“The Chaldeans answered
The king.
‘There is not a man
On earth
Who can reveal
What the king demanded.
In fact,
No king,
However great
Or powerful,
Has ever asked
Such a thing
Of any magician,
Or enchanter
Or Chaldean.
The thing
That the king is asking
is difficult.
No one can reveal it
To the king,
Except the gods,
Whose dwelling
Is not with mortals.’”
The Chaldeans responded that this was an impossible task. No one could reveal what the king dreamt. In fact, no king anywhere, no matter how great and powerful, ever asked for such a request from his royal court. Only the many gods in their extra-terrestrial setting might know the answer. Certainly, no mortals would be able to respond to this impossible request.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 