Daniel 4:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After they arrived, I told them my dream, but they were not able to say what it meant.

Cross References

Genesis 41:24

These heads of grain swallowed the full ones. I told my dreams to the magicians, but none of them could tell me the meaning of the dreams.

Genesis 41:8

The next morning the king was upset. So he called in his magicians and wise men and told them what he had dreamed. None of them could tell him what the dreams meant.

Psalm 37:35

I have seen brutal people abuse others and grow strong like trees in rich soil.

Isaiah 44:25

I make liars of false prophets and fools of fortune-tellers. I take human wisdom and turn it into nonsense.

Ezekiel 31:3

There was once a cedar tree in Lebanon with large, strong branches reaching to the sky.

Daniel 1:4

The king said, “They must be healthy, handsome, clever, wise, educated, and fit to serve in the royal palace. Teach them how to speak and write our language

Daniel 2:10

His advisers explained, “Your Majesty, you are demanding the impossible! No king, not even the most famous and powerful, has ever ordered his advisers, magicians, or wise men to do such a thing.

Daniel 2:27

Daniel answered: Your Majesty, not even the cleverest person in all the world can do what you are demanding.

Daniel 2:7

“Your Majesty,” they said, “if you will only tell us your dream, we will interpret it for you.”

Daniel 3:8

Some Babylonians used this as a chance to accuse the Jews to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 4:18

“Daniel, that was the dream that none of the wise men in my kingdom were able to understand. But I am sure that you will understand what it means, because the holy gods have given you some special powers.”

Daniel 5:7

The king called in his advisers, who claimed they could talk with the spirits of the dead and understand the meanings found in the stars. He told them, “The man who can read this writing and tell me what it means will become the third most powerful man in my kingdom. He will wear robes of royal purple and a gold chain around his neck.”

Daniel 5:8

All of King Belshazzar's highest officials came in, but not one of them could read the writing or tell what it meant,