Genesis 41:8

New Century Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 40:6

When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw they were worried.

Genesis 40:8

The two men answered, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can explain their meaning to us.” Joseph said to them, “God is the only One who can explain the meaning of dreams. Tell me your dreams.”

Genesis 41:15

The king said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, but no one can explain its meaning to me. I have heard that you can explain a dream when someone tells it to you.”

Genesis 41:24

Then the thin heads ate the seven good heads. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain its meaning to me.”

Genesis 41:7

The thin heads of grain ate the seven full and good heads. Then the king woke up again, and he realized it was only a dream.

Psalm 25:14

The Lord tells his secrets to those who respect him; he tells them about his agreement.

Exodus 7:11

So the king called in his wise men and his magicians, and with their tricks the Egyptian magicians were able to do the same thing.

Exodus 7:22

Using their tricks, the magicians of Egypt did the same thing. So the king was stubborn and refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:7

The magicians used their tricks to do the same thing, so even more frogs came up onto the land of Egypt.

Exodus 9:11

The magicians could not stand before Moses, because all the Egyptians had boils, even the magicians.

Isaiah 19:3

The Egyptians will be afraid, and I will ruin their plans. They will ask advice from their idols and spirits of the dead, from their mediums and fortune-tellers.”

Isaiah 29:14

So I will continue to amaze these people by doing more and more miracles. Their wise men will lose their wisdom; their wise men will not be able to understand.”

Isaiah 8:19

Some people say, “Ask the mediums and fortune-tellers, who whisper and mutter, what to do.” But I tell you that people should ask their God for help. Why should people who are still alive ask something from the dead?

Daniel 1:20

Every time the king asked them about something important, they showed much wisdom and understanding. They were ten times better than all the fortune-tellers and magicians in his kingdom!

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 4:19

Then Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar, was very quiet for a while, because his understanding of the dream frightened him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning make you afraid.” Then Belteshazzar answered, “My master, I wish the dream were about your enemies, and I wish its meaning were for those who are against you!

Daniel 4:5

but I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying on my bed, I saw pictures and visions in my mind that alarmed me.

Daniel 4:6

So I ordered all the wise men of Babylon to come to me and tell me what my dream meant.

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 5:11

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, this man showed understanding, knowledge, and wisdom like the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men, fortune-tellers, magicians, and wizards.

Daniel 7:28

“That was the end of the dream. I, Daniel, was very afraid. My face became white from fear, but I kept everything to myself.”

Daniel 8:27

I, Daniel, became very weak and was sick for several days after that vision. Then I got up and went back to work for the king, but I was very upset about the vision. I didn’t understand what it meant.

Leviticus 19:31

“ ‘Do not go to mediums or fortune-tellers for advice, or you will become unclean. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:6

“ ‘I will be against anyone who goes to mediums and fortune-tellers for advice, because that person is being unfaithful to me. So I will cut him off from his people.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear these things, and my body trembles; my lips tremble when I hear the sound. My bones feel weak, and my legs shake. But I will wait patiently for the day of disaster that will come to the people who attack us.

Matthew 2:1

Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. When Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him, saying, “This man doesn’t know what he is talking about. What is he trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be telling us about some other gods,” because Paul was telling them about Jesus and his rising from the dead.

Acts 7:22

The Egyptians taught Moses everything they knew, and he was a powerful man in what he said and did.

1 Corinthians 1:19

It is written in the Scriptures: “I will cause the wise to lose their wisdom; I will make the wise unable to understand.”

1 Samuel 6:2

Then they called for their priests and magicians and said, “What should we do with the Ark of the Lord? Tell us how to send it back home!”