Daniel 5:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.”
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Read Full Chapter →The king grows more terrified, his face altered, while his nobles sit stunned.
What Does Daniel 5:9 Mean?
With his experts defeated, Belshazzar's fear deepens. His face changes still further, and his lords are left astonished and bewildered. The whole court, so confident an hour before, is now paralyzed.
Unanswered dread has a way of growing when every earthly resource is exhausted. The king has wealth, advisers, and a thousand nobles, yet none can quiet his soul. This is the loneliness of the proud when judgment draws near and no idol responds. The verse holds the room in suspense, its silence underscoring that only a word from God, spoken through God's servant, can break the terror, and that nothing else ever will.
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What does Daniel 5:9 mean?
The king grows more terrified, his face altered, while his nobles sit stunned.