15Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.
King Belshazzar admits to the helplessness of the scholars who are now at court. They are incapable of deciphering the writing on the wall. It is the same helplessness of several years ago, as we read about in Daniel 2:1–49 and Daniel 4:1–37.
15 Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.