Daniel 5:25

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

MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN - literally, numbered, weighed, and dividers.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And this is the writing that was written - The Babylonians, it would seem, were unacquainted with the “characters” that were used, and of course...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And this [is] the writing that was written, (n) MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. (n) This word is written twice because of the certainty of the thing, s...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 5. Belshazzar, who is represented as king of Babylon, makes a great feast, using the vessels which his father had brought to Babylon from th...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

MENE, MENE . NUMBERED, NUMBERED. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for great emphasis. Chaldee. mene', mene . = numbered [yea] ended. See note...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel here explains these four verses which were written upon the wall. The king could not read them, either through stupor, or because God bl...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. And this is the writing - Had the words been written in the Chaldean charact...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

MENE, &c.— These words are fully explained by Daniel in the following verses. The word Mene is doubled, to shew that the thing is certain and...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Belshazzar's Feast Belshazzar, king of Babylon, holds a great feast, at which he profanely uses the sacred vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar from th...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Mene ... — It should be remarked that the word Mene, which occurs twice in the inscription, is found only once in the interpretation, and that the...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE FIERY INSCRIPTION IN this chapter again we have another magnificent fresco-picture, intended, as was the last-but under circumstances of aggra...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Weighed and Found Wanting Daniel 5:17-31 Daniel was unperturbed and undismayed. Calm and collected, he recognized his Father's handwriting, and...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The next scene is cast in the reign of Belshazzar. He had succeeded to the throne of his father, and was a man of profligate habits. No details are g...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

There is some little difficulty to an ordinary Reader in observing, that the words of the hand writing on the wall, and the manner of Daniel's interp...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And this is the writing that was written ,.... They are such and such letters, and so to be read, as follows: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN ; which...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. Ver. 25. MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. ] These words signify, He hath perf...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then was part of the hand sent from him The LXX. read, Δια τουτο εκ προσωπου αυτου απεσταλη αστραγαλος χειρος, και την γραφην ταυτην ενεταξε. “On t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel Brought before Belshazzar. B. C. 538....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed. And this is the writing that was inscribed, MENEMENETEKELUPHARSI...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. XVII.—BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST (Chap. 5.) This chapter deservedly a favourite with general readers [126]. The magnificence, excitement...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 5:1-31 I. Belshazzar's feast was characterised by great intemperance. II. It was characterised by great profanity. III. This night was on...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 5:1 , Daniel 5:6 ; Daniel 5:25 ; Daniel 5:28-30 The case of Belshazzar may be fairly assumed as a case of clear and powerful convicti...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 5:2 . Belshazzar his father Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar was the son of Evilmerodach, and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. The empire therefore fa...
The Biblical Illustrator

And this writing was written. Writing on the Wall at Belshazzar’s Feast I. T HE SCENE IN WHICH IT OCCURRED . An eastern palace. 1. It was a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Daniel 5:1-27 BELSHAZZAR 'S FEAST . In regard to this chapter the peculiar state of the Septuagint text has to be noted. At t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Interpretation and the Fulfilment
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And this is the writing that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin, literally, "numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided. "
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Daniel 5:25

²⁵ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

Related Commentaries of Daniel 5:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 5:25