that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
Daniel 5:5 - Tree of Life Version At that very moment, the fingers of a human hand emerged and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace opposite the lampstand, so that the king could see the back of the hand that was writing. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Immediately and suddenly there appeared the fingers of a man's hand and wrote on the plaster of the wall opposite the candlestick [so exposed especially to the light] in the king's palace, and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. American Standard Version (1901) In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Common English Bible Right then the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the king’s palace wall in the light of the lamp. The king saw the hand that wrote. Catholic Public Domain Version In the same hour, there appeared fingers, as of the hand of a man, writing on the surface of the wall, opposite the candlestick, in the king's palace. And the king observed the part of the hand that wrote. English Standard Version 2016 Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw the hand as it wrote. |
that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
One who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed— without remedy.
Babylon’s king heard news of them. His hands droop; anguish grabs him, agony like a woman in labor.
But at the end of the appointed days, I Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes up to heaven and my sanity returned to me. So I blessed the Most High and I praised and honored Him who lives forever. “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation!
“At that moment my sanity returned to me, and my majesty and my splendor were restored to me, for the glory of my kingdom. My ministers and nobles sought me out and I was reestablished over my kingdom. I became even greater than before.
Just now the wise men and diviners were brought before me to read this writing and to make its meaning known to me, but they are unable to declare its interpretation.
They drank the wine and praised the gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood and stone.
The color drained from the king’s face, his thoughts alarmed him, his hips gave way and his knees began knocking together.
Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription nor tell the king what it meant.
He wiped out the handwritten record of debts with the decrees against us, which was hostile to us. He took it away by nailing it to the cross.