Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then King Belshazzar was very terrified, and he was visibly shaken. His nobles were completely dumbfounded.
New American Standard Bible
Then King Belshazzar was greatly
King James Version
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
Holman Bible
Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face turned pale,
International Standard Version
So King Belshazzar became even more frightened, and his facial expression showed it. His officials also were thrown into confusion.
A Conservative Version
Then king Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
American Standard Version
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
Amplified
Then King Belshazzar was greatly perplexed, his face became even paler, and his nobles were bewildered and alarmed.
Bible in Basic English
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled and the colour went from his face, and his lords were at a loss.
Darby Translation
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his nobles were confounded.
Julia Smith Translation
Then king Belshazzar being greatly terrified, and his brightnesses being changed upon him, and his nobles being perplexed.
King James 2000
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonished.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the king, Belshazzar, became greatly terrified, and {his facial features} changed upon him, and his lords were perplexed.
Modern King James verseion
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changing in him, and his lords were perplexed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then was the king sore afraid in so much, that his color changed, and his lords were sore vexed.
New Heart English Bible
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his face turned pale, and his lords were perplexed.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, King Belshazzar, was greatly terrified, and, his bright looks, were changed upon him, - and, his nobles, were perplexed.
Webster
Then was the king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonished.
World English Bible
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
Youngs Literal Translation
then the king Belshazzar is greatly troubled, and his countenance is changing in him, and his great men are perplexed.
References
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 5:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Handwriting On The Wall
8 So all the king's wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its interpretation to the king. 9 Then King Belshazzar was very terrified, and he was visibly shaken. His nobles were completely dumbfounded. 10 Due to the noise caused by the king and his nobles, the queen mother then entered the banquet room. She said, "O king, live forever! Don't be alarmed! Don't be shaken!
Cross References
Daniel 5:6
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.
Daniel 2:1
In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar had many dreams. His mind was disturbed and he suffered from insomnia.
Isaiah 13:6-8
Wail, for the Lord's day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge.
Isaiah 21:2-4
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!"
Jeremiah 6:24
The people cry out, "We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!
Job 18:11-14
Terrors frighten him on all sides and dog his every step.
Psalm 18:14
He shot his arrows and scattered them, many lightning bolts and routed them.
Psalm 48:6
Look at them shake uncontrollably, like a woman writhing in childbirth.
Jeremiah 30:6
Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby? Why then do I see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth? And why do their faces turn so deathly pale?
Daniel 10:8
I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from me, and my vigor disappeared; I was without energy.
Matthew 2:3
When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Revelation 6:15
Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.