- the wise:
- "Who¹ would not¹ fearª° thee, O Kingª of nations?ª for¹ to thee doth it appertain:ª° forasmuch¹ as among all¹ the wiseª [men] of the nations,ª and in all¹ their kingdoms,ª [there is] none¹¹ like unto thee.¹" {Jer 10:7} + "Then the kingª commandedª° to callª° the magicians,ª and the astrologers,ª and the sorcerers,ª° and the Chaldeans,ª for to shewª° the kingª his dreams.ª So they cameª° and stoodª° beforeª the king.ª" {Dan 2:2} + "For² this² causeª¹¹ the kingª was angryª° and veryª furious,ª° and commandedª° to destroyª° allª the wiseª [men] of Babylon.ª" {Dan 2:12} + "Danielª answeredª° in the presence² of¹ the king,ª and said,ª° The secretª which¹ the kingª hath demandedª° cannotªª° the wiseª [men], the astrologers,ª the magicians,ª the soothsayers,ª° shewª° unto the king;ª" {Dan 2:27} + "Therefore²° madeª°¹ I² a decreeª to bring²° in¹ allª the wiseª [men] of Babylonª beforeª me, that¹ they might make knownª° unto me the interpretationª of the dream.ª ... Thenª came²° in¹ the magicians,ª the astrologers,ª the Chaldeans,ª and the soothsayers:ª° and Iª toldª° the dreamª beforeª them; but they did notª make knownª° unto me the interpretationª thereof." {Dan 4:6-7} + "The kingª criedª° aloudª to bring²° in¹ the astrologers,ª the Chaldeans,ª and the soothsayers.ª° [And] the kingª spake,ª° and saidª° to the wiseª [men] of Babylon,ª Whosoeverªª¹ shall readª° thisª writing,ª and shewª° me the interpretationª thereof, shall be clothedª° with scarlet,ª and [have] a chainª of¹ goldª aboutª his neck,ª and shall be the third² rulerª°¹ in the kingdom.ª" {Dan 5:7} + "Nowª when Jesusª was bornª° inª Bethlehemª of Judaeaª inª the daysª of Herodª the¹ king,ª behold,ª° there cameª° wise menª fromª the eastª toª Jerusalem,ª" {Mtt 2:1}
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