Interprets the Dream</a> …27Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires. 28<a href="/hebrew/1297.htm" title="1297: bə·ram (Conj) -- (Aramaic) perhaps from ruwm with a prepositional prefix; properly, highly, i.e. Surely; but used adversatively, however.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/383.htm" title="383: ’î·ṯay (Adv) -- There is, are. (Aramaic) corresponding to yesh; properly, entity; used only as a particle of affirmation, there is.">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/426.htm" title="426: ’ĕ·lāh (N-ms) -- God, god. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'elowahh; God.">a God</a> <a href="/hebrew/8065.htm" title="8065: biš·may·yā (Prep-b:: N-mdd) -- Heavens. (Aramaic) corresponding to shamayim.">in heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/1541.htm" title="1541: gā·lê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To reveal. (Aramaic) or glat (Aramaic); corresponding to galah.">who reveals</a> <a href="/hebrew/7328.htm" title="7328: rā·zîn (N-mp) -- A secret. (Aramaic) from an unused root probably meaning to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mystery.">mysteries,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3046.htm" title="3046: wə·hō·w·ḏa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To know. (Aramaic) corresponding to yada'.">and He has made known</a> <a href="/hebrew/4430.htm" title="4430: lə·mal·kā (Prep-l:: N-msd) -- King. (Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king.">to King</a> <a href="/hebrew/5020.htm" title="5020: nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar (N-proper-ms) -- A Bab. king. (Aramaic) corresponding to Nbuwkadne'tstsar.">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/hebrew/4101.htm" title="4101: māh (Interrog) -- What?. (Aramaic) corresponding to mah.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: dî (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1934.htm" title="1934: le·hĕ·wê (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To become, come to pass, be. ">will happen</a> <a href="/hebrew/320.htm" title="320: bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- The end. (Aramaic) from 'achar; the same as 'achariyth; later.">in the latter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3118.htm" title="3118: yō·w·may·yā (N-mpd) -- Day. (Aramaic) corresponding to yowm; a day.">days.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2493.htm" title="2493: ḥel·māḵ (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A dream. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to chalam; a dream.">Your dream</a> <a href="/hebrew/2376.htm" title="2376: wə·ḥez·wê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Vision, appearance. (Aramaic) from chaza'; a sight.">and the visions</a> <a href="/hebrew/7217.htm" title="7217: rê·šāḵ (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Head. (Aramaic) corresponding to ro'sh; the head; figuratively, the sum.">that came into your mind</a> <a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘al- (Prep) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">as you lay on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4903.htm" title="4903: miš·kə·ḇāḵ (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Couch, bed. (Aramaic) corresponding to mishkab; a bed.">your bed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1836.htm" title="1836: də·nāh (Pro-ms) -- This. (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of dek; this.">were these:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1932.htm" title="1932: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. (Aramaic) or (feminine) hiyo (Aramaic); corresponding to huw'."></a> 29As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/41-16.htm">Genesis 41:16</a> “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.” <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a> Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a> I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Isaiah 48:5-6</a> Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’ / You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you. <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a> And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Isaiah 44:7</a> Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place. <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Isaiah 41:22-23</a> “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming. / Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Deuteronomy 29:29</a> The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law. <a href="/psalms/25-14.htm">Psalm 25:14</a> The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them. <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Jeremiah 23:18</a> But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it? <a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17</a> ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">Revelation 1:1</a> This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, <a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10</a> But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. <a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. <a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a> However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these;a God.<a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a> But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.<a href="/matthew/6-9.htm">Matthew 6:9</a> After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.that revealeth.<a href="/daniel/2-18.htm">Daniel 2:18,47</a> 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… <a href="/genesis/40-8.htm">Genesis 40:8</a> And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.<a href="/genesis/41-16.htm">Genesis 41:16</a> And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.maketh known.<a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Daniel 10:14</a> Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.<a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1</a> And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.<a href="/numbers/24-14.htm">Numbers 24:14</a> And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Ar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-28.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/daniel/2-26.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/daniel/2-2.htm">Dreams</a> <a href="/daniel/1-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/daniel/1-10.htm">Head</a> <a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-17.htm">However</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Mysteries</a> <a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm">Revealer</a> <a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Revealeth</a> <a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Reveals</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm">Secrets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-11.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Unveiler</a> <a href="/daniel/1-17.htm">Visions</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/3-9.htm">Ar</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/daniel/2-36.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/daniel/5-12.htm">Dreams</a> <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">End</a> <a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">Head</a> <a href="/daniel/2-37.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/daniel/5-17.htm">However</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Mysteries</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar</a> <a href="/daniel/3-27.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Revealer</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Revealeth</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Reveals</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Secrets</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Unveiler</a> <a href="/daniel/4-5.htm">Visions</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 2</div>1. <a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, </a> 5. <a href="/daniel/2-5.htm">requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats.</a> 10. <a href="/daniel/2-10.htm">They acknowledging their inability are judged to die.</a> 14. <a href="/daniel/2-14.htm">Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream.</a> 19. <a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">He blesses God.</a> 24. <a href="/daniel/2-24.htm">He staying the decree is brought to the king.</a> 31. <a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">The dream.</a> 36. <a href="/daniel/2-36.htm">The interpretation.</a> 46. <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel's advancement.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/daniel/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and omniscience of God, contrasting the limitations of human wisdom and the impotence of Babylonian magicians and astrologers. The concept of God revealing mysteries is a recurring theme in Scripture, seen in Joseph's interpretation of dreams in <a href="/genesis/41.htm">Genesis 41</a> and the revelation of divine mysteries in the New Testament (<a href="/ephesians/3-3.htm">Ephesians 3:3-5</a>). It underscores the belief that true wisdom and understanding come from God alone.and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar This highlights God's control over earthly kingdoms and His ability to communicate with pagan rulers. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, was a powerful monarch, yet God chose to reveal His plans to him, demonstrating that God's purposes transcend national and religious boundaries. This act of revelation also serves as a testament to God's desire to make Himself known to all people, not just the Israelites.what will happen in the latter days The phrase "latter days" often refers to future events, particularly those concerning the end times or the Messianic age. In the context of Daniel, it points to the unfolding of God's plan for history, including the rise and fall of empires and the eventual establishment of God's eternal kingdom. This prophetic element is echoed in other biblical passages, such as <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a> and <a href="/revelation/1.htm">Revelation 1:1</a>, which speak of God's ultimate plan for humanity.Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these: This introduces the specific content of Nebuchadnezzar's dream, which Daniel is about to interpret. The mention of dreams and visions is significant in biblical literature, often serving as a medium for divine communication. Dreams were a common means by which God conveyed His will in the ancient Near East, as seen in the stories of Joseph and Pharaoh (Genesis 41) and the visions of the prophets. This sets the stage for the revelation of God's message to Nebuchadnezzar, which Daniel will articulate, demonstrating the fulfillment of God's promise to reveal mysteries.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a> A Hebrew prophet and wise man in the Babylonian court, known for his faithfulness to God and his ability to interpret dreams and visions. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god_in_heaven.htm">God in Heaven</a> The sovereign and omniscient God who reveals mysteries and has authority over all kingdoms and times. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_nebuchadnezzar.htm">King Nebuchadnezzar</a> The powerful king of Babylon who had a troubling dream that none of his wise men could interpret, leading to Daniel's involvement. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The empire where Daniel was held captive and served in the king's court, representing a place of exile and testing for the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_dream.htm">The Dream</a> A divine revelation given to Nebuchadnezzar, which Daniel interprets, revealing future events and God's sovereign plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> God is in control of history and reveals His plans according to His will. Trust in His sovereignty even when circumstances seem uncertain. <a href="/topical/d/divine_revelation.htm">Divine Revelation</a> God communicates with His people and reveals mysteries through His chosen servants. Seek wisdom and understanding through prayer and study of His Word. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_exile.htm">Faithfulness in Exile</a> Like Daniel, remain faithful to God even in challenging environments. Your faithfulness can be a testimony to others and a means through which God works. <a href="/topical/g/god's_timing.htm">God's Timing</a> God's revelations often pertain to future events ("latter days"). Be patient and trust in His perfect timing for the fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 2</a> <a href="/q/how_does_daniel_interpret_dreams.htm">How does Daniel interpret dreams and visions in Babylon?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_daniel_interpret_the_dream.htm">How can modern scientific understanding explain Daniel’s alleged ability to know and interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Daniel 2:31–35) without natural means? </a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_premonitions.htm">What does the Bible say about premonitions?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_dreams.htm">What does the Bible say about interpreting dreams?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) Visions of thy head.--Called "thoughts," <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm" title="As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind on your bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass.">Daniel 2:29</a>, which were the natural means through which the supernatural revelation was communicated. These "came" into his mind without his forcing them upon himself. He was thinking of other things, further conquests, perhaps, and the like, but these thoughts came from a higher source.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 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. All the versions are at one with the Massoretic text to the beginning of the last clause, which begins a new sentence. This last clause is omitted in the Septuagint. The clause is pleonastic; therefore, seeing it is omitted by the Septuagint, we may consider it not genuine, but due to a case of doublet in the Aramaic copies. Some copies have the present clause here, without the opening clause of the next, and others without this, but having the opening clause of ver. 29. Then came a copyist, who, unable to settle which was the better reading, inserted both. There is a God in heaven. No nation in ancient times was so addicted to the study of the stars of heaven and to the future as were the Chaldeans. Here Daniel announces that the God of heaven, Jehovah, the God of oppressed Judah and conquered Jerusalem, was the God who ruled all the stars from which the Chaldeans derived the knowledge of the future they thought they had, and arranged for his own purposes all things that were coming upon the earth, and he could tell what no one on earth could do. And the reason of this he also makes plain - God had expressly sent the dream to Nebuchadnezzar in order that he might know what was to "be in the latter days." He, Nebuchadnezzar, was the first of the great imperial powers who ruled after Israel ceased to be so much a nation as a faith. After the Babylonian Captivity Judaism became a Church over against a heathen state. Hence to him with whom this new state of things began was this message given. It has exercised many why this revelation of the future was made to this heathen monarch. Yet we must remember that, though made directly to him, through his obstinacy, it arrived at the Prophet Daniel, for whom it was meant. Yet again, no one can read the inscriptions of Nebuchadnezzar and fail to observe how deep and unfeigned was his piety according to his light. He worshipped Merodach, and if, in his ascriptions of praise, we were to place "Jehovah" instead of "Merodach," these prayers and thanksgivings would appear almost as if borrowed from the Hebrew Psalter. God, who readeth the hearts of men, might well have seen such a heart in this conqueror that he might be honoured with a revelation. The phrase, "latter days," had a special reference in Jewish prophetic language to the times of the Messiah (<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a>); hence we may assume that this vision would stretch in its revelations on to the times of the kingdom which the Lord would set up. It is unscientific to press this as meaning the absolute last time, as does Hitzig. It is not the future generally, as Havernick. We must be led by the usage of prophetic literature. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these. This clause, as we have indicated, is probably one of two parallel readings. There is probably no distinction intended between "dream" and "visions of the head upon the bed." This is really to be regarded as a case of parallelism, in which one portion of the verse was balanced by the other. What shade of difference there is, is between the dream as a totality and the portions of it as seen. <a href="/commentaries/daniel/2-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But בְּרַ֡ם (bə·ram) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1297.htm">Strong's 1297: </a> Highly, surely, however there is אִיתַ֞י (’î·ṯay) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_383.htm">Strong's 383: </a> Entity, as a, particle of affirmation, there is a God אֱלָ֤הּ (’ĕ·lāh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_426.htm">Strong's 426: </a> God in heaven בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙ (biš·may·yā) Preposition-b | Noun - mdd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8065.htm">Strong's 8065: </a> The sky who reveals גָּלֵ֣א (gā·lê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1541.htm">Strong's 1541: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal mysteries, רָזִ֔ין (rā·zîn) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7328.htm">Strong's 7328: </a> To attenuate, hide, a mystery and He has made known וְהוֹדַ֗ע (wə·hō·w·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3046.htm">Strong's 3046: </a> To know to King לְמַלְכָּא֙ (lə·mal·kā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4430.htm">Strong's 4430: </a> A king Nebuchadnezzar נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5020.htm">Strong's 5020: </a> Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king what מָ֛ה (māh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4101.htm">Strong's 4101: </a> Interrogative what?, what!, indefinitely what will happen לֶהֱוֵ֖א (le·hĕ·wê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1934.htm">Strong's 1934: </a> To become, come to pass, be in the latter בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית (bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_320.htm">Strong's 320: </a> The end days. יוֹמַיָּ֑א (yō·w·may·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3118.htm">Strong's 3118: </a> A day Your dream חֶלְמָ֨ךְ (ḥel·māḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2493.htm">Strong's 2493: </a> A dream and the visions וְחֶזְוֵ֥י (wə·ḥez·wê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2376.htm">Strong's 2376: </a> Vision, appearance that came into your mind רֵאשָׁ֛ךְ (rê·šāḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7217.htm">Strong's 7217: </a> The head, the sum as you lay on עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5922.htm">Strong's 5922: </a> Above, over, upon, against your bed מִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְ (miš·kə·ḇāḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4903.htm">Strong's 4903: </a> Couch, bed were these: דְּנָ֥ה (də·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1836.htm">Strong's 1836: </a> This <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/daniel/2-28.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven (Dan. 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