Daniel 4:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 4:18 — by Collins Asein
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Daniel 4:18 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 4:18 — KJV
“This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.”
— Daniel 4:18 (KJV)
Daniel 4:18 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 4:18
“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 4:18: dream, king, seen
“O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:18: dream, seen, now
“Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:18: king, now, interpretation
“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”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:18: dream, king, now
“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 4:18: dream, king, now
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