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Daniel 2:30

in Daniel 2

And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV

ASV

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 thou mayest know the thoughts of thy heart.

KJV

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

This verse in Daniel 2

Commentary

2 notes on this verse
But as for me - So far as I am concerned in this matter, or whatever skill or wisdom I may evince in the interpretation, it is not to be traced to myself. The previous verse commences with the expression “as for thee;” and in this verse, by the phrase “as for me,” Daniel puts himself in strong contrast with the king.

This site's exposition

Art thou able to make known

on Daniel 2:26-30

The king's question repeats the original impossible demand, and Daniel's answer opens by conceding it outright, the wise men, astrologers, magicians and soothsayers cannot shew it, a flat agreement with everything the Chaldeans already said. What follows is the pivot the whole scene has been built for, there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and Daniel refuses even his own credit for what is coming, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, insisting the revelation serves the king's understanding and the wise men's rescue rather than Daniel's own reputation.

The words behind it

23 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַאֲנָ֗הand I

    vaanahH57616 times

  • לָ֤אnot

    la'H380982 times

  • בְחָכְמָה֙by wisdom

    vechakhemahH24528 times

  • דִּֽי־which

    di-H1768345 times

  • אִיתַ֥יthere

    ʾitaiH38317 times

  • בִּי֙[is] in me

    bi

  • מִן־more than

    min-H4481109 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H360682 times

  • חַיַּיָּ֔אliving [people] the

    chaiyaiya'H24177 times

  • רָזָ֥אsecret the

    raza'H73289 times

  • דְנָ֖הthis

    denahH183658 times

  • גֱּלִ֣יit has been revealed

    geliH15419 times

  • לִ֑יto me

    li

  • לָהֵ֗ןbut

    lahenH38617 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5922104 times

  • דִּבְרַת֙[the] cause

    divratH1701

  • דִּ֤י<of> that

    diH1768345 times

  • פִשְׁרָא֙interpretation the

    fishra'H659131 times

  • לְמַלְכָּ֣אto king the

    lemalka'H4430180 times

  • יְהוֹדְע֔וּןthey will make known

    yehodunH304647 times

  • וְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥יand [the] thoughts of

    vera'yoneiH74766 times

  • לִבְבָ֖ךְheart your

    livakhH38257 times

  • תִּנְדַּֽע׃you will know

    tinda'H304647 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Genesis 41:16

    “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 3:5

      Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Genesis 40:8

      “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

  • Through

    2 Corinthians 4:15

    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

    it leads to

    • Romans 8:28

      And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

    • Ephesians 3:20–21

      Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

    • 2 Corinthians 9:11–12

      You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.

  • Through

    Acts 3:12

    And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had…

    it leads to

    • John 3:27–28

      John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

    • Acts 14:11–15

      When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

  • Through

    Mark 13:20

    If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 24:22

      If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

Where this verse is studied

About Daniel

Daniel in the Lions' Den — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Daniel in the Lions' Den — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Daniel and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.