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Daniel 2:11

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11 Lo que el rey demanda es difícil y no hay nadie que lo pueda declarar al rey sino los dioses cuya morada no está entre los hombres.

Daniel 2:11 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 2:11

And it is a rare thing the king requireth,
&e.] Meaning not scarce, or seldom heard of; for they had before asserted it never had been required; but that it was hard and difficult, yea, with them, and as they supposed with any other, impossible to be done: and there is none other that can show it before the king, except the
gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh;
these men own there was a God, though, they held, more than one; and the omniscience of God, though they seem to have no notion of his omnipresence; and to suggest as if he had no concern with mortals; had no regard to men on earth, nor communicated the knowledge of things unto them. Jarchi, Aben Ezra, and Saadiah, interpret this of angels, who are incorporeal; but the superior deities of the Gentiles are rather designed; who were supposed to dwell in heaven, and to have no conversation with men on earth; these, it is owned, could declare to the king what he desired, and no other; and therefore should not persist in his demand on them.

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Daniel 2:11 In-Context

9 que si no me declaráis el sueño, hay una sola sentencia para vosotros. Porque os habéis concertado para hablar delante de mí palabras falsas y perversas hasta que cambie la situación. Por tanto, decidme el sueño para que yo sepa que me podéis dar su interpretación.
10 Los caldeos respondieron al rey, y dijeron: No hay hombre sobre la tierra que pueda declarar el asunto al rey, puesto que ningún gran rey o gobernante jamás ha pedido cosa semejante a ningún mago, encantador o caldeo.
11 Lo que el rey demanda es difícil y no hay nadie que lo pueda declarar al rey sino los dioses cuya morada no está entre los hombres.
12 A causa de esto el rey se indignó y se enfureció en gran manera y mandó matar a todos los sabios de Babilonia.
13 Y se publicó el decreto de que mataran a todos los sabios; buscaron también a Daniel y a sus amigos para matarlos.
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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