- Let now:
- "That frustratethª° the tokensª of the liars,ª and maketh diviners²° mad;ª°¹ that turnethª° wiseª [men] backward,ª and maketh their knowledge² foolish;ª°¹" {Isa 44:25} + "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 ... The Chaldeansª answeredª° beforeª the king,ª and said,ª° There isª notª a manª uponª the earthª that¹ canª° shewª° the king'sª matter:ª thereforeªª¹ [there is] noª¹ king,ª lord,ª nor ruler,ª [that] askedª° such² things²¹ at anyª magician,ª or astrologer,ª or Chaldean.ª" {Dan 2:2-10} + "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 ... Thenª came²° in¹ allª the king'sª wiseª [men]: but they couldª° notª readª° the writing,ª nor make knownª° to the kingª the interpretationª thereof." {Dan 5:7-8} + "And nowª the wiseª [men], the astrologers,ª have been brought²° in¹ beforeª me, that¹ they should readª° thisª writing,ª and make knownª° unto me the interpretationª thereof: but they couldª° notª shewª° the interpretationª of the thing:ª ... And Iª have heardª° of¹ thee,² that¹ thou canstª° makeª° interpretations,ª and dissolveª° doubts:ª nowª ifª thou canstª° readª° the writing,ª and make knownª° to me the interpretationª thereof, thou shalt be clothedª° with scarlet,ª and [have] a chainª of¹ goldª aboutª thy neck,ª and shalt be the third² rulerª°¹ in the kingdom.ª" {Dan 5:15-16} + "In that nightª was Belshazzarª the kingª of the Chaldeansª slain.ª°" {Dan 5:30}
|
