God’s Word Translation
Daniel 5:24
24So he sent the hand to write this inscription.
Daniel 5:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written.
Context of Daniel 5:24
22“Belshazzar, you are one of Nebuchadnezzar’s successors. You didn’t remain humble, even though you knew all this. 23But you made yourself greater than the Lord of heaven. You had the utensils from his temple brought to you. You, your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them. You praised your gods made of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, or stone. These gods can’t see, hear, or know anything. You didn’t honor God, who has power over your life and everything you do. So he sent the hand to write this inscription. 25This is what has been written: Numbered, Numbered, Weighed, and Divided. 26This is its meaning: Numbered—God has numbered the days of your kingdom and will bring it to an end.
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בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ מִן־קֳדָמ֔וֹהִי שְׁלִ֖יַחַ פַּסָּ֣א דִֽי־יְדָ֑א וּכְתָבָ֥א דְנָ֖ה רְשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Daniel 5:24
Commentaries on Daniel 5:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Then was the part of the hand sent - This was the filling up of the cup of thy iniquity; this last act made thee ripe for destruction.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-31Verses 18-31 Daniel reads Belshazzar's doom. He had not taken warning by the judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he had insulted God. Sinners are pleased with gods that neither see, nor hear, nor know; but they will be judged by One to whom all things are open. Daniel reads the sentence written on the wall. All this may well be applied to the doom of every sinner. At death, the sinner's days are numbered and finished; after death is the judgment, when he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30All earthly kingdoms eventually end. Nebuchadnezzar's dream suggested that Babylon would fall and a new kingdom would rise (Daniel 2:39). After Nebuchadnezzar died in 562 BC, violence and corruption grew in Babylon's palaces. During Belshazzar's feast in 539 BC, they even defiled God's holy vessels. God's judgment came quickly that night (Daniel 5:30), and the next kingdom took over (see 2:32, 39; 5:31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Then--When thou liftedst up thyself against the Lord. the part of the hand--the fore part, the fingers. was ... sent from him--that is, from God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Daniel 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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