Daniel 2:29

As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Daniel addresses King Nebuchadnezzar immediately after recounting the dream and before delivering its interpretation. The exchange occurs in a royal audience where Daniel shifts focus from the dream’s content to its divine origin.

The words — The Aramaic רַעְיוֹנָךְ (ra'.yo.no/Kh) translates literally as “your thoughts,” coupled with סְלִקוּ (se.Li.ku), meaning “they came up,” describing the mental emergence of the dream. These terms ground the verse in the physical act of lying on a bed while cognitive processes surface.

The thread — The designation “Revealer of Mysteries” recurs in Daniel 2:28 and Daniel 2:47, while Amos 4:13 parallels the mechanism of God revealing His thoughts to humanity. These passages trace a consistent biblical pattern where future knowledge originates from divine disclosure rather than human calculation.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to observe that royal anxiety about what will happen is answered by God’s initiative, not by the king’s own foresight. The passage demands acknowledgment that interpretation depends on divine action, removing human speculation as the basis for understanding history.

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The Hebrew words

אַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahyou מַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka/'king/ O רַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ra'.yo.no/Khthought[s]/ your עַל־'al-on מִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְmish.ke.Va/khbed/ your סְלִ֔קוּse.Li.kuthey came up מָ֛הmahwhat דִּ֥יdithat לֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'it will be אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.Reiafter דְנָ֑הde.Nahthis וְגָלֵ֧אve./ga.Le'and/ [one who] reveals רָזַיָּ֛אra.zai.Ya/'<the>/ secrets הוֹדְעָ֖ךְhod.'A/khhe has made known to/ you מָה־mah-what דִ֥יdithat לֶהֱוֵֽא׃le.he.Ve'it will be

King James Version

As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

Cross-references

Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
Daniel 2:47 The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
Amos 4:13 For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”
Daniel 2:22 He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
Ezekiel 38:10 This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.