Daniel 5:26-28

26 “Here is what these words mean: Mene[a] : God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
27 Tekel[b] : You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
28 Peres[c] : Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

Cross References 6

  • 1. Jeremiah 27:7
  • 2. Isaiah 13:6
  • 3. S Job 6:2
  • 4. Psalms 62:9
  • 5. Isaiah 13:17
  • 6. S Jeremiah 27:7; Jeremiah 50:41-43; Daniel 6:28

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. "Mene" can mean "numbered" or "mina" (a unit of money).
  • [b]. "Tekel" can mean "weighed" or "shekel" .
  • [c]. "Peres" (the singular of "Parsin" ) can mean "divided" or "Persia" or "a half mina" or "a half shekel" .
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