Daniel 2:5
Daniel · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.”Daniel 2:5
What Does Daniel 2:5 Mean?
Daniel 2:5 is found in the book of Daniel, chapter 2, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Daniel 2:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezra 6:11“Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.”Daniel 3:29“Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.”2 Kings 10:27“And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.”Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.”Deuteronomy 13:16“And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.”1 Samuel 15:33“And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.”1 Samuel 22:16“And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.”1 Kings 18:12“And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.”Psalms 58:7“Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.”Daniel 2:12“For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.”Daniel 3:6“And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.”Joshua 6:26“And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.”
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