Daniel 4:9

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Daniel 4:9

“Belteshazzar, head of the diviners, because I know that you have a spirit of the holy gods and that no mystery puzzles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I saw, and its interpretation.

Daniel 2:48

Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your predecessor he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. Your predecessor, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the diviners, mediums, Chaldeans, and astrologers. Your own predecessor, the king,

Daniel 4:8

Finally Daniel, named Belteshazzar after the name of my god—and the spirit of the holy gods is in him—came before me. I told him the dream:

Genesis 41:38

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find anyone like this, a man who has God’s spirit in him?”

Ezekiel 28:3

Yes, you are wiser than Daniel;
no secret is hidden from you!

Daniel 1:20

In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them 10 times better than all the diviner-priests and mediums in his entire kingdom.

Daniel 4:5

I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

Genesis 11:6-8

The Lord said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

Genesis 40:9-19

So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: “In my dream there was a vine in front of me.

Genesis 41:15-36

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said about you that you can hear a dream and interpret it.”

Judges 7:13-15

When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling his friend about a dream. He said, “Listen, I had a dream: a loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp, struck a tent, and it fell. The loaf turned the tent upside down so that it collapsed.”

1 Samuel 4:8

Woe to us, who will rescue us from the hand of these magnificent gods? These are the gods that slaughtered the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

Isaiah 33:18

Your mind will meditate on the past terror:
“Where is the accountant?
Where is the tribute collector?
Where is the one who spied out our defenses?”

Isaiah 54:14

and you will be established
on a foundation of righteousness.
You will be far from oppression,
you will certainly not be afraid;
you will be far from terror,
it will certainly not come near you.

Daniel 2:3-5

he said to them, “I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.”

Daniel 4:18

This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can make the interpretation known to me. But you can, because you have the spirit of the holy gods.”

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Summary

Daniel 4:9

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

Master

Daniel 1:20

Daniel 2:48

Daniel 5:11

The spirit

Daniel 4:8

Genesis 41:38

1 Samuel 4:8

No secret

Tell

Judges 7:13

General references

Genesis 40:5

Bible References

Master

In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them 10 times

better than all the diviner-priests and mediums in his entire kingdom.

Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

The spirit

Finally Daniel, named Belteshazzar after the name of my god—and the spirit of the holy gods is in him—came before me. I told him the dream:

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find anyone like this, a man who has God’s spirit in him?”

Woe to us, who will rescue us from the hand of these magnificent gods? These are the gods that slaughtered the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

No secret

I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

he said to them, “I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.”

The Lord said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

Your mind will meditate on the past terror:
“Where is the accountant?
Where is the tribute collector?
Where is the one who spied out our defenses?”

and you will be established
on a foundation of righteousness.
You will be far from oppression,
you will certainly not be afraid;
you will be far from terror,
it will certainly not come near you.

Yes, you are wiser than Daniel;
no secret is hidden from you!

Tell

The Chaldeans spoke to the king (Aramaic

begins here): “May the king live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: “In my dream there was a vine in front of me.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said about you that you can hear a dream and interpret it.”

General references

The Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were confined in the prison, each had a dream. Both had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.