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Daniel 5:22

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Belshazzar;   Daniel;   Government;   Impenitence;   Reproof;   Rulers;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Courageous Reformers;   Daniel;   Leaders;   Palliation-Denunciation;   Rebuke;   Reformers, Courageous;   Religious;   Sin;   The Topic Concordance - Government;   Pride/arrogance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Humility;   Pride;   Reproof;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Mene;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Daniel;   Humility;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Nergal-Sharezer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Daniel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Daniel, Book of;   Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baltasar;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Belshazzar ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Belshazzar;   Medes;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Daniel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Dan'iel;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Belshazzar;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin;  

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;
Easy-to-Read Version
"But Belshazzar, you already knew this. You are Nebuchadnezzar's grandson, but still you have not made yourself humble.
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;
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 Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house; the queen spoke and said: 'O king, live for ever! let not thy thoughts affright thee, nor let thy countenance be changed; 11 there is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers; 12 forasmuch as a surpassing spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and declaring of riddles, and loosing of knots, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will declare the interpretation.' 13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spoke and said unto Daniel: 'Art thou Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah? 14 I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and surpassing wisdom is found in thee. 15 And now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not declare the interpretation of the thing. 16 But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and loose knots; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt rule as one of three in the kingdom.' 17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king: 'Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 18 O thou king, God Most High gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty; 19 and because of the greatness that He gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put 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
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
Genesis 5:6
And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.
Genesis 5:24
And Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.
Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be thou wholehearted.
Genesis 24:40
And he said unto me: The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house;
Genesis 48:15
And he blessed Joseph, and said: 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath been my shepherd all my life long unto this day,
Exodus 16:4
Then said the LORD unto Moses: 'Behold, I will cause to rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in My law, or not.
Leviticus 26:12
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be My people.
Deuteronomy 5:33
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="deu.5.1" class="versetxt"> And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them. The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. The LORD spoke with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire-- I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to declare unto you the word of the LORD; for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount--saying: I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, even any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate Me, and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain. Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD thy God commanded thee. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. And thou shalt remember that thou was a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not murder. Neither shalt thou commit adultery. Neither shalt thou steal. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. These words the LORD spoke unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice, and it went on no more. And He wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me. And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain did burn with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; and ye said: 'Behold, the LORD our God hath shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the midst of the fire; we have seen this day that God doth speak with man, and he liveth. Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God may say; and thou shalt speak unto us all that the LORD our God may speak unto thee; and we will hear it and do it.' And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spoke unto me; and the LORD said unto me: 'I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee; they have well said all that they have spoken. Oh that they had such a heart as this alway, to fear Me, and keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! Go say to them: Return ye to your tents. But as for thee, stand thou here by Me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.' Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. Ye shall walk in all the way which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

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.


 
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