Daniel 2:8

Translations

Modern

The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time because you see that my word is final.

Traditional

The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

Literal

The king answered and said, “For sure I know that you are buying time, all because you see that the word is gone from me,

Latin

Respondit rex, et ait: Certe novi quod tempus redimitis, scientes quod recesserit a me sermo.

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time because you see that my word is final.

Notes

Daniel 2:1–49

God gave a dream that showed the course of world history over the centuries, and Daniel explained its mysterious images. This dream and its interpretation highlight a key theme of the book—the certain final establishment of the kingdom of God as the ultimate goal of history (Daniel 2:44–45; 7:9–14, 26–27). This chapter also shows that paganism cannot understand the actions and plans of Israel’s God.

Daniel 2:1–6:28

This section contains stories and dreams from the experiences of Daniel and his friends in Babylon. Daniel used his special gift to understand dreams and showed great skill in the study of literature and science (Daniel 1:17). Chapter 2 provides a broad overview of history until God's kingdom appears (Daniel 2:44–49). Daniel 3–6 describes the fall of Babylon and the rise of Persia. History is moving toward a clear goal. That goal is the everlasting kingdom of God (Daniel 2:44; 4:2–3, 34; 6:26).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Daniel Nebuchadnezzar II Four World Empires