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Daniel 4:7

Good News Translation (US Version)

Then all the fortunetellers, magicians, wizards, and astrologers were brought in, and I told them my dream, but they could not explain it to me.

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I make fools of fortunetellers and frustrate the predictions of astrologers. The words of the wise I refute and show that their wisdom is foolishness.

They answered the king again, “If Your Majesty will only tell us what the dream was, we will explain it.”

Daniel replied, “Your Majesty, there is no wizard, magician, fortuneteller, or astrologer who can tell you that.

The advisers replied, “There is no one on the face of the earth who can tell Your Majesty what you want to know. No king, not even the greatest and most powerful, has ever made such a demand of his fortunetellers, magicians, and wizards.

In the morning he was worried, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. He told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.

and the thin heads of grain swallowed the full ones. I told the dreams to the magicians, but none of them could explain them to me.”

They had to be handsome, intelligent, well-trained, quick to learn, and free from physical defects, so that they would be qualified to serve in the royal court. Ashpenaz was to teach them to read and write the Babylonian language.

It was then that some Babylonians took the opportunity to denounce the Jews.

“This is the dream I had,” said King Nebuchadnezzar. “Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means. None of my royal advisers could tell me, but you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

He shouted for someone to bring in the magicians, wizards, and astrologers. When they came in, the king said to them, “Anyone who can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in robes of royal purple, wear a gold chain of honor around his neck, and be the third in power in the kingdom.”

The royal advisers came forward, but none of them could read the writing or tell the king what it meant.

I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant; he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;

You are like a cedar in Lebanon, With beautiful, shady branches, A tree so tall it reaches the clouds.




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