Tree of Life Version
Daniel 5:23
23Instead you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels of His House brought before you, and you and your nobles, your consorts and your concubines have been drinking wine in them. You have praised the gods made of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. Yet you did not honor the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
Daniel 5:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But 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, hast thou not glorified:
- New International Version (NIV)Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
Context of Daniel 5:23
21He was driven away from among men and his mind became like an animal, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he fed on grass like an ox, and his body was damp with the dew of heaven until he recognized that God Most High is sovereign over the realm of mankind and that He sets up over it whomever He wills. 22“But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. Instead you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels of His House brought before you, and you and your nobles, your consorts and your concubines have been drinking wine in them. You have praised the gods made of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. Yet you did not honor the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways. 24Therefore, the hand was sent from Him that wrote this inscription. 25“Now this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL UPARSIN.
Read all of Daniel 5Daniel 5:23 word by word
וְעַ֣ל מָרֵֽא־שְׁמַיָּ֣א׀ הִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּ וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א דִֽי־בַיְתֵ֜הּ הַיְתִ֣יו קָֽדָמָ֗ךְ וְאַ֨נְתְּ וְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְ שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְ וּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮ חַמְרָא֮ שָׁתַ֣יִן בְּהוֹן֒ וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣י כַסְפָּֽא־וְ֠דַהֲבָא נְחָשָׁ֨א פַרְזְלָ֜א אָעָ֣א וְאַבְנָ֗א דִּ֠י לָֽא־חָזַ֧יִן וְלָא־שָׁמְעִ֛ין וְלָ֥א יָדְעִ֖ין שַׁבַּ֑חְתָּ וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּֽי־נִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְ בִּידֵ֛הּ וְכָל־אֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ לֵ֖הּ לָ֥א הַדַּֽרְתָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But hast lifted upרוּםrûm · to riseH7313
- thyself againstעַל‛al · uponH5922
- the Lordמָרֵאmârê' · lordH4756
- of heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
- and they have broughtאֲתָה'âthâh 'âthâ' · to comeH858
- the vesselsמָאןmâ'n · utensilH3984
- of his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
- beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
- thee, and thouאַנְתָּה'antâh · youH607
- and thy lordsרַבְרְבָןrabrebân · nobleH7261
- thy wivesשֵׁגָלshêgâl · consortH7695
- and thy concubinesלְחֵנָהlechênâh · concubineH3904
- have drunkשְׁתָהshethâh · to drinkH8355
- wineחֲמַרchămar · wineH2562
- in them; and thou hast praisedשְׁבַחshebach · to praiseH7624
- the godsאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- of silverכְּסַףkesaph · silverH3702
- and goldדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
- of brassנְחָשׁnechâsh · bronzeH5174
- ironפַּרְזֶלparzel · ironH6523
- woodאָע'â‛ · woodH636
- and stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH69
- which seeחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
- notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- hearשְׁמַעshema‛ · to hearH8086
- knowיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
- in whose handיַדyad · handH3028
- thy breathנִשְׁמָאnishmâ' · breathH5396
- allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- thy waysאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH735
- glorifiedהֲדַרhădar · to honorH1922
Cross-references for Daniel 5:23
- Daniel 5:3So they brought the gold vessels that were taken out of the Temple of the House of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, consorts and concubines drank from them.
- 2 Kings 14:10You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become arrogant. Glory and stay at home! Why should you provoke trouble and cause your own downfall—you and Judah with you?”
- Isaiah 2:12For the day of Adonai-Tzva’ot will be against anyone proud and haughty, against anyone lifted up—he will be humbled,
- Isaiah 33:10“Now I will arise,” says Adonai. “Now I will be exalted. Now I will lift Myself up.
- Isaiah 37:23Whom did you taunt and blaspheme? Against whom did you raise your voice and haughtily lift up your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Jeremiah 50:29Summon archers to Babylon, all who bend the bow. Encamp against her all around, let no one there escape. Repay her for her deed. As all she has done, do to her. For she was arrogant against Adonai, against the Holy One of Israel.
- Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘So your heart is exalted and you say, “I am a god! I sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!” Yet you are human, not a god, even if you set up your heart like the heart of a god.
- Ezekiel 31:10Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Because you were exalted in height —its top set up among leafy branches, its heart haughty in its height—
- Habakkuk 2:4Behold, the puffed up one— his soul is not right within him, But the righteous will live by his trust.
- 1 Timothy 3:6He must not be a new believer, or he may become puffed up and fall into the same judgment as the devil.
- Revelation 13:5The beast was given a mouth uttering great boasts and blasphemies. It was given authority to act for forty-two months.
- Genesis 14:19He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by El Elyon, Creator of heaven and earth,
- Psalms 115:16The heavens are the heavens of Adonai, but the earth He gave to the children of men.
- Daniel 5:2When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the Temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his consorts and his concubines could drink from them.
- 1 Samuel 5:1Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God and they brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.
Commentaries on Daniel 5:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord - And the highest evidence of this rebellion was, the profaning the sacred vessels of the Lord's house.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. 2323. whose are all thy ways--(Jr 10:23).Read the comment
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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
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