Daniel 5:6

Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

Cross-reference

Daniel 5:10 Parallel

In Daniel 5:10, the queen mother addresses the king's terror, responding to the same moment of fear.

Daniel 5:9 Parallel

Daniel 5:9 repeats the king's troubled countenance and astonishment, directly echoing the description here.

Daniel 7:28 Parallel

In Daniel 7:28, Daniel's thoughts greatly alarmed him and his color changed, using the same language as Belshazzar's terror.

Daniel 4:19 Parallel

In Daniel 4:19, Daniel's thoughts alarmed him and his color changed, identical to Belshazzar's physical reaction.

Daniel 2:1 Parallel

Daniel 2:1 describes Nebuchadnezzar's spirit troubled by a dream, parallel to Belshazzar's terror at the writing.

Daniel 4:5 Parallel

In Daniel 4:5, Nebuchadnezzar was terrified by a dream, mirroring Belshazzar's fear from the writing on the wall.

Daniel 3:19 Contrast

Daniel 3:19 says Nebuchadnezzar's visage changed with fury; here Belshazzar's countenance changes from terror — both 'countenance changed'.

Nahum 2:10 Parallel

Nahum 2:10 portrays knees trembling and loins in anguish, directly paralleling Belshazzar's physical fear at divine judgment.

Isaiah 5:27 Contrast

In Isaiah 5:27, the Assyrian army is tireless and strong, the opposite of Belshazzar's weakness and shaking.

Isaiah 21:2–4 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 21:2-4 prophesies Babylon's fall with physical terror (loins pain, dismay), which Daniel 5:6 fulfills in Belshazzar's fear.

Isaiah 21:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 21:4, the prophet's heart staggers and horror appalls him, matching Belshazzar's trembling and pallor.

Ezekiel 21:7 repeats the image of knees weak as water, linking judgment-caused fear to Belshazzar's reaction.

Ezekiel 7:17 describes the same physical response of weak knees under judgment, connecting to Belshazzar's terror.

Joshua 5:1 Parallel

Joshua 5:1 says hearts melted in fear of Israel, similar to Belshazzar's terror and physical weakness at God's sign.

Jeremiah 50:43 describes the Babylonian king's fear with limp hands and anguish—directly paralleling Belshazzar's terror here.

In Jeremiah 30:6, men with hands on loins like a woman in travail mirror the king's loosened loins and pale face in fear.

Isaiah 45:1 Allusion

In Isaiah 45:1, God promises to 'loose the loins of kings' — exactly what happens to Belshazzar, showing divine sovereignty.

Psalm 22:14 Parallel

In Psalm 22:14, bones out of joint and melting heart parallel the king's loins loosed and knees knocking in distress.

Genesis 41:8 describes Pharaoh's troubled spirit after a dream, mirroring Belshazzar's troubled thoughts and calling for wise men.

Isaiah 35:3 Contrast

Isaiah 35:3 uses the same 'feeble knees' image but as a call to strengthen, contrasting Belshazzar's trembling.

Isaiah 21:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 21:3, the prophet's loins fill with anguish like labor pains, echoing Belshazzar's weakness and shaking.

Hebrews 12:12 quotes the LXX of Isaiah 35:3, using weak knees as a metaphor for encouragement, opposite to Daniel's despair.

Isaiah 13:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 13:8, dismay and labor pains seize the wicked, paralleling Belshazzar's terror and physical distress.

Isaiah 13:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 13:7, hands go limp and hearts melt in the day of the Lord, resembling Belshazzar's physical collapse from fear.

Psalm 48:6 Parallel

In Psalm 48:6, fear and pain as a woman in travail mirrors the king's physical terror — both describe sudden dread.