11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
11 What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans."
11 The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."
11 What you're asking is impossible unless some god or goddess should reveal it - and they don't hang around with people like us."
11 It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."
11 The king's demand is impossible. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do not live here among people."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Daniel 2:11
Commentary on Daniel 2:1-13
(Read Daniel 2:1-13)
The greatest men are most open to cares and troubles of mind, which disturb their repose in the night, while the sleep of the labouring man is sweet and sound. We know not the uneasiness of many who live in great pomp, and, as others vainly think, in pleasure also. The king said that his learned men must tell him the dream itself, or they should all be put to death as deceivers. Men are more eager to ask as to future events, than to learn the way of salvation or the path of duty; yet foreknowledge of future events increases anxiety and trouble. Those who deceived, by pretending to do what they could not do, were sentenced to death, for not being able to do what they did not pretend to.