Daniel 5
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Daniel 5:25-30

25“This is the inscription that was written: mene, mene, tekel, parsin

26“Here is what these words mean: Mene : God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

27Tekel : You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.

28Peres : Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

29Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

30That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain,

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