Daniel 5:9

Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

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KJV

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.

ASV

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.

YLT

then the king Belshazzar is greatly troubled, and his countenance is changing in him, and his great men are perplexed.

DBT

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his nobles were confounded.

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And so while they were begging, the heart of the king was disturbed and his form was changed and his magistrates were troubled.

Hippolytus of Rome· Commentary on Daniel 3.15.4, 235patristic

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Then was King Belshazzar greatly troubled,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled - Not doubting that this was a Divine intimation of some fearful event, and yet unable to understand its meaning. We are quite as likely to be troubled by what is merely mysterious in regard to the future - by anything that gives us some undefined foreboding - as we are by what is really formidable when we know what it is.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

The interpretation of the mystical characters by Daniel, who was at length brought in to him, and dealt plainly with him, and showed him his doom written,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Daniel 5:6
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Daniel 2:1
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
Jeremiah 6:24
We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
Isaiah 13:6–8
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Isaiah 21:2–4
A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
Psalms 48:6
Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
Jeremiah 30:6
Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
Matthew 2:3
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Job 18:11–14
Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Revelation 6:15
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
Psalms 18:14
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
Daniel 10:8
So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.

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About this book

Daniel Interprets the Writing on the Wall — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866) — public domain

Daniel — A Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (both positions surfaced)
Date: Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2

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Daniel 5:6
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
leads to
- Ezekiel 7:17
  Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.
- Daniel 7:28
  Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”
- Nahum 2:10
  She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
- Psalms 69:23
  May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
Through
Daniel 2:1
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
leads to
- Daniel 4:5
  I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
Through
Jeremiah 6:24
We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
leads to
- Jeremiah 49:24
  Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.
- Jeremiah 4:31
  For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child— the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands…
- Jeremiah 50:43
  The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.

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