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Daniel 2

Dan. 2:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he changeth
shna' (Hebrew #8133)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 8132
KJV usage: alter, change, (be) diverse.
Pronounce: shen-aw'
the times
`iddan (Hebrew #5732)
a set time; technically, a year
KJV usage: time.
Pronounce: id-dawn'
Origin: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of 5708
m and the seasons
zman (Hebrew #2166)
the same as 2165
KJV usage: season, time.
Pronounce: zem-awn'
Origin: (Aramaic) from 2165
: hen removeth
`ada' (Hebrew #5709)
corresponding to 5710
KJV usage: alter, depart, pass (away), remove, take (away).
Pronounce: ad-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) or adah (Aramaic) {ad-aw'}
kings
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
, and setteth up
quwm (Hebrew #6966)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 6965
KJV usage: appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-)rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).
Pronounce: koom
kings
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
: hep giveth
yhab (Hebrew #3052)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3051;--deliver, give, lay, + prolong, pay, yield.
Pronounce: yeh-hab'
wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2452)
wisdom
KJV usage: wisdom.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 2451
unto the wise
chakkiym (Hebrew #2445)
wise, i.e. a Magian
KJV usage: wise.
Pronounce: khak-keem'
Origin: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2449
, and knowledge
manda` (Hebrew #4486)
wisdom or intelligence
KJV usage: knowledge, reason, understanding.
Pronounce: man-dah'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4093
to them that know
yda` (Hebrew #3046)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3045
KJV usage: certify, know, make known, teach.
Pronounce: yed-ah'
understanding
biynah (Hebrew #999)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 998
KJV usage: knowledge.
Pronounce: bee-naw'
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he changeth.
Dan. 2:9• 9but if ye do not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me its interpretation. (Dan. 2:9)
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Dan. 7:25• 25And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most high places, and think to change seasons and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and a half time. (Dan. 7:25)
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Dan. 11:6• 6And after the course of years they shall join affinity; and the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make equitable conditions: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; and she shall be given up, she and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in those times. (Dan. 11:6)
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1 Chron. 29:30• 30with all his reign and his might, and the times that passed over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries. (1 Chron. 29:30)
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Esther 1:13• 13And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business conducted before all that knew law and judgment; (Esther 1:13)
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Job 34:24‑29• 24He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
25Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth them in the night, and they are crushed.
26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
27Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
29When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth his face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
(Job 34:24‑29)
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Psa. 31:14‑15• 14But I confided in thee, Jehovah; I said, thou art my God.
15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from my persecutors.
(Psa. 31:14‑15)
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Eccl. 3:1‑8• 1To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens:
2A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.
(Eccl. 3:1‑8)
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Jer. 27:5‑7• 5I have made the earth, man and beast that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give them unto whom it seemeth right in mine eyes.
6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him.
7And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his land also come, when many nations and great kings shall reduce him to servitude.
(Jer. 27:5‑7)
he removeth.
Dan. 4:17,32• 17This sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the decision by the word of the holy ones: that the living may know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
32and they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
(Dan. 4:17,32)
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1 Sam. 2:7‑8• 7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set him among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.
(1 Sam. 2:7‑8)
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Job 12:18• 18He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter; (Job 12:18)
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Psa. 75:5‑6• 5Lift not up your horn on high; speak not arrogantly with a stiff neck.
6For not from the east nor from the west, nor yet from the south doth exaltation come:
(Psa. 75:5‑6)
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Psa. 113:7‑8• 7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
8To set him among nobles, among the nobles of his people.
(Psa. 113:7‑8)
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Prov. 8:15‑16• 15By me kings reign, and rulers make just decrees;
16by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.
(Prov. 8:15‑16)
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Luke 1:51‑52• 51He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty ones in the thought of their heart.
52He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.
(Luke 1:51‑52)
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Acts 13:21‑22• 21And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.
22And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.
(Acts 13:21‑22)
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Rev. 19:16• 16And he has upon his garment, and upon his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords. (Rev. 19:16)
he giveth.
Ex. 31:3,6• 3and have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in every work,
6And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted have I given wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee--
(Ex. 31:3,6)
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1 Kings 3:8‑12,28• 8And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
9Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?
10And the word pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
11And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand judgment;
12behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath been none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
(1 Kings 3:8‑12,28)
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1 Kings 4:29• 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. (1 Kings 4:29)
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1 Kings 10:24• 24And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. (1 Kings 10:24)
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1 Chron. 22:12• 12Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God. (1 Chron. 22:12)
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2 Chron. 1:10‑12• 10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this thy great people?
11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked for thyself wisdom and knowledge, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
12wisdom and knowledge are granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches and wealth and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall any after thee have the like.
(2 Chron. 1:10‑12)
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Prov. 2:6‑7• 6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
(Prov. 2:6‑7)
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Luke 21:15• 15for *I* will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist. (Luke 21:15)
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1 Cor. 1:30• 30But of him are *ye* in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption; (1 Cor. 1:30)
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James 1:5,17• 5But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:
17Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.
(James 1:5,17)
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James 3:15‑17• 15This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
16For where emulation and strife are, there is disorder and every evil thing.
17But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
(James 3:15‑17)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And it is he that changeth times and seasonsa; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding.

JND Translation Notes

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a
Or "and appointed times," as ch. 3.7, "time."