Daniel 2:9

“But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, etc.] For the present he does not insist upon the interpretation, only the dream itself, at least this is now only mentioned; concluding that if they could do the one, they could do the other, as is after observed: there is but one decree for you; for them all; and that was the decree of death; which should never be revoked or mitigated, or the sentence be changed for another; but should certainly be executed, and in which they were all involved, not one should escape: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me; framed a deceitful answer to impose upon and screen yourselves: till the time be changed; either that he could…”

“one decree--There can be no second one reversing the first (Est 4:11). corrupt--deceitful. till the time be changed--till a new state of things arrive, either by my ceasing to trouble myself about the dream, or by a change of government (which perhaps the agitation caused by the dream made Nebuchadnezzar to forebode, and so to suspect the Chaldeans of plotting). tell . . . dream, and I shall know . . . ye can show . . . interpretation--If ye cannot tell the past, a dream actually presented to me, how can ye know, and show, the future events prefigured in it?”

“But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you - That is, you shall share the same fate. You shall all be cut to pieces, and your houses reduced to ruin, Daniel 2:5. There shall be no favor shown to any class of you, or to any individual among you. It seems to have been supposed that the responsibility rested on them individually as well as collectively, and that it would be right to hold each and every one of them bound to explain the matter. As no difference of obligation was recognized, there would be no difference of criminality. It should be said, however, that there is a difference of interpretation here. Gesenius, and some others, render the word…”

“But one decree - I will not retract my sentence. Daniel 2:13”

“2:9 Only someone with supernatural insight could tell Nebuchadnezzar the contents of his dream (cp. Mark 2:9-12).”

“there is: Dan 3:15; Est 4:11 for: Kg1 22:6, Kg1 22:22; Pro 12:19; Isa 44:25; Eze 13:6, Eze 13:17, Eze 13:19; Co2 2:17 the time: Dan 2:21, Dan 5:28, Dan 5:31, Dan 7:25 I shall: Isa 41:23 Daniel 2:11”