5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
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And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)Here is, I. The prophet prepared to receive the discovery that was to be made to him: The angel that talked with him came and waked him , Zech. 4:1. It seems, though he was in conference with an angel, and about matters of great and public concern, yet he grew dull and fell asleep, as it should seem, while the angel was yet talking with him. Thus the disciples, when they saw Christ transfigured, w…
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