Daniel 2 · Verse 22

Daniel 2:22

He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Daniel 2:22, King James Version

Daniel 2:22 in other translations

BSBHe reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
WEBHe reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
ASVhe revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
YLTHe is revealing deep and hidden things; He hath known what is in darkness, and light with Him hath dwelt.
DARBYIt is he that revealeth the deep and secret things; He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
BBEHe is the unveiler of deep and secret things: he has knowledge of what is in the dark, and the light has its living-place with him.
WebsterHe revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

What does Daniel 2:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. revealeth--(Job 12:22). So spiritually (Ep 1:17, 18). knoweth what is in ... darkness--(Psa 139:11, 12; He 4:13). light ... him--(Jas 1:17; 1Jo 1:4). Apocalypse (or "revelation") signifies a divine, prophecy a human, activity. Compare 1Co 14:6, where the two are distinguished. The prophet is connected with the outer world, addressing to the congregation the words with which the Spirit of God supplies him; he speaks in the Spirit, but the apocalyptic seer is in the Spirit in his whole person (Re 1:10; 4:2). The form of the apocalyptic revelation (the very term meaning that the veil that hides the invisible world is taken off) is subjectively either the dream, or, higher, the vision. The interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream was a preparatory education to Daniel himself. By gradual steps, each revelation preparing him for the succeeding one, God fitted him for disclosures becoming more and more special. In the second and fourth chapters he is but an interpreter of Nebuchadnezzar's dreams; then he has a dream himself, but it is only a vision in a dream of the night (Da 7:1, 2); then follows a vision in a waking state (Da 8:1-3); lastly, in the two final revelations (Da 9:20; 10:4, 5) the ecstatic state is no longer needed. The progression in the form answers to the progression in the contents of his prophecy; at first general outlines, and these afterwards filled up with minute chronological and historical details, such as are not found in the Revelation of John, though, as became the New Testament, the form of revelation is the highest, namely, clear waking visions [Auberlen].

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 2:14-23

Daniel humbly prayed that God would discover to him the king's dream, and the meaning of it. Praying friends are valuable friends; and it well becomes the greatest and best men to desire the prayers of others. Let us show that we value our friends, and their prayers. They were particular in prayer. And whatever we pray for, we can expect nothing but as the gift of God's mercies. God gives us leave in prayer to tell…

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Daniel 2:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ה֛וּאhu'heH1932
גָּלֵ֥אga.Le'[is] revealingH1541
עַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'<the> deep [things]H5994
וּמְסַתְּרָתָ֑אu.me.sa.te.ra.Ta'and <the> hidden [things]H5642
יָדַע֙ya.Da'[he is] knowingH3046
מָ֣הmahwhat?H4101
בַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'[is] in darkness theH2816
וּנְהוֹרָ֖אu.ne.hi.ra'and light theH5094
עִמֵּ֥הּ'i.Mehwith himH5974
שְׁרֵֽא\׃she.Re'[is] dwellingH8271

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Cross references for Daniel 2:22

  • Job 12:22

    He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

  • 1 John 1:5

    This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

  • Jeremiah 23:24

    Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

  • James 1:17

    Every 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.

  • Psalms 139:11-12

    If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

  • Hebrews 4:13

    Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • Psalms 25:14

    The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

  • Daniel 5:11

    There 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; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

  • 1 Corinthians 2:9-11

    But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

  • Luke 12:2-3

    For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

  • 1 Timothy 6:16

    Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

  • Psalms 36:9

    For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
revealeth.
11,28,29; Ge 37:5-9; 41:16,25-28; Job 12:22; Ps 25:14
Isa 41:22,26; 42:9; Mt 13:13; Ro 16:25,26; 1Co 2:9-11; Eph 3:5
he knoweth.
Job 26:6; Ps 139:11,12; Jer 23:24; Lu 12:2,3; Joh 21:17; 1Co 4:5
Heb 4:13
and the.
5:11,14; Ps 36:9; 104:2; Joh 1:9; 8:12; 12:45,46; 1Ti 6:16; Jas 1:17
1Jo 1:5

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Context

  • Daniel 2:21

    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:

  • Daniel 2:22

    He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

  • Daniel 2:23

    I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

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Daniel 2:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El revela lo profundo y lo escondido: conoce lo que está en tinieblas, y la luz mora con él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
c’est lui qui révèle les choses profondes et secrètes; il sait ce qui est dans les ténèbres, et la lumière demeure auprès de lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
er offenbart das Tiefe und das Verborgene; er weiß, was in der Finsternis ist, und bei ihm wohnt das Licht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ipse revelat profunda et abscondita, et novit in tenebris constituta: et lux cum eo est.