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Daniel 5:22

Yet you, his son Belshazzar, have not put away the pride from your heart, even though you knew 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;
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 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 The queen heard the words of the king and his men, and came into the room where they were eating. She said, "O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts make you afraid or your face turn white. 11 There is a man in your nation who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In your father's time light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him the head of the wonder-workers, the men who learned from stars, and those who use their secret ways. 12 This was because a special spirit was found in this Daniel whom the king called Belteshazzar. He had much learning and understanding to tell the meaning of dreams and secrets and to give answers to problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what this means." 13 So Daniel was brought to the king. And the king said to him, "Are you that Daniel who is one of the people whom my father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you. Light and understanding and special wisdom have been found in you also. 15 The wise men and wonder-workers were brought in to me so that they might read this writing and tell me what it means. But they could not tell me its meaning. 16 Now I have heard that you are able to tell the meaning of such things and give answers to hard problems. If you are able to read the writing and tell me what it means, you will be dressed in purple and wear a chain of gold around your neck. And you will be the third in power in the nation." 17 Then Daniel answered the king, saying, "Keep your gifts for yourself, or give them to someone else. But I will read the writing to the king and tell him what it means. 18 O king, the Most High made your father Nebuchadnezzar king, and gave him greatness, honor, and power. 19 Because of the greatness He gave to him, all the people of every nation and language shook in fear in front of him. He killed whomever he wanted. And he let live whomever he wanted. He gave honor to whomever he wanted. And he put down whomever he wanted.

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 930 years, and he died.
Genesis 5:6
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
Genesis 5:24
Enoch walked with God, and he was seen no more, for God took him.
Genesis 6:9
This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was right with God. He was without blame in his time. Noah walked with God.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him and said, "I am God All-powerful. Obey Me, and be without blame.
Genesis 24:40
He said to me, ‘The Lord, Whom I have always obeyed, will send His angel with you to make all go well during your visit there. You will take a wife for my son from those of my family and from my father's house.
Genesis 48:15
Then he prayed that good would come to Joseph, and said, "The God with Whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God Who has been my Shepherd all my life to this day,
Exodus 16:4
Then the Lord said to Moses, "See, I will rain bread from heaven for you. The people will go out and gather a day's share every day, so I may test them to see if they will follow My Law or not.
Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God. And you will be My people.
Deuteronomy 5:33
Walk in all the way the Lord your God has told you. Then you may live, it may be well with you, and you may live a long time 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.


 
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