Quotes About Interpretation

They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”

So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.

The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.

then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A manís wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”

But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each manís word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.

“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ëThe vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.í

In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.

So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

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

Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.

But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”

They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”

If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”

“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.

Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”

Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”

The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”

Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.

And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.