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 arrogant and his spirit became so overbearing that he behaved presumptuously, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his dignity was taken away from him. 21He was also driven away from mankind, and his heart was made like that of animals, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he recognized that the Most High God is ruler over the realm of mankind, and that He sets over it whomever He wishes. Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this, 23but you have risen up against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines have been drinking wine out of them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see, nor hear, nor understand. But the God in whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified. 24Then the hand was sent from Him and this inscription was written out.

Daniel 5:22 word by word

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

• sonבַּרbar · sonH1247
• Belshazzarבֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּרbêlsha'tstsar · BelshazzarH1113
• not humbledשְׁפֵלshephal · be lowH8214
• your heartלְבַבlebab · heartH3825
• evenדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• thoughקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• you knewיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
• allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836

Cross-references for Daniel 5:22

• Daniel 5:18O king, the Most High God granted sovereignty, greatness, honor, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father.
• Psalms 119:46I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed.
• Matthew 14:4For John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
• Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people,
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to 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, so that they may serve Me.
• 2 Chronicles 33:23Furthermore, he did not humble himself before the Lord as his father Manasseh had done, but Amon multiplied his guilt.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:10Though the wicked person is shown compassion, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.
• Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even have second thoughts afterward so as to believe him.
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
• 1 Peter 5:5You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.
• Luke 12:47And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accordance with his will, will receive many blows,
• John 13:17If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
• James 4:6But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to 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)

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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