KJV ORIGINAL
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
That's when God sent just the hand, literally a hand appeared out of nowhere, and it started writing on the wall.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God's messages come in the most unexpected ways.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical book of Daniel, this verse is part of the story set in the ancient Babylonian Empire around 539 BC, during the reign of King Belshazzar. At a lavish feast, Belshazzar and his nobles were defiling sacred temple vessels, provoking God's judgment, when a mysterious hand suddenly appeared and wrote on the wall. This event underscored the vulnerability of human empires and served as a divine warning of Babylon's imminent downfall to the Persians.
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