Daniel 5:8

God's Word

All the king’s wise advisers came, but they couldn’t read the writing or tell the king its meaning.

Cross References

Genesis 41:8

In the morning he was so upset that he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could tell him what they meant.

Isaiah 47:9

In one day both of these will happen to you instantly: the loss of your children and your husband. All this will happen to you in spite of your evil magic and your many spells.

Jeremiah 50:35

“A sword will kill the Babylonians and everyone who lives in Babylon,” declares the Lord. “A sword will kill their officials and their wise men.

Daniel 2:27

Daniel answered the king, “No wise adviser, psychic, magician, or fortuneteller can tell the king this secret.

Daniel 4:18

⌞I said,⌟ “This is the dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me its meaning because the wise advisers in my kingdom can’t tell it to me. However, you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Daniel 4:4

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living comfortably at home. I was prosperous while living in my palace.

Daniel 4:7

The magicians, psychics, astrologers, and fortunetellers came to me. I told them the dream, but they couldn’t tell me its meaning.

Daniel 5:15

The wise advisers and the psychics were brought to me to read this writing and tell me its meaning. But they couldn’t tell me its meaning.