Daniel 5:5
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5 Suddenly, they saw the fingers of a human hand writing on the plaster wall of the king’s palace, near the lampstand. The king himself saw the hand as it wrote,
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Daniel 5:5
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5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.
Daniel 4:31
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31 “While these words were still in his mouth, a voice called down from heaven, ‘O King Nebuchadnezzar, this message is for you! You are no longer ruler of this kingdom.
Daniel 4:31
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31 Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, “This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you.(A)
Daniel 5:24-28
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24 So God has sent this hand to write this message.
25 “This is the message that was written: Mene, mene, tekel, and Parsin. 26 This is what these words mean:
Mene means ‘numbered’—God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end.
27 Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up.
28 Parsin[a] means ‘divided’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
Footnotes
- 5:28 Aramaic Peres, the singular of Parsin.
Daniel 5:24-28
New International Version
24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
25 “This is the inscription that was written:
mene, mene, tekel, parsin
26 “Here is what these words mean:
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
- Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.
- Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
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2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.
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1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
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Colossians 2:14
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14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
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Colossians 2:14
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14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(A) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(B)
Job 20:5
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5 the triumph of the wicked has been short lived
and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
Job 20:5
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Luke 12:19-20
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19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
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Luke 12:19-20
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19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)
Daniel 5:15
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15 My wise men and enchanters have tried to read the words on the wall and tell me their meaning, but they cannot do it.
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Daniel 5:15
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15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.(A)
Daniel 5:8
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8 But when all the king’s wise men had come in, none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant.
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Daniel 5:8
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8 Then all the king’s wise men(A) came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.(B)
Daniel 4:33
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33 “That same hour the judgment was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven from human society. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven. He lived this way until his hair was as long as eagles’ feathers and his nails were like birds’ claws.
Daniel 4:33
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Proverbs 29:1
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29 Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism
will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
Proverbs 29:1
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Psalm 78:30-31
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30 But before they satisfied their craving,
while the meat was yet in their mouths,
31 the anger of God rose against them,
and he killed their strongest men.
He struck down the finest of Israel’s young men.
Psalm 78:30-31
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Revelation 20:12-15
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12 I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave[a] gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. 14 Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. 15 And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.
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Revelation 20:12-15
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12 And I saw the dead, great and small,(A) standing before the throne, and books were opened.(B) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.(C) The dead were judged(D) according to what they had done(E) as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades(F) gave up the dead(G) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.(H) 14 Then death(I) and Hades(J) were thrown into the lake of fire.(K) The lake of fire is the second death.(L) 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life(M) was thrown into the lake of fire.
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