Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The king's brightnesses changing, and his thoughts will terrify him, and the knots of his loins breaking forth, and his knees knocked this upon that
New American Standard Bible
Then the king’s
King James Version
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
Holman Bible
his face turned pale,
International Standard Version
While the king watched the back of the hand as it was writing, his facial expression changed. Utterly frightened, he lost control of his own bowels and his knees knocked together.
A Conservative Version
Then the king's countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him. And the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
American Standard Version
Then the king's countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
Amplified
Then the king’s face grew pale, and his thoughts alarmed him; the joints and muscles of his hips and back weakened and his knees began knocking together.
Bible in Basic English
Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.
Darby Translation
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
King James 2000
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened, and his knees struck one against another.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then his face changed and his thoughts terrified him, and {his hip joints gave way} and {his knees knocked together}.
Modern King James verseion
Then the king's face was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosened, and his knees knocked against one another.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then changed the king his countenance, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his body shook, and his knees smote one against another.
NET Bible
Then all the color drained from the king's face and he became alarmed. The joints of his hips gave way, and his knees began knocking together.
New Heart English Bible
Then the king's face was turned pale, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs gave way, and his knees began knocking together.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, as for the king, his bright looks, changed in him, and, his thoughts, terrified him, - and, the joints of his loins, were loosed, and, his knees, smote, one against another.
Webster
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
World English Bible
Then the king's face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his knees struck one against another.
Youngs Literal Translation
then the king's countenance hath changed, and his thoughts do trouble him, and the joints of his loins are loosed, and his knees are smiting one against another.
Themes
Conscience » Guilty » Belshazzar
Conviction » Instances of » Belshazzar, when he "saw the part of the hand that wrote,"
Drunkenness » Instances of » Belshazzar
unholy Fear » Exemplified » Belshazzar
Guilty conscience » Belshazzar
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 5:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Handwriting On The Wall
5 In the same moment went forth fingers of a man's hand and wrote before the candlestick upon the lime of the wall of the temple of the king: and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote. 6 The king's brightnesses changing, and his thoughts will terrify him, and the knots of his loins breaking forth, and his knees knocked this upon that 7 The king called with strength to bring up the enchanters, the Chaldeans and the diviners. The king answered and said to the wise of Babel, Whatever man that shall read this writing, and will show to me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple, and a necklace of gold upon his neck, and shall rule the third in the kingdom.
Names
Cross References
Daniel 7:28
Even to this the end of the word. I Daniel, my thoughts will greatly terrify me, and my brightness will be changed upon me: and I kept the word in my heart
Psalm 69:23
Their eyes shall be darkened from seeing, and cause their loins to waver always.
Ezekiel 7:17
All hands shall be relaxed, and all knees shall go into water.
Daniel 4:5
I saw a dream, and it will terrify me; and the conceptions upon my bed and the visions of my head, will cause me to tremble.
Nahum 2:10
She was emptied, and being emptied, and being made empty: and the heart melted, and a wavering of the knees, and trembling in all loins, and the face of them all gathered a glow.
Ezekiel 21:7
And it was when they shall say to thee, For what sighest thou? and say, For the report, because it came: and every heart melted and all hands were relaxed, and every spirit was weak, and all knees shall go into water: behold, it came, and it was, says the Lord Jehovah.
Daniel 4:19
Then Daniel, his name Belteshazzar, was astonished for one moment, and his thoughts terrified him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, the dream and its interpretation shall not terrify thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream to those hating thee, and its interpretation to thine enemies.
Daniel 5:9-10
Then king Belshazzar being greatly terrified, and his brightnesses being changed upon him, and his nobles being perplexed.
Job 15:20-27
All the days the unjust one himself being pained, and numbering the years they were hidden to him terrifying.
Job 20:19-27
For he oppressed, forsaking the poor; he stripped the house and he will not build it up.
Psalm 73:18-20
Surely in slippery places thou wilt set them, to cast them down into ruins.
Isaiah 5:27
None fainted, and none were weak among them; none shall slumber and none shall sleep; and the girdle of their loins was not loosed, and the thong of their shoes was not broken:
Isaiah 13:7-8
For this all hands shall be relaxed, and every heart of man shall melt.
Isaiah 21:2-4
A hard vision was announced to me: The spoiler spoiled, and he laying waste, laid waste. Go up, O Elam: press, O Media; all her sighing I caused to cease.
Isaiah 35:3
Strengthen the relaxed hands and make firm the feeble knees.
Daniel 2:1
And in the second year to the kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit will be moved, and his sleep was broken upon him.
Daniel 3:19
In that time Nebuchadnezzar being filled with wrath, and the form of the visage was changed to him against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego: he answered and said to heat to the furnace one seven times above that it was seen to be heated.
Hebrews 12:12
Wherefore set upright the relaxed hands, and palsied knees;