Daniel 5:18-31 (Holman Christian Standard)
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Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, greatness, glory, and majesty to your predecessor Nebuchadnezzar.
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Because of the greatness He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages were terrified and fearful of him.a He killed anyone he wanted and kept alive anyone he wanted; he exalted anyone he wanted and humbled anyone he wanted.
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But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.
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He was driven away from people, his mind was like an animal's, he lived with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky until he acknowledged that the Most High God is ruler over the kingdom of men and sets anyone He wants over it.
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"But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
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Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His houseb were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.c
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Therefore, He sent the hand, and this writing was inscribed.
The Inscription's Interpretation
25 "This is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN 26 This is the interpretation of the message: MENEd [means that] God has numbered [the days of] your kingdom and brought it to an end. 27 TEKELe [means that] you have been weighed in the balance and found deficient. 28 PERESf [means that] your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians." 29 Then Belshazzar gave an order, and they clothed Daniel in purple, [placed] a gold chain around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 That very night Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans was killed, 31 g and Darius the Medeh received the kingdom at the age of 62.Holman Christian Standard Bible ® Copyright © 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Holman Christian Standard)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Geneva Study Bible
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
- Daniel
- Daniel 5
- Daniel 5:18
- Daniel 5:19
- Daniel 5:20
- Daniel 5:21
- Daniel 5:22
- Daniel 5:23
- Daniel 5:24
- Daniel 5:25
- Daniel 5:26
- Daniel 5:27
- Daniel 5:28
- Daniel 5:29
- Daniel 5:30
- Daniel 5:31
Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete)
Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise)
Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)
Treasury Of Scripture Knowledge
- Daniel
- Daniel 5
- Daniel 5:18
- Daniel 5:19
- Daniel 5:20
- Daniel 5:21
- Daniel 5:22
- Daniel 5:23
- Daniel 5:24
- Daniel 5:25
- Daniel 5:26
- Daniel 5:27
- Daniel 5:28
- Daniel 5:29
- Daniel 5:30
- Daniel 5:31
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
a.
Daniel 5:19 - Dn 6:26
b.
Daniel 5:23 - God's temple
c.
Daniel 5:23 - Lit and all your ways belong to Him
d.
Daniel 5:26 - Or numbered, or a mina; a weight of 500 to 600 grams
e.
Daniel 5:27 - Or weighed, or a shekel; a weight of 10 grams
f.
Daniel 5:28 - Or divided, or half a shekel; sg form of PARSIN in v. 25
g.
Daniel 5:31 - Dn 6:1 in Hb
h.
Daniel 5:31 - Dn 6:1; 9:1; 11:1