· Translation: KJV

Daniel 2:45Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall happen hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.

The setting

Babylon, ~603 BC. Daniel concludes his interpretation by emphasizing divine revelation's certainty to King Nebuchadnezzar in the royal court, modern-day Iraq...

The emotion here: reverent confidence while affirming God's absolute reliability to a pagan king

The original word

yatsib (יַצִּיב) — certain, sure, reliable - emphasizing God's revelation is absolutely trustworthy

Why it matters

The stone 'cut without hands' became a messianic prophecy Jews studied for 600 years before Jesus

Read with care

What most readers miss in Daniel 2:45

Daniel emphasizes this came from 'the great God' - not human wisdom but divine revelation

Common misconceptionPeople focus on identifying the stone, but Daniel's point was that God reveals the future to show His sovereignty over all human history.

Bible Genome reading

Daniel 2:45 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerDaniel
EraExile
Primary emotionworship
Literary typeprophecy
MarkPromise of God
MarkProphecy

Emotional genome

Comfort power80%
Quotability80%
Memorability90%
Crisis relevance70%
Standalone60%
Themes:divine interventionsupernatural kingdom

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Daniel 2:45 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Daniel. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine intervention, supernatural kingdom. Notable phrases: stone cut out without hands; broke in pieces. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.

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