Daniel 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 2:5 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, wit..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 2:5 — KJV
“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. cut...: Chaldee, made pieces”
— Daniel 2:5 (KJV)
Daniel 2:5 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 2:5
“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. without...: or, which was not in hands hereafter: Chaldee, after this”
Shares key themes with Daniel 2:5: king, known, dream
“Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. I make...: Chaldee, a decree is made by me any...: Chaldee, error cut...: Chaldee, made pieces”
Shares key themes with Daniel 2:5: thing, make, cut
“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?”
Shares key themes with Daniel 2:5: king, answered, make
“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; maketh...: Chaldee, hath made known”
Shares key themes with Daniel 2:5: king, make, known
“Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 2:5: chaldeans, make, known
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