11 translations · Aramaic
Daniel 2:21
He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.
Daniel 2:21 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.
- KJV King James Version
- And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He is in charge of time and history. He removes kings, and he sets kings in place. He gives wisdom to make people wise; he gives knowledge to people so they can understand.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he changeth times and ages: taketh away kingdoms and establisheth them, giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding.
The Aramaic words
Each word of the Aramaic text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְ֠הוּא | wə·hū | He | H1932 הוּא he/she/it |
| מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א | mə·haš·nê | changes | H8133 שְׁנָא to change |
| עִדָּנַיָּא֙ | ‘id·dā·nay·yā | the times | H5732 עִדָּן time |
| וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א | wə·zim·nay·yā | and seasons | H2166 זְמַן time |
| מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה | mə·ha‘·dêh | He removes | H5709 עֲדָה to pass on/over/away |
| מַלְכִ֖ין | mal·ḵîn | kings | H4430 מֶ֫לֶךְ king |
| וּמְהָקֵ֣ים | ū·mə·hā·qêm | and establishes | H6966 קוּם to stand: rise |
| מַלְכִ֑ין | mal·ḵîn | [them] | H4430 מֶ֫לֶךְ king |
| יָהֵ֤ב | yā·hêḇ | He gives | H3052 יְהַב to give |
| חָכְמְתָא֙ | ḥā·ḵə·mə·ṯā | wisdom | H2452 חׇכְמָה wisdom |
| לְחַכִּימִ֔ין | lə·ḥak·kî·mîn | to the wise | H2445 חַכִּים wise |
| וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א | ū·man·də·‘ā | and knowledge | H4486 מַנְדַּע knowledge |
| לְיָדְעֵ֥י | lə·yā·ḏə·‘ê | to the discerning | H3046 יְדַע to know |
| בִינָֽה׃ | ḇî·nāh | — | H999 בִּינָה understanding |
Related verses
- Psalm 75:5–7
Don’t lift up your horn on high. Don’t speak with a stiff neck.” For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, comes exaltation. But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.
- Psalm 31:14–15
But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.
- Psalm 113:7–8
He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap; that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
- Daniel 4:17
“‘The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.’
- Daniel 7:25
He will speak words against the Most High, and will wear out the saints of the Most High. He will plan to change the times and the law; and they will be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
- James 3:15–17
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- Daniel 4:32
You shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass as oxen. Seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.’”
- Job 34:24–29
He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place. Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed. He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others; …
- Proverbs 8:15–16
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule; nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.
- Acts 13:21–22
Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
21 He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.
22 He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
23 I thank you, and praise you, you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”
Read all of Daniel 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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