Daniel 5:23-25

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²³ Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them,^(A) you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand.^(B) But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.^{[a] 24} Therefore, He sent the hand, and this writing was inscribed.

The Inscription’s Interpretation

²⁵ “This is the writing that was inscribed: