Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
What the king is asking is so difficult that no one can make it known to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, the thing which the king demands is
King James Version
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
International Standard Version
Furthermore, what the king is asking is so difficult that no one can reveal it except the gods and they don't live with human beings."
A Conservative Version
And it is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
American Standard Version
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Amplified
Furthermore, what the king demands is an unusual and difficult thing indeed! No one except the gods can reveal it to the king, and their dwelling is not with [mortal] flesh.”
Bible in Basic English
The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.
Darby Translation
For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Julia Smith Translation
And the word the king asked will be made rare, and there is not another that will show it before the king except the gods that their dwelling is not with flesh.
King James 2000
And it is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is none other that can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the thing that the king is asking [is too] difficult and {there is no one who} can reveal it to the king except [the] gods {whose dwelling is not with mortals}."
Modern King James verseion
And it is a rare thing that the king asks, and there is no other who can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for it is a very hard matter, that the king requireth. Neither is there any that can certify the king thereof, except the gods: whose dwelling is not among the creatures."
NET Bible
What the king is asking is too difficult, and no one exists who can disclose it to the king, except for the gods -- but they don't live among mortals!"
New Heart English Bible
It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."
The Emphasized Bible
and, the thing which the king hath asked, is difficult, and, none other, is there, who can declare it before the king, - saving the gods whose dwelling is, not with flesh.
Webster
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
World English Bible
It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the thing that the king is asking is precious, and others are there not that do shew it before the king, save the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.'
Themes
Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Interlinear
La' (Aramaic)
La' (Aramaic)
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 2:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The King's Troubling Dream
10
The Chaldeans answered the king, “No one on earth can make known what the king requests.
Cross References
Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him.
Genesis 41:39
So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as intelligent and wise as you are.
Exodus 29:45
I will dwell
Isaiah 57:15
who lives forever, whose name is Holy
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.
Exodus 8:19
“This is the finger of God,”
Numbers 35:34
Do not make the land unclean where you live and where I reside; for I, Yahweh, reside among the Israelites.”
1 Kings 8:27
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.
2 Chronicles 6:18
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.
Psalm 68:18
You received gifts from
even from the rebellious,
so that the Lord God might live there.
Psalm 113:5-6
the One enthroned on high,
Psalm 132:14
I will make My home here
because I have desired it.
Isaiah 8:18
Here I am with the children the Lord has given me
Isaiah 66:1-2
This is what the Lord says:
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?
Daniel 2:27-28
Daniel answered the king: “No wise man, medium, diviner-priest, or astrologer
Joel 3:21
which I have not pardoned,
for the Lord dwells in Zion.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said,
John 1:1-3
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
John 1:14
and took up residence
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only
full of grace and truth.
John 14:17
John 14:23
Jesus answered,
2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement does God’s sanctuary have with idols?
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be My people.
Revelation 21:3
Then I heard a loud voice from the throne:
and He will live with them.
They will be His people,
and God Himself will be with them
and be their God.