Daniel 5:25

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

And this is the writing that was inscribed: mene, tekel, and parsin.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 21:12

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

Isaiah 14:11

Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the sound of your harps; maggots are the bed beneath you, and worms are your covering.

Isaiah 47:11

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.

Jeremiah 27:7

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.

Daniel 5:24

“So from his presence the hand was sent and this writing was inscribed.

Daniel 5:26

This is the interpretation of the matter: mene: God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;

Habakkuk 2:7

Will not your own creditors suddenly rise and those who make you tremble wake up? Then you will be plunder for them.

Luke 1:51

He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Luke 12:20

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?’

1 Samuel 28:19

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.”