Daniel 5:26-28

Expanded Bible

²⁶ “This is ·what the words mean [^Lthe interpretation of the matter]: Mene [^C“Numbered”]: God has ·counted [numbered] the days until your kingdom will end. ²⁷ Tekel [^C“Weighed”]: You have been weighed on the scales and found ·not good enough [deficient; lacking; ^Twanting]. ²⁸ Parsin [^C“Divided”]: Your kingdom is being divided and will be given to the Medes and the Persians [^Cfrom the Iranian plateau].”