Daniel 5:28

PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Cross-reference

Daniel 5:31 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 5:31 records the immediate fulfillment: Belshazzar is killed and the kingdom transferred to Darius the Mede.

Daniel 8:3 Allusion

Daniel 8:3's vision of a two-horned ram symbolizes the Medo-Persian empire — the same division prophesied here.

Daniel 8:20 Citation

In Daniel 8:20, the ram is explicitly identified as Media and Persia — the same kingdoms that receive Babylon here.

Daniel 9:1 Prophetic fulfillment

In Daniel 9:1, Darius the Mede becomes king over Babylon — fulfilling the prophecy here that the kingdom would be given to the Medes.

Daniel 2:39 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 2:39 predicts the inferior second kingdom of Medo-Persia — the very kingdom that takes over here in Daniel 5:28.

Daniel 7:5 Parallel

Daniel 7:5 envisions the bear-like second beast representing Medo-Persia — the same empire that receives the kingdom in Daniel 5:28.

Daniel 4:31 Parallel

Daniel 4:31 describes Nebuchadnezzar's temporary loss of kingdom — a parallel judgment to Belshazzar's permanent loss here. Both hear 'the kingdom is departed'.

Daniel 6:28 Historical context

Daniel 6:28 shows Daniel prospering under the Persian reign foretold in the prophecy — a later historical echo.

Daniel 8:4 Allusion

In Daniel 8:4, the ram represents Medo-Persia conquering — the same empire that receives Babylon's kingdom here.

Jeremiah 25:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 25:25 lists the kings of the Medes among those who will drink the cup of God's wrath — they become the agents against Babylon here.

Jeremiah 51:28 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 51:28 explicitly summons the kings of the Medes against Babylon — the same Medes who take the kingdom in Daniel 5:28.

Isaiah 45:2 Prophetic fulfillment

In Isaiah 45:2, God promises to break Babylon's gates for Cyrus — the same conquest that gives the kingdom to Persia here.

Isaiah 13:17 Prophetic fulfillment

In Isaiah 13:17, God stirs up the Medes against Babylon — the same nation that receives Babylon's kingdom here.

Isaiah 21:2 Prophetic fulfillment

In Isaiah 21:2, Media and Elam are called to besiege Babylon — the same invasion that leads to the transfer of power here.

Isaiah 45:1 Prophetic fulfillment

In Isaiah 45:1, Cyrus is anointed to subdue nations — the Persian king who fulfills the transfer of Babylon's kingdom here.