Parallel Verses
NET Bible
As for peres -- your kingdom is divided and given over to the Medes and Persians."
New American Standard Bible
‘PERĒS’—your kingdom has been divided and given over to the
King James Version
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
PERES: Your kingdom has been divided and will be given to the Medes and Persians."
A Conservative Version
PERES, thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
American Standard Version
PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Amplified
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Bible in Basic English
Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
Darby Translation
PERES, Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Julia Smith Translation
Pharsin; Thy kingdom was divided, and it shall be given to the Medes and to Persia.
King James 2000
PERES; Your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'Peres'--your kingdom has been divided and given to [the] Medes and Persians.'"
Modern King James verseion
HALF-MINAS, Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Phares, thy kingdom is dealt in parts, and given to the Medes and Persians."
New Heart English Bible
PERES; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians."
The Emphasized Bible
P'res, - snatched away is thy kingdom, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Webster
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
World English Bible
PERES; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Youngs Literal Translation
Divided -- Divided is thy kingdom, and it hath been given to the Medes and Persians.'
Themes
Abasement » Examples of » Belshazzar
Glory » The reward for not glorifying God
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Heathen » Divine revelations given to » Belshazzar
Medes » Supremacy of, in the chaldean empire
Persia » Prophecies concerning
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
Topics
Interlinear
References
Morish
Smith
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 5:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Daniel Deciphers And Interprets The Writing
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." 29 Then, on Belshazzar's orders, Daniel was clothed in purple, a golden collar was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed third ruler in the kingdom.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:17
Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them; they are not concerned about silver, nor are they interested in gold.
Daniel 6:28
So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Isaiah 21:2
I have received a distressing message: "The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!"
Daniel 5:31
So Darius the Mede took control of the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.
Isaiah 45:1-2
This is what the Lord says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:
Daniel 9:1
In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, who was of Median descent and who had been appointed king over the Babylonian empire --
Daniel 8:3-4
I looked up and saw a ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long, but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one.
Daniel 8:20
The ram that you saw with the two horns stands for the kings of Media and Persia.