Daniel 5:25-28

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²⁵These are the words that were written on the wall:

mene, mene, tekel, uparsin.

²⁶“This is what these words mean:

Mene^[a]:
    God has counted the days until your kingdom will end.
²⁷Tekel^[b]:
    You have been weighed on the scales and found not good enough.
²⁸Uparsin^[c]:
    Your kingdom is being taken from you.
    It will be divided among the Medes and Persians.”

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Footnotes

Daniel 5:26 Mene A weight, like the Hebrew word “mina.” This is like the word “to count.”
Daniel 5:27 Tekel A weight, like the Hebrew word “shekel.” This word is like the word meaning “to weigh.”
Daniel 5:28 Uparsin Literally, “ peres,” a weight. This word is like the word meaning “to divide” or “to split.” It is also like the name of the country of Persia.