Daniel 5:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 5:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 5:8 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 5:8 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Daniel 5:8 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 5:8
“And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:8: wise, men, could
“This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:8: king, wise, men
“And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. make interpretations: Chaldee, interpret, etc”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:8: king, read, writing
“Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. rewards: or, fee”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:8: then, king, read
“Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:8: then, came, make
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