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Daniel 2:26

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The king turned to Daniel (who also went by Belteshazzar) and asked, 'Can you actually tell me what I dreamed and what it means?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the biggest opportunities come disguised as impossible questions.

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Daniel (who went by Belteshazzar there) was completely stunned for like an hour, just lost in his own thoughts. The king noticed and was like, 'Hey Belteshazzar, don't let this dream or whatever it means stress you out.' And Daniel replied, 'My lord, I honestly wish this dream was meant for your enemies instead of you.'

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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