Daniel 2:27

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

Cross-reference

Daniel 2:10 Parallel

In Daniel 2:10, the Chaldeans admit no one can meet the king's demand; Daniel 2:27 echoes that human inability.

Daniel 2:19 Parallel

Daniel 2:19 records the very revelation Daniel refers to — God revealed the mystery to him in a night vision.

Daniel 2:2 Parallel

Daniel 2:2 introduces the same wise men summoned by the king; Daniel 2:27 confirms their inability to reveal the mystery.

Daniel 2:11 Parallel

Daniel 2:11 adds that only gods can reveal the dream; Daniel 2:27 states the wise men cannot, reinforcing the same point.

Daniel 5:7 Parallel

Daniel 5:7 parallels this scene: another Babylonian king summons wise men who fail, leading to Daniel's intervention.

Daniel 5:8 Parallel

Daniel 5:8 directly states the wise men's failure at Belshazzar's court, mirroring their inability here.

Isaiah 44:25 declares God frustrates diviners and turns wise men back; Daniel 2:27 exemplifies this as Babylonian sages fail.

In Genesis 41:8, Pharaoh's magicians also fail to interpret dreams, mirroring the human inability Daniel describes.

Deuteronomy 29:29 declares secret things belong to God, reinforcing that only He can reveal mysteries as Daniel states.

Ezekiel 28:3 references Daniel as a benchmark of wisdom who knows secrets, affirming the reputation behind this verse.

Isaiah 19:3 Parallel

Isaiah 19:3 predicts God confounding Egyptian counsel; Daniel 2:27 shows Babylonian wise men similarly confounded.

Isaiah 47:12 mocks Babylon's reliance on enchantments; Daniel 2:27 shows those enchantments are useless to reveal the dream.