New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 5:18-22

18 1O king, the 2Most High God 3granted 4sovereignty, 5greatness, honor, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father.

19Now because of the greatness which He granted him, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all 6languages trembled and feared in his presence; 7whomever he wished, he killed, and whomever he wished, he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated, and whomever he wished he humbled.

20But when his heart 8was 9arrogant and his spirit became so 10 11overbearing that he behaved presumptuously, he was 12deposed from his royal throne, and his dignity was taken away from him.

21He was also 13driven away from 14mankind, and his heart was made like that of animals, and his dwelling place was with the 15wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he recognized that the 16Most High God is ruler over the realm of mankind, and that He sets over it whomever He wishes.

22Yet you, his 17son, Belshazzar, have 18not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this,

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Notes

1. Daniel 5:18 Lit You, O king ↩
2. Daniel 5:18 Dan 4:2; 5:21 ↩
3. Daniel 5:18 Dan 2:37, 38; 4:17 ↩
4. Daniel 5:18 Or the kingdom ↩
5. Daniel 5:18 Jer 25:9; 27:5-7 ↩
6. Daniel 5:19 Lit tongues ↩
7. Daniel 5:19 Dan 2:12, 13; 3:6; 11:3, 16, 36 ↩
8. Daniel 5:20 Lit rose up ↩
9. Daniel 5:20 Ex 9:17; Job 15:25; Is 14:13-15; Dan 4:30, 31 ↩
10. Daniel 5:20 Lit strong ↩
11. Daniel 5:20 2 Kin 17:14; 2 Chr 36:13 ↩
12. Daniel 5:20 Job 40:11, 12; Jer 13:18 ↩
13. Daniel 5:21 Job 30:3-7; Dan 4:32, 33 ↩
14. Daniel 5:21 Lit the sons of mankind ↩
15. Daniel 5:21 Job 39:5-8 ↩
16. Daniel 5:21 Ex 9:14-16; Ps 83:17, 18; Ezek 17:24; Dan 4:17, 34, 35 ↩
17. Daniel 5:22 Or descendant ↩
18. Daniel 5:22 Ex 10:3; 2 Chr 33:23; 36:12 ↩

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