“This is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEQEL, and PHARSIN.

This is the interpretation of the words: As for mene – God has numbered your kingdom’s days and brought it to an end.

You are no more secure than Thebes – she was located on the banks of the Nile; the waters surrounded her, her rampart was the sea, the water was her wall.

The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes. I will punish Egypt, its gods, and its kings. I will punish Pharaoh and all who trust in him.