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 and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. 21He was driven from human society. He was given the mind of a wild animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of the world and appoints anyone he desires to rule over them. “You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself. 23For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny! 24So God has sent this hand to write this message.

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, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar.
• Psalms 119:46I will speak to kings about your laws, and I will not be ashamed.
• Matthew 14:4John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”
• Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people,
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.
• 2 Chronicles 33:23But unlike his father, he did not humble himself before the Lord. Instead, Amon sinned even more.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12But Zedekiah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and he refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke to him directly from the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:10Your kindness to the wicked does not make them do good. Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong and take no notice of the Lord’s majesty.
• Matthew 21:32For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
• 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
• Luke 12:47“And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished.
• John 13:17Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.
• James 4:6And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes 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