Daniel 5:26 Cross References

Daniel 5:26

26: This is what these words mean: Mene means `numbered'--God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end.

This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
"Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins, says the LORD. I will make the country of the Babylonians an everlasting wasteland.

All the nations will serve him and his son and his grandson until his time is up. But then many nations and great kings will conquer and rule over Babylon.

"Come, Babylon, unconquered one, sit in the dust. For your days of glory, pomp, and honor have ended. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be the lovely princess, tender and delicate.
Take heavy millstones and grind the corn. Remove your veil and strip off your robe. Expose yourself to public view.
You will be naked and burdened with shame. I will take vengeance against you and will not negotiate."
Our Redeemer, whose name is the LORD Almighty, is the Holy One of Israel.
"O daughter of Babylonia, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.

If mortals die, can they live again? This thought would give me hope, and through my struggle I would eagerly wait for release.

Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon:
"See the flags waving as the enemy attacks. Cheer them on, O Israel! Wave to them as they march against Babylon to destroy the palaces of the high and mighty.
I, the LORD, have assigned this task to these armies, and they will rejoice when I am exalted. I have called them to satisfy my anger."
Hear the noise on the mountains! Listen, as the armies march! It is the noise and the shout of many nations. The LORD Almighty has brought them here to form an army.
They came from countries far away. They are the LORD's weapons; they carry his anger with them and will destroy the whole land.

During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, was studying the writings of the prophets. I learned from the word of the LORD, as recorded by Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years.

This message came to me concerning the land of Babylonia: Disaster is roaring down on you from the desert, like a whirlwind sweeping in from the Negev.
I see an awesome vision: I see you plundered and destroyed. Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes, take part in the siege. Babylon will fall, and the groaning of all the nations she enslaved will end.
My stomach aches and burns with pain. Sharp pangs of horror are upon me, like the pangs of a woman giving birth. I grow faint when I hear what God is planning; I am blinded with dismay.
My mind reels; my heart races. The sleep I once enjoyed at night is now a faint memory. I lie awake, trembling.
Look! They are preparing a great feast. They are spreading rugs for people to sit on. Everyone is eating and drinking. Quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle! You are being attacked!

The LORD gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians.
This is what the LORD says: "Tell the whole world, and keep nothing back! Raise a signal flag so everyone will know that Babylon will fall! Her images and idols will be shattered. Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.
For a nation will attack her from the north and bring such destruction that no one will live in her again. Everything will be gone; both people and animals will flee.
"Then the people of Israel and Judah will join together," says the LORD, "weeping and seeking the LORD their God.
They will ask the way to Jerusalem and will start back home again. They will bind themselves to the LORD with an eternal covenant that will never again be broken.

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