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Daniel 2:20–21

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20Daniel said,

“Let the name of God be ablessed forever and ever,

For bwisdom and power belong to Him.

21“It is He who achanges the times and the epochs;

He bremoves kings and 1establishes kings;

He gives cwisdom to wise men

And knowledge to 2men of understanding.

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Daniel 2:21: He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding …

Footnotes

  1. 1Or sets up
  2. 2Lit knowers

Cross references

  1. aPs 103:1, 2; 113:1, 2; 115:18; 145:1, 2, 21
  2. b1 Chr 29:11, 12; Job 12:13, 16–22; Dan 2:21–23
  3. aPs 31:15; Dan 2:9; 7:25
  4. bJob 12:18; Ps 75:6, 7; Dan 4:17, 32
  5. c1 Kin 3:9, 10; 4:29; James 1:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Daniel answered and said:

“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,

to whom belong wisdom and might.

He changes times and seasons;

he removes kings and sets up kings;

he gives wisdom to the wise

and knowledge to those who have understanding;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and said:

“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;

wisdom and power are his.

He changes times and seasons;

he deposes kings and raises up others.

He gives wisdom to the wise

and knowledge to the discerning.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and declared:

May the name of God

be praised forever and ever,

for wisdom and power belong to him.

He changes the times and seasons;

he removes kings and establishes kings.

He gives wisdom to the wise

and knowledge to those

who have understanding.

NLTNew Living Translation

He said,

“Praise the name of God forever and ever,

for he has all wisdom and power.

He controls the course of world events;

he removes kings and sets up other kings.

He gives wisdom to the wise

and knowledge to the scholars.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Daniel said:

“Let his name, the name of God, be blessed throughout the ages,

for the wisdom and the power are his.

And he changes the times and the seasons,

and he deposes kings and he sets up kings;

he gives wisdom to wise men

and knowledge to men who know understanding.

KJV 1900King James Version

Daniel answered and said,

Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever:

For wisdom and might are his:

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: