Daniel 2:9

But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

Cross-reference

Daniel 2:21 Contrast

Daniel 2:21 declares God gives wisdom and controls times — the true source contrasted with the lying wise men who cannot reveal dreams.

Daniel 2:7 Historical context

Daniel 2:7 records the wise men asking for the dream; this request is what Nebuchadnezzar later calls a conspiracy to mislead.

Daniel 2:15 Historical context

Daniel 2:15 shows Daniel questioning the king's harsh decree, directly responding to the threat of death from Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 2:16 Historical context

Daniel 2:16 records Daniel asking for time to interpret the dream, a direct response to Nebuchadnezzar's ultimatum.

Daniel 3:15 Parallel

Daniel 3:15 shows the same king issuing a similar death threat for disobedience, mirroring the ultimatum here.

Isaiah 41:23 challenges idols to tell the future to prove divinity, echoing Nebuchadnezzar's demand that his wise men foretell the dream.

Ezekiel 13:6 condemns false prophets who speak lying visions — the same kind of falsehood the wise men are accused of.

Ezekiel 13:19 accuses false prophets of lying to God's people — paralleling the accusation of lying and corrupt words here.

Exodus 5:18 Parallel

Exodus 5:18 records Pharaoh's impossible demand for bricks without straw, paralleling Nebuchadnezzar's impossible task for his wise men.

Micah 3:7 Parallel

Micah 3:7 describes seers being disgraced for no answer from God, echoing the failure of Nebuchadnezzar's wise men.

2 Corinthians 2:17 contrasts peddlers of God's word with sincere speakers — setting truthfulness against the corrupt speech here.

Proverbs 12:19 says a lying tongue lasts only a moment — contrasting with the prolonged lying Nebuchadnezzar fears here.