25 (A)Causing the [a]omens of boasters to fail,
[b]Making fools out of diviners,
(B)Causing wise men to draw back
And [c]turning their knowledge into foolishness,

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  1. Isaiah 44:25 Lit signs
  2. Isaiah 44:25 Lit He makes
  3. Isaiah 44:25 Lit He turns

13 “You are (A)wearied with your many counsels;
Let now the (B)astrologers,
Those who prophesy by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and (C)save you from what will come upon you.

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So I gave orders to (A)bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. Then the [a](B)magicians, the conjurers, the [b]Chaldeans and the diviners came in and I related the dream [c]to them, but they could not make its (C)interpretation known to me.

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  1. Daniel 4:7 Or soothsayer priests, and so throughout the ch
  2. Daniel 4:7 Or master astrologers
  3. Daniel 4:7 Lit before

11 There is a (A)man in your kingdom in whom is [a]a (B)spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, your father [b](C)the king, appointed him chief of the [c]magicians, conjurers, [d]Chaldeans and diviners.

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  1. Daniel 5:11 Or possibly the Spirit of the holy God
  2. Daniel 5:11 Or O king
  3. Daniel 5:11 Or soothsayer priests
  4. Daniel 5:11 Or master astrologers

15 Just now the (A)wise men and the conjurers were brought in before me that they might read this inscription and make its interpretation known to me, but they (B)could not declare the interpretation of the [a]message.

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  1. Daniel 5:15 Lit word