7 The king ^vcalled loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared¹ to the wise men of Babylon, ^w“Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be ^xclothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but ^ythey could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation. 9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed, and his color changed, and his lords were perplexed.