The writing on the wall in the story of Belshazzar's Feast is interpreted as a warning and a message from God to King Belshazzar, foretelling the fall of his kingdom. It serves as a reminder of divine judgment and the consequences of his actions. The phrase "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" is interpreted as "You have been weighed and found wanting."
The origin of the phrase "you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting" is from the Book of Daniel in the Bible, specifically in chapter 5. In the story, the phrase is uttered by a disembodied hand that appears and writes on the wall during King Belshazzar's feast.
Belshazzar was exiled in persia.
The Blood of Belshazzar was created in 1931.
Belshazzar was a king from the Old Testament.
Belshazzar was before Darius.
Belshazzar was a co-regent of Nabonidus and lived in Babylon. He was derelict in his duties. On the night of his death he was hosting a huge party and drinking out of the gold and silver cups that had been taken from Jerusalem years before. Behind the scenes God was working to crush the Babylonian kingdom and replace it with the Mede/Persian empire. As the party progressed God's finger wrote on the wall, "MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN." The interpretation is this "God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; you have been weighed in the balance and found wanting; Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians". That very night Belshazzar was slain.
The duration of Weighed But Found Wanting is 2.13 hours.
Belshazzar's kingdom will be taken and divided.
Belshazzar's kingdom will be taken and divided.
The cantata "Belshazzar's Feast" was composed by William Walton, with the text based on the biblical story of Belshazzar's feast from the Book of Daniel. It premiered in 1931.
The handwriting on the wall was a message from God to the king of Babylon, Belshazzar. The account is found in Daniel chapter five.