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This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God has numbered your kingdom, and brought it to an end;
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The Kingdom is Numbered
Commentators explain that the Aramaic word 'MENE' literally means 'numbered.' It signifies that God had counted the exact number of years for Belshazzar's kingdom, and that number was now complete. As Albert Barnes notes, it's like saying someone's 'days are numbered'—the end has been determined and has now arrived.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Mene - מנא menê'. This word is a passive participle from מנה menâh—"to number, to review" (Gesenius,
16th Century
Protestant
Daniel here explains these four words that were written on the wall. The king could not read them, either because of a stupor, or because God dulle…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
This is the interpretation of the thing Or, "word" F26 ; for they might all seem as one word; or this is …
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