Daniel 5:25
And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
In Context
24Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.
26This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
Cross References
1 Samuel 28:19And more than this, the Lord will give Israel up with you into the hands of the Philistines: and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me: and the Lord will give up the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
Isaiah 14:11Your pride has gone down into the underworld, and the noise of your instruments of music; the worms are under you, and your body is covered with them.
Jeremiah 27:7And all the nations will be servants to him and to his son and to his son's son, till the time comes for his land to be overcome: and then a number of nations and great kings will take it for their use.
Luke 1:51With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:11-30
Daniel Brought before Belshazzar. ( b. c. 538.) 10 Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy… Read the whole commentary →