Daniel 2 Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 And in the seconde yeere of the raygne of Nebuchad-nezzar, Nebuchad-nezzar dreamed dreames wherewith his spirite was troubled, and his sleepe was vpon him.
1 Y EN el segundo año del reinado de Nabucodonosor, soñó Nabucodonosor sueños, y perturbóse su espíritu, y su sueño se huyó de él.
1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
2 Then the King commanded to call the inchanters, and the astrologians and the sorcerers, and the Caldeans for to shewe the King his dreames: so they came and stoode before the King.
2 Y mandó el rey llamar magos, astrólogos, y encantadores, y Caldeos, para que mostrasen al rey sus sueños. Vinieron pues, y se presentaron delante del rey.
2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be called to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
3 And the King sayde vnto them, I haue dreamed a dreame, and my spirite was troubled to knowe the dreame.
3 Y el rey les dijo: He soñado un sueño, y mi espíritu se ha perturbado por saber del sueño.
3 The king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
4 Then spake the Caldeans to the King in the Aramites language, O King, liue for euer: shewe thy seruants thy dreame, and wee shall shewe the interpretation.
4 Entonces hablaron los Caldeos al rey en lengua aramea: Rey, para siempre vive: di el sueño á tus siervos, y mostraremos la declaración.
4 Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
5 And the King answered and sayd to the Caldeans, The thing is gone from me. If ye will not make me vnderstande the dreame with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be drawen in pieces, and your houses shall be made a iakes.
5 Respondió el rey y dijo á los Caldeos: El negocio se me fué: si no me mostráis el sueño y su declaración, seréis hechos cuartos, y vuestras casas serán puestas por muladares.
5 The king answered the Chaldeans, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill.
6 But if yee declare the dreame and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receyue of me gifts and rewardes, and great honour: therefore shewe me the dreame and the interpretation of it.
6 Y si mostrareis el sueño y su declaración, recibiréis de mí dones y mercedes y grande honra: por tanto, mostradme el sueño y su declaración.
6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.”
7 They answered againe, and sayde, Let the King shewe his seruantes the dreame, and wee will declare the interpretation thereof.
7 Respondieron la segunda vez, y dijeron: Diga el rey el sueño á sus siervos, y mostraremos su declaración.
7 They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
8 Then the King answered, and sayd, I knowe certeinly that ye would gaine the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
8 El rey respondió, y dijo: Yo conozco ciertamente que vosotros ponéis dilaciones, porque veis que el negocio se me ha ido.
8 The king answered, “I know of a certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing has gone from me.
9 But if ye will not declare mee the dreame, there is but one iudgement for you: for ye haue prepared lying and corrupt wordes, to speake before me till the time bee changed: therefore tell me the dreame, that I may knowe, if yee can declare me the interpretation thereof.
9 Si no me mostráis el sueño, una sola sentencia será de vosotros. Ciertamente preparáis respuesta mentirosa y perversa que decir delante de mí, entre tanto que se muda el tiempo: por tanto, decidme el sueño, para que yo entienda que me podéis mostrar su declaración.
9 But if you don’t make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the situation changes. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can show me its interpretation.”
10 Then the Caldeans answered before the King, and sayde, There is no man vpon earth that can declare the Kings matter: yea, there is neither king nor prince nor lorde that asked such things at an inchanter or astrologian or Caldean.
10 Los Caldeos respondieron delante del rey, y dijeron: No hay hombre sobre la tierra que pueda declarar el negocio del rey: demás de esto, ningún rey, príncipe, ni señor, preguntó cosa semejante á ningún mago, ni astrólogo, ni Caldeo.
10 The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no king, lord, or ruler has asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or Chaldean.
11 For it is a rare thing that the King requireth, and there is none other that can declare it before the King, except the gods whose dwelling is not with flesh.
11 Finalmente, el negocio que el rey demanda, es singular, ni hay quien lo pueda declarar delante del rey, salvo los dioses cuya morada no es con la carne.
11 It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
12 For this cause the king was angrie and in great furie, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babel.
12 Por esto el rey con ira y con grande enojo, mandó que matasen á todos los sabios de Babilonia.
12 Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
13 And when sentence was giuen, the wise men were slayne: and they sought Daniel and his fellowes to be put to death.
13 Y publicóse el mandamiento, y los sabios eran llevados á la muerte; y buscaron á Daniel y á sus compañeros para matarlos.
13 So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisedome to Arioch the Kings chiefe stewarde, which was gone foorth to put to death the wise men of Babel.
14 Entonces Daniel habló avisada y prudentemente á Arioch, capitán de los de la guarda del rey, que había salido para matar los sabios de Babilonia.
14 Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
15 Yea, he answered and sayde vnto Arioch the kings captaine, Why is the sentence so hastie from the king? Then Arioch declared the thing to Daniel.
15 Habló y dijo á Arioch capitán del rey: ¿Qué es la causa que este mandamiento se publica de parte del rey tan apresuradamente? Entonces Arioch declaró el negocio á Daniel.
15 He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
16 So Daniel went and desired the king that he woulde giue him leasure and that he woulde shewe the king the interpretation thereof.
16 Y Daniel entró, y pidió al rey que le diese tiempo, y que él mostraría al rey la declaración.
16 Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
17 The Daniel went to his house and shewed the matter to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah his companions,
17 Fuése luego Daniel á su casa, y declaró el negocio á Ananías, Misael, y Azarías, sus compañeros,
17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
18 That they should beseech the God of heauen for grace in this secrete, that Daniel and his fellowes should not perish with the rest of ye wise men of Babel.
18 Para demandar misericordias del Dios del cielo sobre este misterio, y que Daniel y sus compañeros no pereciesen con los otros sabios de Babilonia.
18 that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 Then was the secret reueiled vnto Daniel in a vision by night: therefore Daniel praysed the God of heauen.
19 Entonces el arcano fué revelado á Daniel en visión de noche; por lo cual bendijo Daniel al Dios del cielo.
19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 And Daniel answered and sayde, The Name of God be praysed for euer and euer: for wisedome and strength are his,
20 Y Daniel habló, y dijo: Sea bendito el nombre de Dios de siglo hasta siglo: porque suya es la sabiduría y la fortaleza:
20 Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
21 And hee changeth the times and seasons: he taketh away kings: he setteth vp kings: he giueth wisedome vnto the wise, and vnderstanding to those that vnderstand.
21 Y él es el que muda los tiempos y las oportunidades: quita reyes, y pone reyes: da la sabiduría á los sabios, y la ciencia á los entendidos:
21 He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.
22 Hee discouereth the deepe and secrete things: he knoweth what is in darkenes, and the light dwelleth with him.
22 El revela lo profundo y lo escondido: conoce lo que está en tinieblas, y la luz mora con él.
22 He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
23 I thanke thee and prayse thee, O thou God of my fathers, that thou hast giuen mee wisedome and strength, and hast shewed me nowe the thing that wee desired of thee: for thou hast declared vnto vs the kings matter.
23 A ti, oh Dios de mis padres, confieso y te alabo, que me diste sabiduría y fortaleza, y ahora me enseñaste lo que te pedimos; pues nos has enseñado el negocio del rey.
23 I thank you and praise you, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”
24 Therefore Daniel went vnto Arioch, whome the King had ordeyned to destroy the wise men of Babel: he went and sayde thus vnto him, Destroy not the wise men of Babel, but bring me before the King, and I will declare vnto the King the interpretation.
24 Después de esto Daniel entró á Arioch, al cual el rey había puesto para matar á los sabios de Babilonia; fué, y díjole así: No mates á los sabios de Babilonia: llévame delante del rey, que yo mostraré al rey la declaración.
24 Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.”
25 Then Arioch brought Daniel before the King in all haste, and sayd thus vnto him, I haue found a man of the children of Iudah that were brought captiues, that will declare vnto the King the interpretation.
25 Entonces Arioch llevó prestamente á Daniel delante del rey, y díjole así: Un varón de los trasportados de Judá he hallado, el cual declarará al rey la interpretación.
25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said this to him: “I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.”
26 Then answered the King, and sayde vnto Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to shew me the dreame, which I haue seene, and the interpretation thereof?
26 Respondió el rey, y dijo á Daniel, al cual llamaban Beltsasar: ¿Podrás tú hacerme entender el sueño que vi, y su declaración?
26 The king answered Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?”
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the King, and sayd, The secret which the King hath demanded, can neither the wise, the astrologians, the inchanters, nor the southsayers declare vnto the King.
27 Daniel respondió delante del rey, y dijo: El misterio que el rey demanda, ni sabios, ni astrólogos, ni magos, ni adivinos lo pueden enseñar al rey.
27 Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers;
28 But there is a God in heauen that reueileth secrets, and sheweth the King Nebuchad-nezzar what shall bee in the latter dayes. Thy dreame, and the things which thou hast seene in thine heade vpon thy bed, is this.
28 Mas hay un Dios en los cielos, el cual revela los misterios, y él ha hecho saber al rey Nabucodonosor lo que ha de acontecer á cabo de días. Tu sueño, y las visiones de tu cabeza sobre tu cama, es esto:
28 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:
29 O King, when thou wast in thy bedde, thoughts came into thy mind, what should come to passe hereafter, and he that reueyleth secretes, telleth thee, what shall come.
29 Tú, oh rey, en tu cama subieron tus pensamientos por saber lo que había de ser en lo por venir; y el que revela los misterios te mostró lo que ha de ser.
29 “As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what will happen.
30 As for me, this secret is not shewed mee for any wisedome that I haue, more then any other liuing, but onely to shewe the King the interpretation, and that thou mightest knowe the thoughts of thine heart.
30 Y á mí ha sido revelado este misterio, no por sabiduría que en mí haya más que en todos los vivientes, sino para que yo notifique al rey la declaración, y que entendieses los pensamientos de tu corazón.
30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.
31 O King, thou sawest, and beholde, there was a great image: this great image whose glory was so excellent, stood before thee, and the forme thereof was terrible.
31 Tú, oh rey, veías, y he aquí una grande imagen. Esta imagen, que era muy grande, y cuya gloria era muy sublime, estaba en pie delante de ti, y su aspecto era terrible.
31 “You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying.
32 This images head was of fine golde, his breast and his armes of siluer, his bellie and his thighs of brasse,
32 La cabeza de esta imagen era de fino oro; sus pechos y sus brazos, de plata; su vientre y sus muslos, de metal;
32 As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
33 His legges of yron, and his feete were part of yron, and part of clay.
33 Sus piernas de hierro; sus pies, en parte de hierro, y en parte de barro cocido.
33 its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay.
34 Thou beheldest it til a stone was cut without hands, which smote the image vpon his feete, that were of yron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
34 Estabas mirando, hasta que una piedra fué cortada, no con mano, la cual hirió á la imagen en sus pies de hierro y de barro cocido, y los desmenuzó.
34 You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
35 Then was the yron, the clay, the brasse, the siluer and the golde broken all together, and became like the chaffe of the sommer floures, and the winde caryed them away, that no place was founde for them: and the stone that smote the image, became a great mountaine, and filled the whole earth.
35 Entonces fué también desmenuzado el hierro, el barro cocido, el metal, la plata y el oro, y se tornaron como tamo de las eras del verano: y levantólos el viento, y nunca más se les halló lugar. Mas la piedra que hirió á la imagen, fué hecha un gran monte, que hinchió toda la tierra.
35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. The stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
36 This is the dreame, and we will declare before the King the interpretation thereof.
36 Este es el sueño: la declaración de él diremos también en presencia del rey.
36 “This is the dream; and we will tell its interpretation before the king.
37 O King, thou art a king of Kings: for the God of heauen hath giuen thee a kingdome, power, and strength, and glorie.
37 Tú, oh rey, eres rey de reyes; porque el Dios del cielo te ha dado reino, potencia, y fortaleza, y majestad.
37 You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory.
38 And in all places where the children of men dwell, the beasts of the fielde, and the foules of the heauen hath he giuen into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler ouer them al: thou art this heade of golde.
38 Y todo lo que habitan hijos de hombres, bestias del campo, y aves del cielo, él ha entregado en tu mano, y te ha hecho enseñorear sobre todo ello: tú eres aquella cabeza de oro.
38 Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
39 And after thee shall rise another kingdome, inferiour to thee, of siluer, and another third kingdome shalbe of brasse, which shall beare rule ouer all the earth.
39 Y después de ti se levantará otro reino menor que tú; y otro tercer reino de metal, el cual se enseñoreará de toda la tierra.
39 “After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
40 And the fourth kingdome shall be strong as yron: for as yron breaketh in pieces, and subdueth all things, and as yron bruiseth all these things, so shall it breake in pieces, and bruise all.
40 Y el reino cuarto será fuerte como hierro; y como el hierro desmenuza y doma todas las cosas, y como el hierro que quebranta todas estas cosas, desmenuzará y quebrantará.
40 The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush.
41 Where as thou sawest the feete and toes, parte of potters clay, and part of yron: the kingdome shalbe deuided, but there shalbe in it of the strength of the yron, as thou sawest the yron mixt with the clay, and earth.
41 Y lo que viste de los pies y los dedos, en parte de barro cocido de alfarero, y en parte de hierro, el reino será dividido; mas habrá en él [algo] de fortaleza de hierro, según que viste el hierro mezclado con el tiesto de barro.
41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay and part of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but there will be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 And as the toes of the feete were parte of yron, and parte of clay, so shall the kingdome be partly strong, and partly broken.
42 Y [por ser] los dedos de los pies en parte de hierro, y en parte de barro cocido, en parte será el reino fuerte, y en parte será frágil.
42 As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
43 And where as thou sawest yron mixt with clay and earth, they shall mingle themselues with the seede of men: but they shall not ioyne one with another, as yron can not bee mixed with clay.
43 Cuanto á aquello que viste, el hierro mezclado con tiesto de barro, mezclaránse con simiente humana, mas no se pegarán el uno con el otro, como el hierro no se mistura con el tiesto.
43 Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they will mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they won’t cling to one another, even as iron does not mix with clay.
44 And in the dayes of these Kings, shall the God of heauen set vp a kingdome, which shall neuer be destroyed: and this kingdome shall not be giuen to another people, but it shall breake, and destroy al these kingdomes, and it shall stand for euer.
44 Y en los días de estos reyes, levantará el Dios del cielo un reino que nunca jamás se corromperá: y no será dejado á otro pueblo este reino; [el cual] desmenuzará y consumirá todos estos reinos, y él permanecerá para siempre.
44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
45 Where as thou sawest, that the stone was cut of the mountaine without handes, and that it brake in pieces the yron, the brasse, the clay, the siluer, and the golde: so the great God hath shewed the King, what shall come to passe hereafter, and the dreame is true, and the interpretation thereof is sure.
45 De la manera que viste que del monte fué cortada una piedra, no con manos, la cual desmenuzó al hierro, al metal, al tiesto, á la plata, y al oro; el gran Dios ha mostrado al rey lo que ha de acontecer en lo por venir: y el sueño es verdadero, y fiel su declaración.
45 Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will happen hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”
46 Then the King Nebuchad-nezzar fell vpon his face, and bowed himselfe vnto Daniel, and commanded that they should offer meate offrings, and sweete odours vnto him.
46 Entonces el rey Nabucodonosor cayó sobre su rostro, y humillóse á Daniel, y mandó que le sacrificasen presentes y perfumes.
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.
47 Also the King answered vnto Daniel, and said, I know of a trueth that your God is a God of gods, and the Lord of Kings, and the reueiler of secrets, seeing thou couldest open this secret.
47 El rey habló á Daniel, y dijo: Ciertamente que el Dios vuestro es Dios de dioses, y el Señor de los reyes, y el descubridor de los misterios, pues pudiste revelar este arcano.
47 The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”
48 So the King made Daniel a great man, and gaue him many and great giftes. Hee made him gouernour ouer the whole prouince of Babel, and chiefe of the rulers, and aboue all the wise men of Babel.
48 Entonces el rey engrandeció á Daniel, y le dió muchos y grandes dones, y púsolo por gobernador de toda la provincia de Babilonia, y por príncipe de los gobernadores sobre todos los sabios de Babilonia.
48 Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
49 Then Daniel made request to the King, and hee set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ouer the charge of the prouince of Babel: but Daniel sate in the gate of the King.
49 Y Daniel solicitó del rey, y él puso sobre los negocios de la provincia de Babilonia á Sadrach, Mesach, y Abed-nego: y Daniel estaba á la puerta del rey.
49 Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, but Daniel was in the king’s gate.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abednego
Azariah, a young man of Judah renamed Abednego, who was thrown into the fiery furnace with Shadrach and Meshach.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 1:6; Daniel 1:7; Daniel 2:49
Arioch
The commander of the king's guard sent to execute the wise men of Babylon, to whom Daniel replied with discretion and tact.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 2:14; Daniel 2:15; Daniel 2:24
Meshach
Mishael, a young man of Judah renamed Meshach, who was thrown into the fiery furnace with Shadrach and Abednego.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 1:6; Daniel 1:7; Daniel 2:49
Shadrach
Hananiah, a young man of Judah renamed Shadrach, set over the affairs of Babylon with Meshach and Abednego, who was thrown into the fiery furnace.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 1:6; Daniel 1:7; Daniel 2:49
Cross references (47)
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- 1 Daniel 4:5; Esther 6:1; Job 33:15–17; Genesis 40:5–8; Daniel 2:3
- 2 Daniel 1:20; Daniel 4:6; Exodus 7:11; Genesis 41:8; Daniel 5:7
- 3 Genesis 40:8; Genesis 41:15; Daniel 4:5; Daniel 2:1
- 4 Daniel 3:9; Ezra 4:7; Daniel 5:10; Isaiah 36:11; Daniel 6:21
- 5 Ezra 6:11; Daniel 3:29; 2 Kings 10:27; Psalm 50:22; 1 Samuel 15:33
- 6 Daniel 5:7; Daniel 2:48; Daniel 5:29; Numbers 22:37; Numbers 24:11
- 7 Daniel 2:4; Daniel 2:9; Ecclesiastes 10:4
- 8 Colossians 4:5; Ephesians 5:16
- 9 Esther 4:11; Daniel 7:25; Isaiah 41:23; Daniel 2:21; Daniel 3:15
- 10 Daniel 2:27
- 11 Daniel 5:11; Genesis 41:39; John 14:23; Matthew 19:26; Exodus 29:45
- 12 Daniel 3:13; Psalm 76:10; Matthew 2:16; Daniel 3:19; Proverbs 27:3–4
- 13 Daniel 1:19–20; Isaiah 10:1; Daniel 6:9–15; Proverbs 28:15–17; Esther 3:12–15
- 14 Daniel 2:24; Jeremiah 52:12; Genesis 37:36; Ecclesiastes 9:13–18; Jeremiah 52:14
- 16 Daniel 1:18–19; Daniel 2:9–11
- 17 Daniel 3:12; Daniel 1:11; Daniel 1:6–7
- 18 Jeremiah 33:3; Matthew 18:19; Psalm 50:15; Psalm 91:15; Matthew 18:12
- 19 Numbers 12:6; Amos 3:7; Psalm 25:14; Daniel 1:17; Daniel 7:7
- 20 Psalm 113:2; Psalm 145:1–2; Job 12:13; Revelation 5:12; Jeremiah 32:19
- 21 Psalm 75:5–7; Psalm 31:14–15; Psalm 113:7–8; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 7:25
- 22 Job 12:22; 1 John 1:5; Jeremiah 23:24; James 1:17; Psalm 139:11–12
- 23 Daniel 2:18; Exodus 3:15; Amos 3:7; Luke 10:21; Daniel 2:20–21
- 24 Daniel 2:12–14; Acts 27:24
- 25 1 Corinthians 1:27–28; Daniel 6:13; Daniel 5:13; Daniel 1:6; Nehemiah 7:6
- 26 Daniel 1:7; Daniel 5:16; Daniel 4:8; Daniel 5:12; Daniel 2:3–7
- 27 Isaiah 44:25; Daniel 2:2; Isaiah 47:12–14; Daniel 2:10–11; Daniel 5:7–8
- 28 Genesis 40:8; Amos 4:13; Daniel 10:14; Daniel 2:22; Genesis 49:1
- 29 Daniel 2:28; Amos 4:13; Daniel 2:47; Daniel 2:22; Ezekiel 38:10
- 30 Genesis 41:16; Acts 3:12; 2 Corinthians 4:15; Daniel 2:17–18; 1 Corinthians 15:8–12
- 31 Habakkuk 1:7; Ezekiel 28:7; Daniel 7:3–17; Isaiah 13:11; Matthew 4:8
- 32 Daniel 4:22; Isaiah 14:4; Daniel 11:2–20; Jeremiah 51:7; Daniel 7:4–6
- 33 Daniel 7:7–8; Daniel 7:19–26; Daniel 2:40–43
- 34 Daniel 2:44–45; Daniel 8:25; Zechariah 12:3; Zechariah 4:6; Daniel 7:27
- 35 Isaiah 2:2–3; Psalm 37:10; Revelation 20:11; Hosea 13:3; Job 6:17
- 36 Daniel 2:23–24
- 37 Ezekiel 26:7; Jeremiah 27:6–7; Isaiah 47:5; Psalm 62:11; Ezra 7:12
- 38 Daniel 4:21–22; Psalm 50:10–11; Jeremiah 27:5–7
- 39 Daniel 2:32; Isaiah 44:28–45:5; Daniel 5:28–31; Daniel 8:20; Daniel 10:20
- 40 Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:19–26; Daniel 11:36–45; Daniel 8:24; Jeremiah 15:12
- 41 Revelation 17:12; Daniel 7:7; Revelation 13:1; Revelation 12:3; Daniel 2:33–35
- 42 Daniel 7:24; Revelation 13:1
- 44 Matthew 28:18; Luke 1:32–33; Psalm 145:13; Daniel 6:26; Revelation 11:15
- 45 Isaiah 28:16; Genesis 41:32; Psalm 48:1; Jeremiah 32:18–19; Malachi 1:11
- 46 Acts 10:25; Ezra 6:10; Acts 14:13; Leviticus 26:31; Acts 28:6
- 47 Daniel 2:22; Daniel 2:28; Amos 3:7; Deuteronomy 10:17; Daniel 11:36
- 48 Daniel 2:6; Daniel 5:11; Genesis 41:39–43; Daniel 4:9; Daniel 5:29
- 49 Daniel 1:7; Esther 2:19; Esther 2:21; Amos 5:15; Daniel 3:12–30
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7. On this account also, Daniel, foreseeing His advent, said that a stone, cut out without hands, came into this world.
… it were, Daniel saw a stone that had been cut from a mountain without hands, and had broken all the kingdoms of the earth; and he saw the stone grow and become a great mountain, so as to fill the whole face of the earth. What can be plainer, my brethren?
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… by human contrivance, should overpower the whole world: and he speaks most clearly thus; And in the days of those kingdoms the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed, and His kingdom shall not be left to another people.
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… and as he does himself say: "The feet were indeed the one part iron, the other part clay, until the stone was cut out without hands, and struck the image upon the iron and clay feet, and dashed them into pieces, even to the end." Then afterwards, when interpreting this, he says: "And as thou sawest the feet and the …
The Stone which was "cut out of the Mountain without hands," is it not Christ, who came of the kingdom of the Jews, without the work of man? Has not that Stone broken in pieces all the kingdoms of the earth, that is, all the dominations of idols and demons?
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