A letter came to him from the prophet Elijah, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David: Because you have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or in the ways of King Asa of Judah
Daniel 5:25 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 And this is the writing that was inscribed: mene, tekel, and parsin. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And this is the inscription that was written, mene, mene, tekel, upharsin–numbered, numbered, weighed, divisions. American Standard Version (1901) And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. Common English Bible This is what was written down: mene, mene, tekel, and parsin. Catholic Public Domain Version But this is the writing that has been decreed: MANE, THECEL, PHARES. English Standard Version 2016 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. |
A letter came to him from the prophet Elijah, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David: Because you have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or in the ways of King Asa of Judah
Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the sound of your harps; maggots are the bed beneath you, and worms are your covering.
But evil shall come upon you, which you cannot charm away; disaster shall fall upon you, which you will not be able to ward off, and ruin shall come on you suddenly, of which you know nothing.
All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.
This is the interpretation of the matter: mene: God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;
Will not your own creditors suddenly rise and those who make you tremble wake up? Then you will be plunder for them.
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
Moreover, the Lord will give Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me; the Lord will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”