Daniel 2:30 — Meaning and Application

But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; {maketh...: Chaldee, hath made known}

As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came {into thy mind} upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. {came: Chaldee, came up}

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. {but for...: or, but for the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king}

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness {was} excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof {was} terrible. {sawest: Chaldee, wast seeing}

This image's head {was} of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, {thighs: or, sides}