Daniel 5:22

Easy-to-Read Version

"But Belshazzar, you already knew this. You are Nebuchadnezzar's grandson, but still you have not made yourself humble.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.

Hebrew Names Version
You his son, Belshatztzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

King James Version
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

English Standard Version
And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

New American Standard Bible
"Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this,

New Century Version
"Belshazzar, you already knew these things, because you are a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar. Still you have not been sorry for what you have done.

Amplified Bible
"And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart (mind), even though you knew all this.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou his sonne, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all these things,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this,

Berean Standard Bible
But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.

Contemporary English Version
King Belshazzar, you knew all of this, but you still refused to honor the Lord who rules from heaven.

Complete Jewish Bible
But, Belshatzar, you, his son, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.

Darby Translation
And thou, Belshazzar, his son, hast not humbled thy heart, although thou knewest all this;

George Lamsa Translation
And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all these things;

Good News Translation
"But you, his son, have not humbled yourself, even though you knew all this.

Lexham English Bible
"But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart even though you knew all this.

Literal Translation
And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not bowed your heart, though you knew all this.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thou his sonne (o Balthasar) for all this, hast not submitted thine hert, though thou knewest all these thinges:

American Standard Version
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this,

Bible in Basic English
And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this;

King James Version (1611)
And thou his sonne, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thou his sonne, O Balthasar, hast not submitted thyne heart, though thou knewest all these thinges:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou accordingly, his son, O Baltasar, has not humbled thine heart before God: knowest thou not all this?

English Revised Version
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

World English Bible
You his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou, Balthasar, the sone of hym, mekidest not thin herte, whanne thou knewist alle these thingis;

Update Bible Version
And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this;

New English Translation
"But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, although you knew all this.

New King James Version
"But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.

New Living Translation
"You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.

New Life Bible
Yet you, his son Belshazzar, have not put away the pride from your heart, even though you knew all this.

New Revised Standard
And you, Belshazzar his son, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this!

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And yet, thou, his son, O Belshazzar! hast not humbled thy heart, though, all this, thou knewest;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou also, his son, O Baltasar, hast not humbled thy heart, whereas thou knewest all these things:

Revised Standard Version
And you his son, Belshaz'zar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

Young's Literal Translation
`And thou, his son, Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though all this thou hast known;

THE MESSAGE
"You are his son and have known all this, yet you're as arrogant as he ever was. Look at you, setting yourself up in competition against the Master of heaven! You had the sacred chalices from his Temple brought into your drunken party so that you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines, could drink from them. You used the sacred chalices to toast your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone—blind, deaf, and imbecile gods. But you treat with contempt the living God who holds your entire life from birth to death in his hand.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ Then the king's mother came into the place where the party was. She had heard the voices of the king and his royal officials. She said, "King, may you live forever! Don't be afraid! Don't let your face be so white with fear! ¹¹ There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father, this man showed that he could understand secrets. He showed that he was very smart and very wise. He showed that he was like the gods in these things. Your grandfather, King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men. He ruled over all the men of magic and the Chaldeans. ¹² The man I am talking about is named Daniel. The king gave him the name Belteshazzar. He is very smart and he knows many things. He could interpret dreams, explain secrets, and find the answer to very hard problems. Call for Daniel, he will tell you what the writing on the wall means." ¹³ So they brought Daniel to the king and he asked, "Is your name Daniel, one of the captives my father the king brought here from Judah? ¹⁴ I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you understand secrets and are very smart and very wise. ¹⁵ The wise men and the men of magic were brought to me to read this writing on the wall. I wanted them to explain to me what it means, but they could not explain it. ¹⁶ I have heard that you are able to explain what things mean, and that you can find the answer to very hard problems. If you can read this writing on the wall and explain to me what it means, this is what I will do for you: I will give you purple robes to wear and will put a gold chain around your neck. Then you will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom." ¹⁷ Then Daniel answered the king, "King Belshazzar, you can keep your gifts for yourself, or you can give them to someone else. But I will still read the writing on the wall for you and explain what it means. ¹⁸ "King, God Most High made your grandfather Nebuchadnezzar a very great and powerful king and gave him great wealth. ¹⁹ People from many nations and language groups were very afraid of Nebuchadnezzar because God made him a very powerful king. Nebuchadnezzar killed whoever he wanted and let those who pleased him live. If he wanted to make people important, he made them important. If he wanted to bring them down, he brought them down.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou: Daniel 5:18, Psalms 119:46, Matthew 14:4, Acts 4:8-13

his son: He was, strictly speaking, "his grandson;" but the term son is frequently used to denote filiation at any distance.

hast: Exodus 10:3, 2 Chronicles 33:23, 2 Chronicles 36:12, Isaiah 26:10, Matthew 21:32, Acts 5:29-33, 1 Peter 5:5, 1 Peter 5:6

though: Luke 12:47, John 13:17, James 4:6, James 4:17

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 12:6 - humbled 2 Chronicles 22:5 - Ramothgilead 2 Chronicles 30:11 - humbled themselves 2 Chronicles 33:19 - before he Psalms 10:4 - will not Psalms 94:2 - render Psalms 119:21 - rebuked Proverbs 16:18 - General Isaiah 13:11 - and I will cause Ezekiel 28:2 - Because Ezekiel 31:14 - the end Daniel 7:1 - Belshazzar Matthew 5:3 - the poor Luke 16:25 - remember Hebrews 10:26 - if Revelation 16:9 - and they

Cross-References

Genesis 5:5
So Adam lived a total of 930 years; then he died.

Genesis 5:6
After Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh.

Genesis 5:24
One day Enoch was walking with God, and he disappeared. God took him.

Genesis 6:9
This is the history of Noah's family. He was a good man all his life, and he always followed God.

Genesis 17:1
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said, "I am God All-Powerful. Obey me and live the right way.

Genesis 24:40
But my master said to me, ‘I serve the Lord , and he will send his angel with you and help you. You will find a wife for my son among my people there.

Genesis 48:15
And Israel blessed Joseph and said, "My ancestors, Abraham and Isaac, worshiped our God, and that God has led me all my life.

Exodus 16:4
Then the Lord said to Moses, "I will cause food to fall from the sky. This food will be for you to eat. Every day the people should go out and gather the food they need that day. I will do this to see if they will do what I tell them.

Leviticus 26:12
I will walk with you and be your God. And you will be my people.

Deuteronomy 5:33
You must live the way the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will continue to live, and everything will be fine with you. You will live a long life in the land that will belong to you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou his son, O Belshazzar,.... His grandson;

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hast not humbled thine heart; so as to acknowledge the most high God, and his dependence on him; to own him as his Sovereign, by whom he held his crown and kingdom, and to whom he was accountable; but, on the contrary, lifted up his heart in pride and haughtiness against him:

though thou knewest all this; either by the relation of others, his father and mother, and others; or being an eyewitness of it himself; wherefore his sin was the more aggravated, since he had had an example before him of pride being humbled in a very awful manner, and yet took no warning by it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart ... - As thou shouldst have done in remembrance of these events. The idea is, that we ought to derive valuable lessons from what has taken place in past times; that, from the events which have occurred in history, we should learn what God approves and what he disapproves; that we should avoid the course which has subjected others to his displeasure, and which has brought his judgments upon them. The course, however, which Belshazzar pursued has been that of kings and princes commonly in the world, and indeed of mankind at large. How little do men profit by the record of the calamities which have come upon others for their crimes! How little are the intemperate of one generation admonished by the calamities which have come upon those of another; how little are the devotees of pleasure; how little are those in places of power!

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 22. Hast not humbled thine heart — These judgments and mercies have had no good effect upon thee.