Daniel 5:6

New International Reader's Version

His face turned pale. He was so afraid that his legs became weak. And his knees were knocking together.

Cross References

Psalm 22:14

My strength is like water that is poured out on the ground. I feel as if my bones aren’t connected. My heart has turned to wax. It has melted away inside me.

Psalm 69:23

Let their eyes grow weak so they can’t see. Let their backs be bent forever.

Isaiah 35:3

Strengthen the hands of those who are weak. Help those whose knees give way.

Isaiah 5:27

None of them grows tired. None of them falls down. None of them sleeps or even takes a nap. All of them are ready for battle. Every belt is pulled tight. Not a single sandal strap is broken.

Jeremiah 50:43

The king of Babylon has heard reports about them. His hands can’t help him. He is in great pain. It is like the pain of a woman having a baby.

Ezekiel 21:7

They will ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ Then you will say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. The hearts of all the people will melt away in fear. Their hands will not be able to help them. Their spirits will grow weak. And they will be so afraid they’ll wet themselves.’ The news is coming! You can be sure those things will happen,” announces the Lord and King.

Ezekiel 7:17

“ ‘Their hands will be powerless to help them. They will wet themselves.

Daniel 2:1

In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s rule, he had a dream. His mind was troubled. He couldn’t sleep.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was very angry with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. The look on his face changed. And he ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.

Daniel 4:19

Daniel, who was also called Belteshazzar, was very bewildered for a while. His thoughts terrified him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its meaning make you afraid.” Belteshazzar answered, “My master, I wish the dream were about your enemies! I wish its meaning had to do with them!

Daniel 4:5

But I had a dream that made me afraid. I was lying in bed. Then dreams and visions passed through my mind. They terrified me.

Daniel 5:5

Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared. They wrote something on the plaster of the palace wall. It happened near the lampstand. The king watched the hand as it wrote.

Daniel 7:28

“That’s all I saw. My thoughts deeply troubled me. My face turned pale. But I kept those things to myself.”

Nahum 2:10

Nineveh is destroyed, robbed and stripped! Hearts melt away in fear. Knees give way. Bodies tremble with fear. Everyone’s face turns pale.

Hebrews 12:12

So put your hands to work. Strengthen your legs for the journey.