American King James Version
"Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. "
— Daniel 5:8, American King James Version
“Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.”
“Then came in all the king’s wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation. ”
“Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.”
“So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its interpretation to the king.”
“Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king.”
“Then all the king's wise men came in: but they were not able to make out the writing or give the sense of it to the king.”
“Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.”
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonished. ¶
Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spoke and said, O king, live for ever: let not your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance be changed:
There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;