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

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

They answered a second time, "May the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation."

who destroys the omens of the false prophets and makes fools of diviners; who confounds the wise and makes their knowledge foolishness;

But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers who say to you: Don't serve the king of Babylon!

for they prophesy a lie to you so that you will be removed from your land. I will banish you, and you will perish.

Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind, worthless in regard to the faith.

But they will not make further progress, for their lack of understanding will be clear to all, as theirs was also.