that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation."

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But if you will not make known to me the dream, there is but one decree for youThat is, you will share the same fate. You will all…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

There is but one decree.— He refers to the decree mentioned in Daniel 2:5, that both the dream and its interpretation mus…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the excuse of the Magi is narrated. They state the truth that their art only enabled them to discover the interpretation of a dream, but the k…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But if you will not make known unto me the dream For the present he does not insist upon the interpretation, only the dre…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The greatest individuals are most susceptible to mental cares and troubles, which disturb their rest at night, while the sleep of the laboring pers…

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