Daniel 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Daniel 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Daniel 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Daniel 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The king answered the Chaldeans, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill.”

Daniel 2:5 — World English Bible

Daniel 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. ”

Daniel 2:5 — American Standard Version

Daniel 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The king hath answered and said to the Chaldeans, `The thing from me is gone; if ye do not cause me to know the dream and its interpretation, pieces ye are made, and your houses are made dunghills;”

Daniel 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Daniel 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The command is gone forth from me: If ye do not make known unto me the dream, and its interpretation, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. ”

Daniel 2:5 — Darby Translation

Daniel 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the King answered and sayd to the Caldeans, The thing is gone from me. If ye will not make me vnderstande the dreame with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be drawen in pieces, and your houses shall be made a iakes.”

Daniel 2:5 — Geneva Bible

Daniel 2:5 in Context — Daniel 2

3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

5 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.

6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

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What Does Daniel 2:5 Mean?

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