Daniel 5:27
“TEKEL, thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.”
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Daniel 5:27 Context
25¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL VPHARSIN. 26This is the interpretation of the thing, MENE, God hath numbred thy kingdome, and finished it. 27TEKEL, thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28PERES, thy kingdome is diuided, and giuen to the Medes and Persians. 29Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chaine of gold about his necke, and made a Proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdome.
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Other Translations for Daniel 5:27
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
- King James Version
" 'TEKEL'--you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
- Basic English Bible
TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting;
- Darby Bible
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
- Webster's Bible
TEKEL; you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
- World English Bible
Weighed -- Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast been found lacking.
- Youngs Literal Bible
TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Daniel 5:27
5:27 Art found wanting - There is no weight nor worth in thee; thou hast made light of God, and the Lord makes light of thee.