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Daniel 5:25

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And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

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  1. Daniel 5:23

    But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

  2. Daniel 5:24

    Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

  3. Daniel 5:26

    This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

  4. Daniel 5:27

    TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

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