But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
But there is a God - in contrast to the "wise men," etc. (Daniel 2:27.)
That revealeth secrets - (Amos 3:7, "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth his secret unto His servants the prophets;" 4:13, "He that declareth unto man what is His thought") Compare Genesis 41:45, "Zaphnath-paaneah," revealer of secrets, the title given to Joseph.
And maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days - literally, 'in the after days' (Daniel 2:29); "hereafter (Genesis 44:1). It refers to the whole future, including the Messianic days, which is the final dispensation (Isaiah 2:2).
The visions of thy head ... are these - the conceptions formed in the brain are as follow.