Daniel 5:27

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As for teqel– you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
  • Job 31:6 : 6 let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.
  • Jer 6:30 : 30 They are regarded as‘rejected silver’ because the LORD rejects them.”
  • Ezek 22:18-20 : 18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the worthless slag of silver. 19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says:‘Because all of you have become slag, look out!– I am about to gather you in the middle of Jerusalem. 20 As silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered in a furnace so that the fire can blow on them to melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my rage. I will deposit you there and melt you.
  • Matt 22:11-12 : 11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 And he said to him,‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.
  • 1 Cor 3:13 : 13 each builder’s work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.

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  • Dan 5:22-26
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    22“But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, although you knew all this.

    23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone– gods that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control your very breath and all your ways!

    24Therefore the palm of a hand was sent from him, and this writing was inscribed.

    25“This is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEQEL, and PHARSIN.

    26This is the interpretation of the words: As for mene– God has numbered your kingdom’s days and brought it to an end.

  • Dan 5:28
    80%

    28As for peres– your kingdom is divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

  • Dan 5:5-6
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    5At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.

    6Then all the color drained from the king’s face and he became alarmed. The joints of his hips gave way, and his knees began knocking together.

  • Dan 4:31
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    31While these words were still on the king’s lips, a voice came down from heaven:“It is hereby announced to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom has been removed from you!

  • Job 36:17
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    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Dan 2:36-37
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    36This was the dream. Now we will set forth before the king its interpretation.

    37Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream“You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has granted you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.

  • Mic 6:10-11
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    10“I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.

    11I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.

  • Dan 2:28-32
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    28However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.

    29“As for you, O king, while you were in your bed your thoughts turned to future things. The revealer of mysteries has made known to you what will take place.

    30As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.

    31“You, O king, were watching as a great statue– one of impressive size and extraordinary brightness– was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

    32As for that statue, its head was of fine gold, its chest and arms were of silver, its belly and thighs were of bronze.

  • Dan 5:14-15
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    14I have heard about you, how there is a spirit of the gods in you, and how you have insight, discernment, and extraordinary wisdom.

    15Now the wise men and astrologers were brought before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation. But they were unable to disclose the interpretation of the message.

  • Zech 5:6-8
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    6I asked,“What is it?” And he replied,“It is a basket for measuring grain that is moving away from here.” Moreover, he said,“This is their‘eye’ throughout all the earth.”

    7Then a round lead cover was raised up, revealing a woman sitting inside the basket.

    8He then said,“This woman represents wickedness,” and he pushed her down into the basket and placed the lead cover on top.

  • Dan 4:24-28
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    24this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.

    25You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

    26They said to leave the taproot of the tree, for your kingdom will be restored to you when you come to understand that heaven rules.

    27Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged.”

    28Now all of this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

  • Dan 5:30
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    30And in that very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed.

  • Dan 4:22
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    22it is you, O king! For you have become great and strong. Your greatness is such that it reaches to heaven, and your authority to the ends of the earth.

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    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

  • Prov 16:11
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    11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

  • Deut 25:13
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    13You must not have in your bag different stone weights, a heavy and a light one.

  • Jer 51:13
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    13“You who live along the rivers of Babylon, the time of your end has come. You who are rich in plundered treasure, it is time for your lives to be cut off.

  • Dan 5:17
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    17Daniel Interprets the Handwriting on the Wall But Daniel replied to the king,“Keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else! However, I will read the writing for the king and make known its interpretation.

  • Dan 2:39
    68%

    39Now after you another kingdom will arise, one inferior to yours. Then a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule in all the earth.

  • Dan 2:9
    68%

    9If you don’t inform me of the dream, there is only one thing that is going to happen to you. For you have agreed among yourselves to report to me something false and deceitful until such time as things might change. So tell me the dream, and I will have confidence that you can disclose its interpretation.”

  • Dan 4:18
    68%

    18“This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, for none of the wise men in my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

  • Dan 5:9
    67%

    9Then King Belshazzar was very terrified, and he was visibly shaken. His nobles were completely dumbfounded.

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    67%

    25But if you continue to do evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

  • Dan 12:13
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    13But you should go your way until the end. You will rest and then at the end of the days you will arise to receive what you have been allotted.”

  • Job 4:5
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    5But now the same thing comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are terrified.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

  • Dan 2:5
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    5The king replied to the wise men,“My decision is firm. If you do not inform me of both the dream and its interpretation, you will be dismembered and your homes reduced to rubble!

  • Isa 33:18
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    18Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, and you will ask yourselves,“Where is the scribe? Where is the one who weighs the money? Where is the one who counts the towers?”

  • Prov 20:10
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    10Diverse weights and diverse measures– the LORD abhors both of them.

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    24I set a trap for you, Babylon; you were caught before you knew it. You fought against me. So you were found and captured.