Daniel 2:20
18 urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
21 He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
22 He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
- KJV
- Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
- WEB
- Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
- ASV
- Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
- DARBY
- Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; For wisdom and might are his.
- BLB
- and Daniel answered, saying, “Let the name of God be blessed from age even to age, for the wisdom and might that are unto Him.
- ÅB
- Daniel tok til orde og sa: Lovet være Guds navn fra evighet og til evighet! For visdommen og styrken hører ham til,
- OTB
- og sa: "Velsignet være Guds navn for evig og alltid, for visdom og makt tilhører Ham.
- B1930
- Daniel tok til orde og sa: Lovet være Guds navn fra evighet og til evighet! For visdommen og styrken hører ham til,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 113:2
Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
Read in contextPsalms 145:1–2
I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Read in contextJob 12:13
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
Read in contextRevelation 5:12
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Read in contextJeremiah 32:19
the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
Read in contextPsalms 147:5
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Read in contextDaniel 2:21–23
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
Read in contextJob 12:16–22
True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
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