Daniel 2:19

New Life Version

Then the secret was made known to Daniel in a special dream during the night. He gave honor and thanks to the God of heaven.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a vision at night, and Daniel praised the God of the heavens

Hebrew Names Version
Then was the secret revealed to Daniyel in a vision of the night. Then Daniyel blessed the God of heaven.

King James Version
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

English Standard Version
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

New American Standard Bible
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;

New Century Version
During the night God explained the secret to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

Amplified Bible
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then was the secret reueiled vnto Daniel in a vision by night: therefore Daniel praysed the God of heauen.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;

Berean Standard Bible
During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven

Contemporary English Version
In a vision one night, Daniel was shown the dream and its meaning. Then he praised the God who rules from heaven:

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the secret was revealed to Dani'el in a vision at night, and Dani'el blessed the God of heaven

Darby Translation
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

Easy-to-Read Version
During the night, God explained the secret to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

George Lamsa Translation
Then was the mystery, revealed to Daniel in a night vision. And Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Good News Translation
Then that same night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he praised the God of heaven:

Lexham English Bible
Then in a vision of the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel; then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Literal Translation
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision, and Daniel blessed the God of Heaven.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then was the mystery shewed vnto Daniel in a visio by nyght. And Daniel praysed ye God of heaue,

American Standard Version
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Bible in Basic English
Then the secret was made clear to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel gave blessing to the God of heaven.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

King James Version (1611)
Then was the secret reuealed vnto Daniel in a night vision: then Daniel blessed the God of heauen.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then was the secrete reuealed vnto Daniel in a vision by night: then Daniel praysed the God of heauen.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night; and Daniel blessed the God of heaven, and said,

English Revised Version
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

World English Bible
Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne the priuyte was schewid to Danyel bi a visioun in nyyt. And Danyel blesside God of heuene, and seide,

Update Bible Version
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

New English Translation
Then in a night vision the mystery was revealed to Daniel. So Daniel praised the God of heaven,

New King James Version
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

New Living Translation
That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

New Revised Standard
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, unto Daniel - in a vision of the night, the secret was revealed, - whereupon, Daniel, blessed the God of the heavens:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then was the mystery revealed to Daniel by a vision in the night: and Daniel blessed the God of heaven,

Revised Standard Version
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Young's Literal Translation
Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night, the secret hath been revealed. Then hath Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

THE MESSAGE
That night the answer to the mystery was given to Daniel in a vision. Daniel blessed the God of heaven, saying, "Blessed be the name of God, forever and ever. He knows all, does all: He changes the seasons and guides history, He raises up kings and also brings them down, he provides both intelligence and discernment, He opens up the depths, tells secrets, sees in the dark—light spills out of him! God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise! You made me wise and strong. And now you've shown us what we asked for. You've solved the king's mystery."

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Then Daniel spoke with wisdom and understanding to Arioch, the captain of the soldiers who watched over the king, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. ¹⁵ He said to Arioch, the king's captain, "Why is the king's law so hard?" Then Arioch told him what had happened. ¹⁶ So Daniel went in and asked the king for time, so that he could tell the king what the dream meant. ¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house and told his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, what had happened. ¹⁸ He told them to ask for loving-pity from the God of heaven about this secret, so that Daniel and his friends might not be killed with the other wise men of Babylon. ¹⁹ Then the secret was made known to Daniel in a special dream during the night. He gave honor and thanks to the God of heaven. ²⁰ Daniel said, "Let the name of God be honored forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. ²¹ He changes the times and the years. He takes kings away, and puts kings in power. He gives wisdom to wise men and much learning to men of understanding. ²² He makes known secret and hidden things. He knows what is in the darkness. Light is with Him. ²³ I give thanks and praise to You, O God of my fathers. For You have given me wisdom and power. Even now You have made known what we asked of You. You have made the king's dream known to us."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

was: Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:27-29, Daniel 4:9, 2 Kings 6:8-12, Psalms 25:14, Amos 3:7, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 1 Corinthians 2:10

in: Daniel 7:7, Numbers 12:6, Job 4:13, Job 33:15, Job 33:16, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 40:22 - he hanged Genesis 46:2 - in the visions Exodus 8:19 - This is Deuteronomy 29:29 - secret Joshua 22:33 - blessed 2 Chronicles 26:5 - had Daniel 2:47 - a revealer Jonah 1:9 - the God Zechariah 1:8 - by night Acts 9:10 - and to 1 Peter 1:12 - it Revelation 16:11 - the God

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
And God wanted good to come to them, saying, "Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 2:4
This is the story of the heavens and the earth when they were made, in the day the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

Genesis 2:8
The Lord God planted a garden to the east in Eden. He put the man there whom He had made.

Genesis 2:20
Adam gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field. But there was no helper found that was right for Adam.

Genesis 2:22
The Lord God made woman from the bone which He had taken from the man. And He brought her to the man.

Genesis 2:23
The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."

Genesis 6:20
Two of all the kinds of birds, and animals, and every thing that moves on the ground are to be with you to keep them alive.

Genesis 9:2
Every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything that moves on the ground, and all the fish of the sea will be afraid of you. They are given into your hand.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision,.... That is, after Daniel and his companions had importunately sought the Lord by prayer, the secret of the king's dream, and the interpretation of it, were made known to Daniel, and to him only; he being the person designed in Providence to be raised to great honour and dignity by means of it; this was done either the same night, or the night following, and, as some think, in a dream, and that he dreamed the same dream Nebuchadnezzar did, which he remembered, though the king forgot it; or, however, the same image was represented, to him, whether sleeping or waking, and the meaning of it given him:

then Daniel blessed the God of heaven: gave thanks to him, that he had heard his prayer, and indulged him in his request; which thanksgiving, blessing, or praise, is expressed in the following words:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then was the secret revealed ... - To wit, the dream and the interpretation. The thing which had been “hidden” was disclosed. We may suppose that this occurred after a suitable time had been given to prayer.

In a night vision - A representation made to him at night, but whether when he was asleep or awake does not appear. Compare the notes at Daniel 1:17; Isaiah 1:1; Job 4:13; Job 33:15.

Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven - Nothing would be more natural than that he should burst forth in a song of grateful praise for disclosing a secret by means of which his life, and the lives of his companions, would be preserved, and by which such signal honor would redound to God himself, as alone able to reveal coming events.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. Then was the secret revealed - in a night vision. — Daniel either dreamed it, or it was represented to his mind by an immediate inspiration.