Daniel 2:5

American Standard Version

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

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Daniel 2:5 in other translations

The king answered the Chaldeans, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill.

Daniel 2:5 · World English Bible

Daniel 2:5 in context

  1. 3And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
  2. 4Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
  3. 5The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
  4. 6But if ye show the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and the interpretation thereof.
  5. 7They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.