Daniel 5:25
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
KJV
Hæc est autem scriptura, quæ digesta est : Mane, Thecel, Phares.
Vulgate
And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
ASV
וּ/דְנָ֥ה כְתָבָ֖/א דִּ֣י רְשִׁ֑ים מְנֵ֥א מְנֵ֖א תְּקֵ֥ל וּ/פַרְסִֽין
Hebrew
And this is the writing that is written: MANE, THECEL, PHARES.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
א
'
noun · 12×
דְנָה֙
dnh
pronoun · 57×
דִּֽי
dy
adjective · 345×
מְנֵ֥א
mn'
noun · 3×
פַרְסִֽין
prsyn
verb · 3×
רְשִֽׁים
rshym
verb · 7×
תְּקֵ֥ל
tql
verb · 3×
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.
Cross-references
- Isa 14:11 — Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
- Jer 27:7 — And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
- Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?