Daniel 5:27-29

The Message

²⁷ “Teqel: You have been weighed on the scales and you don’t weigh much.

²⁸ “Peres: Your kingdom has been divided up and handed over to the Medes and Persians.”

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²⁹ Belshazzar did what he had promised. He robed Daniel in purple, draped the great gold chain around his neck, and promoted him to third-in-charge in the kingdom.