Daniel 2:9

New American Standard Bible 2020

that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is only one decree for you. For you have agreed together to speak lying and corrupt words before me until the situation is changed; therefore tell me the dream, so that I may know that you can declare to me its interpretation.”

Cross References

1 Kings 22:22

And the Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You shall entice him, and you will also prevail. Go and do so.’

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Should I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead or should I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will hand it over to the king.”

Esther 4:11

“All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king in the inner courtyard, who is not summoned, he has only one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days.”

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips will endure forever, But a lying tongue is only for a moment.

Isaiah 41:23

Declare the things that are going to come afterward, So that we may know that you are gods; Indeed, do good or evil, that we may be afraid and fear together.

Isaiah 44:25

Causing the omens of diviners to fail, Making fools of fortune-tellers; Causing wise men to turn back And making their knowledge ridiculous,

Ezekiel 13:17

“Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are talking like prophets from their own imagination. Prophesy against them

Ezekiel 13:19

For handfuls of barley and pieces of bread, you have profaned Me to My people, to put to death some who should not die, and to keep others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.” ’ ”

Ezekiel 13:6

They see deceit and lying divination, those who are saying, ‘The Lord declares,’ when the Lord has not sent them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their word!

Daniel 2:16

So Daniel went in and requested of the king that he would give him a grace period, so that he might declare the interpretation to the king.

Daniel 2:21

“It is He who changes the times and the periods; He removes kings and appoints kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to people of understanding.

Daniel 2:8

The king replied, “I know for certain that you are trying to buy time, because you have perceived that the command from me is firm,

Daniel 3:15

Now if you are ready, at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery and bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, to fall down and worship the statue that I have made, very well. But if you do not worship, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can rescue you from my hands?”

Daniel 5:28

‘Perēs’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

Daniel 5:31

So Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about the age of sixty-two.

Daniel 7:25

And he will speak against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like the many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.