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Dan. 2:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can show it before the king, excepto the gods, whose dwellingp is not with flesh.

Dan. 2:28• ²⁸but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these: (Dan. 2:28)

Isa. 66:1‑2• ¹Thus saith Jehovah: The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what is the house that ye will build unto me? and what is the place of my rest?
²Even all these things hath my hand made, and all these things have been, saith Jehovah. But to this man will I look: to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and who trembleth at my word. (Isa. 66:1‑2)

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and there.This was their decision:

and when the living and true God, who indeed condescends to dwell with men, and who alone could reveal the dream and the secrets contained in it, actually made it known to Daniel, he evinced the infinite difference between Jehovah and his prophets, and the idols and magicians of Babylon.

Dan. 2:27‑28• ²⁷Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the magicians, the scribes, the astrologers, shew unto the king;
²⁸but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these: (Dan. 2:27‑28)

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Dan. 5:11• ¹¹There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods was found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, even the king thy father, made him master of the scribes, magicians, Chaldeans, and astrologers; (Dan. 5:11)

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Gen. 41:39• ³⁹And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has made all this known to thee, there is none so discreet and wise as thou. (Gen. 41:39)

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Ex. 8:19• ¹⁹Then the scribes said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said. (Ex. 8:19)

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Matt. 19:26• ²⁶But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. (Matt. 19:26)

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Ex. 29:45• ⁴⁵And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will be their God. (Ex. 29:45)

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Num. 35:34• ³⁴And ye shall not defile the land that ye inhabit, in the midst whereof I dwell; for I am Jehovah who dwell in the midst of the children of Israel. (Num. 35:34)

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1 Kings 8:27• ²⁷But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! (1 Kings 8:27)

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2 Chron. 6:18• ¹⁸But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! (2 Chron. 6:18)

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Psa. 68:18• ¹⁸Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even for the rebellious, for the dwelling there of Jah Elohim. (Psa. 68:18)

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Psa. 113:5‑6• ⁵Who is like unto Jehovah our God, who hath placed his dwelling on high;
⁶Who humbleth himself to look on the heavens and on the earth? (Psa. 113:5‑6)

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Psa. 132:14• ¹⁴This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it. (Psa. 132:14)

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Isa. 8:18• ¹⁸Behold, I and the children that Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel, from Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion. (Isa. 8:18)

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)

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Joel 3:21• ²¹And I will purge them from the blood from which I had not purged them: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion. (Joel 3:21)

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John 1:1‑3,14• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²*He* was in the beginning with God.
³All things received being through him, and without him not one thing received being which has received being.
¹⁴And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; (John 1:1‑3,14)

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John 14:17,23• ¹⁷the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you.
²³Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him. (John 14:17,23)

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2 Cor. 6:16• ¹⁶and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for *ye* are the living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people. (2 Cor. 6:16)

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Rev. 21:3• ³And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God. (Rev. 21:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinaryd, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the godse, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

JND Translation Notes

Or "hard."

Aramaic, Elah, here in the plural.