Daniel 5:8

New Century Version

Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.

Cross References

Genesis 41:8

The next morning the king was troubled about these dreams, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. The king told them his dreams, but no one could explain their meaning to him.

Isaiah 47:9

Two things will happen to you suddenly, in a single day. You will lose your children and your husband. These things will truly happen to you, in spite of all your magic, in spite of your powerful tricks.

Jeremiah 50:35

The Lord says, “Let a sword kill the people living in Babylon and her officers and wise men!

Daniel 2:27

Daniel answered, “No wise man, magician, or fortune-teller can explain to the king the secret he has asked about.

Daniel 4:18

“That is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, dreamed. Now Belteshazzar, tell me what the dream means. None of the wise men in my kingdom can explain it to me, but you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Daniel 4:4

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was happy and successful at my palace,

Daniel 4:7

The fortune-tellers, magicians, and wise men came, and I told them about the dream. But they could not tell me what it meant.

Daniel 5:15

The wise men and magicians were brought to me to read this writing and to explain what it means, but they could not explain it.