Daniel 5:26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God has numbered your kingdom, and brought it to an end;
The setting
Babylon, 539 BC. Night. King Belshazzar's drunken feast stops cold as a disembodied hand writes on the palace wall. Modern-day Iraq, near Hillah.
The emotion here: trembling but speaking truth to power
The original word
menē (מְנֵא) — numbered, counted out completely, finished
Why it matters
This happened the very night Cyrus the Great's army was diverting the Euphrates River to march under Babylon's walls
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 5:26
The king was using sacred vessels stolen from Jerusalem's temple as party cups when God's hand appeared
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about sudden judgment, but God had been warning Babylon for decades through multiple prophets. This was the final notice.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 5:26
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 5:26 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 5:26 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Daniel. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sovereignty, judgment, finality. Notable phrases: God has numbered your kingdom; brought it to an end. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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