Daniel 2:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷ Once more they replied, “King Nebuchadnezzar, tell us what you dreamed. Then we’ll tell you what it means.”

⁸ The king answered, “I know what you are doing. You are trying to gain more time. You realize that I’ve made up my mind. ⁹ You must tell me the dream. If you don’t, you will pay for it. You have gotten together and made evil plans. You hope things will change. So you are telling me lies. But I want you to tell me what I dreamed. Then I’ll know that you can tell me what it means.”