4 They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.(A)

The Handwriting on the Wall

5 At that moment the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the king’s palace wall next to the lampstand. As the king watched the hand(a) that was writing, 6 his face turned pale,(b) and his thoughts so terrified him that his hip joints shook and his knees knocked together.

Footnotes:

a. Daniel 5:5: Lit part of the hand
b. Daniel 5:6: Lit writing, 6 the king’s brightness changed

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