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 lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 21And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomever he will. And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this; 23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, thou hast not glorified: 24Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

Daniel 5:22 word by word

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

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

Cross-references for Daniel 5:22

• Daniel 5:18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
• Psalms 119:46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
• Matthew 14:4For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
• Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
• Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
• 2 Chronicles 33:23And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
• Isaiah 26:10Let favour be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
• Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
• Acts 5:29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves to the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
• Luke 12:47And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes .
• John 13:17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
• James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Therefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth 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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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