Cross Reference DANIEL 2:5 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} The king 4430 answered 6032 z8750 and said 560 z8750 to the Chaldeans, 3779 The thing 4406 is gone 230 z8754 from x4481 me: y4481 if 2006 ye will not 3809 make known 3046 z8681 unto me the dream, 2493 with the interpretation 6591 thereof, ye shall be cut 5648 z8725 in pieces, 1917 and your houses 1005 shall be made 7761 z8725 a dunghill. 5122

ye shall:
This was unreasonable, arbitrary, and tyrannical in the extreme; but, in the course of God's providence, it was overruled to serve the most important purpose. "Therefore I² makeª °¹ a decree,ª That¹ everyª people,ª nation,ª and language,ª which¹ speakª ° any thing amissª ² ° againstª the Godª of¹ Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego,ª shall be cutª ° in pieces,ª and their housesª shall be madeª ° a dunghill:ª becauseª ª ¹ there isª noª otherª Godª that¹ canª ° deliverª ° after this² sort.¹" {Dan 3:29} + "And Samuelª said,ª ° As¹ thy swordª hath made womenª childless,ª ° so¹ shall thy motherª be childlessª ° among women.ª ¹ And Samuelª hewed² ° Agag² in piecesª °¹ ¹ beforeª the LORDª in Gilgal.ª" {1Sm 15:33} + "Now¹ considerª ° this,¹ ye that forgetª ° God,ª lest¹ I tear [you] in pieces,ª ° and [there be] none¹ to deliver.ª °" {Psa 50:22} + "Let them melt awayª ° as¹ watersª [which] run¹ continually:² ° [when] he bendethª ° [his bow to shoot] his arrows,ª let them be as¹ cut in pieces.ª °" {Psa 58:7}

made:
"And thou shalt gatherª ° all¹ the spoilª of it into¹ the midstª of the streetª thereof, and shalt burnª ° with fireª ¹ the city,ª and all¹ the spoilª thereof every whit,ª for the LORDª thy God:ª and it shall be¹ an heapª for ever;ª it shall not¹ be built¹ again.² °¹" {Deu 13:16} + "And Joshuaª adjuredª ° [them] at that¹ time,ª saying,ª ° Cursedª ° [be] the manª beforeª the LORD,ª that¹ riseth upª ° and buildethª °¹ this¹ cityª ¹ Jericho:ª he shall lay the foundationª ° thereof in his firstborn,ª and in his youngestª [son] shall he set upª ° the gatesª of it." {Jsh 6:26} + "And they brake downª °¹ the imageª of Baal,ª and brake downª °¹ the houseª of Baal,ª and madeª ° it a draught houseª °² unto¹ this day.ª" {2Kg 10:27} + "Also² I have madeª ° a decree,ª that¹ whosoeverª ª ¹ shall alterª ° thisª word,ª let timberª be pulled downª ° fromª his house,ª and being set up,ª ° let him be hangedª ° thereon;ª and let his houseª be madeª ° a dunghillª forª this.ª" {Ezr 6:11}