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Daniel 5:23-25
Legacy Standard Bible
Daniel 5:23-25
Legacy Standard Bible
23 but you have (A)raised yourself up against the (B)Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the (C)gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear, or know. But the God (D)in whose hand are your life-breath and all your (E)ways, you have not honored. 24 Then the [a](F)hand was sent from Him, and this writing was [b]inscribed.
25 “Now this is the writing that was [c]inscribed: ‘[d]MENE, [e]MENE, [f]TEKEL, [g]UPHARSIN.’
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- Daniel 5:24 Lit palm of the hand
- Daniel 5:24 Or signed, cf. 6:9-14
- Daniel 5:25 Or signed, cf. 6:9-14
- Daniel 5:25 Or a mina (50 shekels), from verb “to number”
- Daniel 5:25 Or a mina (50 shekels), from verb “to number”
- Daniel 5:25 Or a shekel, from verb “to weigh”
- Daniel 5:25 Or and half-shekels (sing: peres), from verb “to divide”
Daniel 5:23-25
New International Version
Daniel 5:23-25
New International Version
23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(A) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(B) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(C) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(D) and all your ways.(E) 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
25 “This is the inscription that was written:
mene, mene, tekel, parsin
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