The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
The king called them out and said, 'I know exactly what you're doing, you're just stalling for time because you can see I'm not backing down on this.'
When you're caught stalling, everyone can see right through it.
📚 Historical Context
In the Babylonian empire during the exile of the Jewish people, King Nebuchadnezzar had a disturbing dream but couldn't recall its details, so he demanded that his wise men reveal both the dream and its meaning under threat of death. This put the wise men in a precarious position, as they were accustomed to interpreting dreams but not divining forgotten ones. In this verse, the king expresses his frustration, accusing them of deliberately delaying to exploit his forgetfulness.
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