Daniel 5:9

Then was King Belshazzar greatly troubled,.... A second time, and perhaps more than before; since he had conceived some hope that his wise men would have informed him what this writing was, and the…

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled - Not doubting that this was a Divine intimation of some fearful event, and yet unable to understand its meaning. We are quite as likely to be troubled by…

We have here Belshazzar the king very gay, but all of a sudden very gloomy, and in straits in the fulness of his sufficiency. See how he affronts God, and God affrights him; and wait what will be the…

greatly troubled greatly alarmed, a climax upon Dan 5:5.

and his brightness was changed upon him -upon" in accordance with the principle explained on Dan 2:1.

were astonied were confused or (R.V.)…