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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 will 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 show me the interpretation thereof. (Dan. 2:9)
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Dan. 7:25• 25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. (Dan. 7:25)
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Dan. 11:6• 6And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. (Dan. 11:6)
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1 Chron. 29:30• 30With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries. (1 Chron. 29:30)
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Esther 1:13• 13Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment: (Esther 1:13)
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Job 34:24‑29• 24He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
25Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
27Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any 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 can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
(Job 34:24‑29)
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Psa. 31:14‑15• 14But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
(Psa. 31:14‑15)
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Eccl. 3:1‑8• 1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
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 get, 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, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
7And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
(Jer. 27:5‑7)
he removeth.
Dan. 4:17,32• 17This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in 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 in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
(Dan. 4:17,32)
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1 Sam. 2:7‑8• 7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
(1 Sam. 2:7‑8)
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Job 12:18• 18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. (Job 12:18)
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Psa. 75:5‑6• 5Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
6For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
(Psa. 75:5‑6)
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Psa. 113:7‑8• 7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
(Psa. 113:7‑8)
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Prov. 8:15‑16• 15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
(Prov. 8:15‑16)
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Luke 1:51‑52• 51He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
(Luke 1:51‑52)
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Acts 13:21‑22• 21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
(Acts 13:21‑22)
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Rev. 19:16• 16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:16)
he giveth.
Ex. 31:3,6• 3And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
6And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put 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 thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
10And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
11And God said unto 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 understanding to discern judgment;
12Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like 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 judgment.
(1 Kings 3:8‑12,28)
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1 Kings 4:29• 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, 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 to 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 the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord 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 people, that is so great?
11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
12Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
(2 Chron. 1:10‑12)
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Prov. 2:6‑7• 6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
(Prov. 2:6‑7)
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Luke 21:15• 15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. (Luke 21:15)
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1 Cor. 1:30• 30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: (1 Cor. 1:30)
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James 1:5,17• 5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
(James 1:5,17)
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James 3:15‑17• 15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
(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."