And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
Parallel translations
- WEB He instructed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I have now come to give you wisdom and understanding.
- BSB He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.
- NKJV And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.
- NASB And he instructed me and talked with me and said, “Daniel, I have come now to give you insight with understanding.
- NLT He explained to me, “Daniel, I have come here to give you insight and understanding.
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Quick answer
Gabriel comes to give Daniel insight and understanding. God responds to humble prayer with revelation and wisdom.
Overview
Gabriel announces he has come to give Daniel wisdom and understanding regarding the matters he has prayed about. The answer to Daniel's prayer is not merely comfort but profound revelation of God's plan. This shows that God delights to instruct those who seek Him, opening His purposes to the humble and prayerful.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Dan 9:24–27Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
- Dan 10:21But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
- Dan 8:16And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
- Zech 1:9Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
- Zech 6:4–5Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
- Zech 1:14So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
- Rev 4:1After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
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