Daniel 2:8 - The Message But the king said, “I know what you’re up to—you’re just playing for time. You know you’re cornered. You know that if you can’t tell me my dream, you’re out and out doomed. I see right through you—you’re going to slap together some fancy stories and confuse the issue until I change my mind. No way! First tell me the dream, then I’ll know that you’re on the up and up with the interpretation and not just blowing smoke in my eyes.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king answered, I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me and because you see that my word [against you] is sure: American Standard Version (1901) The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. Common English Bible The king replied: “Now I definitely know you are stalling for time, because you see that my decision is final Catholic Public Domain Version The king answered and said, "I am certain that you are stalling for time because you know that the memory of it has slipped away from me. English Standard Version 2016 The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm— |