(Daniel 5:8 - AFV) — Then all the king's wise men came in. But they could not read the writing, nor make the interpretation known to the king.

(Daniel 5:8 - FBV) — However, after all the king's wise men had come in, they could not read the writing or explain to him what it meant.

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SPIRITUAL TO READ SPIRITUAL WRITINGS

Being wise, learned or literate, does not guarantee ability to read, hear, see, perceive or understand, all communications of the heavens. There are books, scripts, writings and communications, that cannot be gotten by decoding or deciphering them: They are only gotten and assimilated by the Spirit of God, by revelation and by the gift of God.

The Handwriting on the Wall was a spiritual expression though physically seen by men. The wisemen, Magicians, Witches, Cultists, Enchanters, Mediums, Sorcerers, etc., are not spiritual men though they operate in supernatural realms and engage extra beings. They may be spiritists but are not spiritual. To be Spiritual involves the Spirit of God.

[1 Corinthians 2:13-15 AFV] — Which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Holy Spirit in order to communicate spiritual things by spiritual means. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned. However, the one who is spiritual discerns all things, but he himself is discerned by no one.

So, those wisemen of Babylon were not spiritual, which’s why they couldn't discern it.

[Isaiah 29:9-14 GW]

If you confuse yourselves, you will be confused. If you blind yourselves, you will be blinded. You are drunk, but not from wine. You stagger, but not from liquor.

The LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He will shut your eyes. (Your eyes are the prophets.) He will cover your heads. (Your heads are the seers.)

To you all these visions will be like words in a book that is closed and sealed. You give this book to someone who can read, saying, “Please read this.” He answers, “I can’t read it. It’s sealed.”

Then you give the book to someone who can’t read, saying, “Please read this.” He answers, “I can’t read.”

The Lord says, “These people worship Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips. But their hearts are far from Me, and their worship of Me is based on rules made by humans.

That is why I am going to do something completely amazing for these people once again. The wisdom of their wise people will disappear. The intelligence of their intelligent people will be hidden.”