Daniel 5:22

Daniel 5:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
• New International Version (NIV)“But you, Belshazzar, his son, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.

Context of Daniel 5:22

20But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him. 21He was driven away from people, his mind was like an animal’s, he lived with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky until he acknowledged that the Most High God is ruler over human kingdoms and sets anyone he wants over them. “But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. 23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens. The vessels from his house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in his hand and who controls the whole course of your life. 24Therefore, he sent the hand, and this writing was inscribed.

Daniel 5:22 word by word

וְאַ֤נְתְּ בְּרֵהּ֙ בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר לָ֥א הַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּ לִבְבָ֑ךְ כָּל־קֳבֵ֕ל דִּ֥י כָל־דְּנָ֖ה יְדַֽעְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thouאַנְתָּה'antâh · youH607
• his sonבַּרbar · sonH1247
• O Belshazzarבֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּרbêlsha'tstsar · BelshazzarH1113
• hast notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• humbledשְׁפֵלshephal · be lowH8214
• thine heartלְבַבlebab · heartH3825
• thoughקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• thou knewestיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
• allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836

Cross-references for Daniel 5:22

• Daniel 5:18Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, greatness, glory, and majesty to your predecessor Nebuchadnezzar.
• Psalms 119:46I will speak of your decrees before kings and not be ashamed.
• Matthew 14:4since John had been telling him, “It’s not lawful for you to have her.”
• Acts 4:8Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may worship me.
• 2 Chronicles 33:23But he did not humble himself before the Lord like his father Manasseh humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before the prophet Jeremiah at the Lord’s command.
• Isaiah 26:10But if the wicked man is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness. In a righteous land he acts unjustly and does not see the majesty of the Lord.
• Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.
• Acts 5:29Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.
• 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
• Luke 12:47And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten.
• John 13:17If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
• James 4:6But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

Commentaries on Daniel 5:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Hast not humbled thine heart - These judgments and mercies have had no good effect upon thee.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-31Verses 18-31 Daniel reads Belshazzar's doom. He had not taken warning by the judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he had insulted God. Sinners are pleased with gods that neither see, nor hear, nor know; but they will be judged by One to whom all things are open. Daniel reads the sentence written on the wall. All this may well be applied to the doom of every sinner. At death, the sinner's days are numbered and finished; after death is the judgment, when he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30All earthly kingdoms eventually end. Nebuchadnezzar's dream suggested that Babylon would fall and a new kingdom would rise (Daniel 2:39). After Nebuchadnezzar died in 562 BC, violence and corruption grew in Babylon's palaces. During Belshazzar's feast in 539 BC, they even defiled God's holy vessels. God's judgment came quickly that night (Daniel 5:30), and the next kingdom took over (see 2:32, 39; 5:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Thou hast erred not through ignorance, but through deliberate contempt of God, notwithstanding that thou hadst before thine eyes the striking warning given in thy grandfather's case.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 5:22

• Belshazzar
• Daniel
• Government
• Impenitence
• Reproof
• Rulers
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Baruch, Book of
• Bible, the
• Daniel, Book of
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Commentaries on Daniel 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings