A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.
‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Bab
A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.
That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall aslee
Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come—the time of their punis
Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be compl
You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars,
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am o
The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wi
For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers a
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I w
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intell
Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their
While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then the
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into
Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD