Daniel 4:9

Good News Translation

Belteshazzar, chief of the fortunetellers, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that you understand all mysteries. This is my dream. Tell me what it means.

Cross References

Genesis 41:38

and he said to them, “We will never find a better man than Joseph, a man who has God's spirit in him.”

Isaiah 33:18

Your old fears of foreign tax collectors and spies will be only a memory.

Isaiah 54:14

Justice and right will make you strong. You will be safe from oppression and terror.

Ezekiel 17:23

on Israel's highest mountain. It will grow branches and bear seed and become a magnificent cedar. Birds of every kind will live there and find shelter in its shade.

Ezekiel 28:3

You think you are wiser than Danel, that no secret can be kept from you.

Daniel 1:20

No matter what question the king asked or what problem he raised, these four knew ten times more than any fortuneteller or magician in his whole kingdom.

Daniel 2:47

The king said, “Your God is the greatest of all gods, the Lord over kings, and the one who reveals mysteries. I know this because you have been able to explain this mystery.”

Daniel 2:48

Then he gave Daniel a high position, presented him with many splendid gifts, put him in charge of the province of Babylon, and made him the head of all the royal advisers.

Daniel 4:18

“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.”

Daniel 4:5

But I had a frightening dream and saw terrifying visions while I was asleep.

Daniel 4:8

Then Daniel came in. (He is also called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god.) The spirit of the holy gods is in him, so I told him what I had dreamed. I said to him:

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. When your father was king, this man showed good sense, knowledge, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him chief of the fortunetellers, magicians, wizards, and astrologers.

1 Samuel 4:8

Who can save us from those powerful gods? They are the gods who slaughtered the Egyptians in the desert!