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 in other translations
| BSB | He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. |
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| WEB | He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. |
| ASV | he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. |
| YLT | He is revealing deep and hidden things; He hath known what is in darkness, and light with Him hath dwelt. |
| DARBY | It is he that revealeth the deep and secret things; He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. |
| BBE | He 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. |
| Webster | He 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
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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…
Daniel 2:22 in the original Hebrew
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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
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.
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. |
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| 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. |