Daniel 5:25

25 "Here is what was written. MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN

Daniel 5:25 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 5:25

And this is the writing that was written
They are such and such letters, and so to be read, as follows: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN;
which are Chaldee words, and may be literally rendered, "he hath numbered, he hath numbered"; that is, God hath certainly, perfectly, and exactly numbered; "he hath weighed", God hath weighed thee, Belshazzar; "and they divide the kingdom"; that is, the Medes and Persians, as appears from the following interpretation:

Daniel 5:25 In-Context

23 You have taken your stand against the Lord of heaven. You had your servants bring cups from his temple to you. You and your nobles drank wine from them. So did your wives and concubines. You praised your gods. The statues of those gods are made out of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood or stone. They can't see or hear or understand anything. But you didn't honor the God who holds in his hand your very life and everything you do.

24 So he sent the hand that wrote on the wall.

25 "Here is what was written. MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN

26 "And here is what those words mean. Mene" means that God has limited the time of your rule. He has brought it to an end.

27 Tekel" means that you have been weighed on scales. And you haven't measured up to God's standard.