Daniel 2:21 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 2:21

He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

BSB

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ASV

And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding;

KJV

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he changeth the times and the seasons - The object of this is to assert the general control of God in reference to all changes which occur. The assertion is made, undoubtedly, in view of the revolutions in empire which Daniel now saw, from the signification of the dream, were to take place under the Divine hand. Foreseeing now these vast changes denoted by different parts of the image Dan 2:36-45, stretching into far-distant times, Daniel was led to ascribe to God the control over “all” the revolutions which occur on earth.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

He changeth - God can make the sun go back or stand still, as in Ahaz and Joshua's time, it is the great part of God's power and prerogative to change times.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְ֠הוּא	Ve.hu'	and he	H1932 →
מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א	me.hash.Ne'	[is] changing	H8133 →
עִדָּנַיָּא֙	'i.da.nai.Ya'	times the	H5732 →
וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א	ve.zim.nai.Ya'	and appointed times the	H2166 →
מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה	me.ha'.Deh	[he is] removing	H5709 →
מַלְכִ֖ין	mal.Khin	kings	H4430 →
וּמְהָקֵ֣ים	u.me.ha.Keim	and [he is] setting up	H6966 →
מַלְכִ֑ין	mal.Khin	kings	H4430 →
יָהֵ֤ב	ya.Hev	[he is] giving	H3052 →
חָכְמְתָא֙	cha.khe.me.Ta'	<the> wisdom	H2452 →
לְחַכִּימִ֔ין	le.cha.ki.Min	to wise men	H2445 →
וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א	u.man.de.'A'	and <the> understanding	H4486 →
לְיָדְעֵ֥י	le.ya.de.'Ei	to ones knowing	H3046 →
בִינָֽה׃	vi.Nah	<of> discernment	H999 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Daniel 7:25
He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for…
leads to
- Daniel 12:7
  And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever,…
- Revelation 12:14
  But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times,…
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
  He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
- Revelation 13:5–11
  The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
- Revelation 12:6
  And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
Through
Daniel 4:17
This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it…
leads to
- Daniel 4:25
  You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven,…
- 1 Samuel 2:8
  He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth…
- Psalms 75:6–7
  For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,