Daniel 5:22

22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,^[a] have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this.

Daniel 5:22 in Other Translations

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

22 And you his son,Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

22 “You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.

22 "You are his son and have known all this, yet you're as arrogant as he ever was.

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

Daniel 5:22 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 5:22

And thou his son, O Belshazzar
His grandson; (See Gill on Daniel 5:1): 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.

Daniel 5:22 In-Context

20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.

21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.

22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this.

23 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.

24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 10:3; 2 Chronicles 33:23

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "descendant" ; or "successor"