Parallel Verses
NET Bible
As for teqel -- you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.
New American Standard Bible
‘TEKĒL’—you have been
King James Version
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
TEKEL: You've been weighed on the scales and you don't measure up.
A Conservative Version
TEKEL, thou are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
American Standard Version
TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
Amplified
‘tekel’—you have been weighed on the scales [of righteousness] and found deficient;
Bible in Basic English
Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
Darby Translation
TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting;
Julia Smith Translation
Tekel; Thou shalt be weighed in the balances and be found wanting.
King James 2000
TEKEL; you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'Tekel'--you have been weighed on scales and you have been found wanting.
Modern King James verseion
A SHEKEL, You are weighed in the balances and found wanting.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Tekel, thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting:
New Heart English Bible
TEKEL; you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
The Emphasized Bible
T'kel, - thou art weighed in the balances, and found wanting;
Webster
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
World English Bible
TEKEL; you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
Youngs Literal Translation
Weighed -- Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast been found lacking.
Themes
Glory » The reward for not glorifying God
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Heathen » Divine revelations given to » Belshazzar
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
Symbols and similitudes » Handwriting on the wall
Walls » Miracles connected with » Handwriting on the wall of belshazzar's palace
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 5:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Daniel Deciphers And Interprets The Writing
26 This is the interpretation of the words: As for mene -- God has numbered your kingdom's days and brought it to an end. 27 As for teqel -- you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking. 28 As for peres -- your kingdom is divided and given over to the Medes and Persians."
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 62:9
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
let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.
Jeremiah 6:30
They are regarded as 'rejected silver' because the Lord rejects them."
Ezekiel 22:18-20
"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.
Matthew 22:11-12
But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
1 Corinthians 3:13
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.