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Daniel 5:25

New International Version

“This is the inscription that was written: mene, mene, tekel, parsin

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Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet, which said: “This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah.

All your pomp has been brought down to the grave, along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you.

Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away. A calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off with a ransom; a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you.

All nations will serve him and his son and his grandson until the time for his land comes; then many nations and great kings will subjugate him.

Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

“Here is what these words mean: Mene : God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey.

He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

The Lord will deliver both Israel and you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”




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