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Daniel 5:23

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— but you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God in whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drank wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of the heavens; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— but, against the Lord of the heavens, hast uplifted thyself, and, the vessels of his house, have they brought before thee, and, thou, and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have been drinking, wine, therein, and, gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which see not nor hear nor know, hast thou praised,—whereas, God, in whose hand thy breath is and whose are all thy ways, him, hast thou not glorified.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and against the Lord of the heavens thou hast lifted up thyself; and the vessels of His house they have brought in before thee, and thou, and thy great men, thy wives, and thy concubines, are drinking wine with them, and gods of silver, and of gold, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone, that are not seeing, nor hearing, nor knowing, thou hast praised: and the God in whose hand [is] thy breath, and all thy ways, Him thou hast not honoured.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— But hast lift thy selfe vp against the Lorde of heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his House before thee, and thou and thy princes, thy wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in them, and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which neither see, neither heare, nor vnderstand: and the God in whose hand thy breath is and all thy wayes, him hast thou not glorified.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— But hast lifted vp thy selfe against the Lord of heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in them, and thou hast praised the gods of siluer, and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which see not, nor heare, nor knowe: and the God in whose hande thy breath [is], and whose are all thy wayes, hast thou not glorified.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— But have lifted up yourself against the LORD of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your princes, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine out of them; and you have praised the gods of gold and silver, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which neither see nor hear nor know; and the God in whose hands is your breath and all your ways, you have not glorified nor honored.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And thou has been exalted against the Lord God of heaven; and they have brought before thee the vessels of his house, and thou, and thy nobles, and thy mistresses, and thy concubines, have drunk wine out of them; and thou has praised the gods of gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and wood, and stone, which see not, and which hear not, and know not: and the God in whose hand are thy breath, and all thy ways has thou not glorified.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the elahin of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the Elah in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
But hast lifted up y7313
[7313] Standard
רוּן
ruwm
{room}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7311; (figuratively only).
z8712
<8712> Grammar
Stem - Hithpolel (See H8824)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 9
thyself x7313
(7313) Complement
רוּן
ruwm
{room}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7311; (figuratively only).
against 5922
{5922} Prime
עַל
`al
{al}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5921.
the Lord 4756
{4756} Prime
מָרֵא
mare'
{maw-ray'}
(Chaldee); from a root corresponding to H4754 in the sense of domineering; a master.
of heaven; 8065
{8065} Prime
שְׁמַיִן
shamayin
{shaw-mah'-yin}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H8064.
and they have brought 858
{0858} Prime
אָתָה
'athah
{aw-thaw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0857.
z8684
<8684> Grammar
Stem - Aphel (See H8817)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 66
the vessels 3984
{3984} Prime
מָאן
ma'n
{mawn}
(Chaldee); probably from a root corresponding to H0579 in the sense of an inclosure by sides; a utensil.
of x1768
(1768) Complement
דִּי
diy
{dee}
(Chaldee); apparently for H1668; that, used as relative, conjugational, and especially (with preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as a preposition of.
his house 1005
{1005} Prime
בַּיִת
bayith
{bah'-yith}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1004.
before 6925
{6925} Prime
קֳדָם
qodam
{kod-awm'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6924; before.
thee, and thou, 607
{0607} Prime
אַנְתְּ
'antah
{an-taw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0859; thou.
and thy lords, 7261
{7261} Prime
רַבְרְבָן
rabr@ban
{rab-reb-awn'}
(Chaldee); from H7260; a magnate.
thy wives, 7695
{7695} Prime
שֵׁגַל
shegal
{shay-gawl'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7694; a (legitimate) queen.
and thy concubines, 3904
{3904} Prime
לְחֵנָה
l@chenah
{lekh-ay-naw'}
(Chaldee); from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a concubine.
have drunk 8355
{8355} Prime
שְׁתַה
sh@thah
{sheth-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H8354.
z8750
<8750> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 141
wine 2562
{2562} Prime
חֲמַר
chamar
{kham-ar'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2561; wine.
in them; and thou hast praised 7624
{7624} Prime
שְׁבַח
sh@bach
{sheb-akh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7623; to adulate, that is, adore.
z8745
<8745> Grammar
Stem - Pael (See H8835)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 23
the ´élähîn אֱלָהִין 426
{0426} Prime
אֱלָהּ
'elahh
{el-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0433; God.
of silver, 3702
{3702} Prime
כְּסַף
k@caph
{kes-af'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3701.
and gold, 1722
{1722} Prime
דְּהַב
d@hab
{deh-hab'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2091; gold.
of brass, 5174
{5174} Prime
נְחָשׁ
n@chash
{nekh-awsh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5154; copper.
iron, 6523
{6523} Prime
פַּרְזֶל
parzel
{par-zel'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1270; iron.
wood, 636
{0636} Prime
אָע
'a`
{aw}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6086; a tree or wood.
and stone, 69
{0069} Prime
אֶבֶן
'eben
{eh'-ben}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0068.
which x1768
(1768) Complement
דִּי
diy
{dee}
(Chaldee); apparently for H1668; that, used as relative, conjugational, and especially (with preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as a preposition of.
see 2370
{2370} Prime
חַזָא
chaza'
{khaz-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2372; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (that is, seem).
z8751
<8751> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 72
not, 3809
{3809} Prime
לָא
la'
{law}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3808.
nor 3809
{3809} Prime
לָא
la'
{law}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3808.
hear, 8086
{8086} Prime
שְׁמַע
sh@ma`
{shem-ah'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H8085.
z8750
<8750> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 141
nor 3809
{3809} Prime
לָא
la'
{law}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3808.
know: 3046
{3046} Prime
יְדַע
y@da`
{yed-ah'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3045.
z8751
<8751> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 72
and the ´Éläh אֱלָה 426
{0426} Prime
אֱלָהּ
'elahh
{el-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0433; God.
in whose x1768
(1768) Complement
דִּי
diy
{dee}
(Chaldee); apparently for H1668; that, used as relative, conjugational, and especially (with preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as a preposition of.
hand 3028
{3028} Prime
יַד
yad
{yad}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3027.
thy breath 5396
{5396} Prime
נִשְׁמָא
nishma'
{nish-maw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5397; vital breath.
[is], and whose [are] all 3606
{3606} Prime
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3605.
thy ways, 735
{0735} Prime
אֹרְחָה
'orach
{o'-rakh}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0734; a road.
hast thou not 3809
{3809} Prime
לָא
la'
{law}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3808.
glorified: 1922
{1922} Prime
הַדַר
hadar
{had-ar'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1921; to magnify (figuratively).
z8745
<8745> Grammar
Stem - Pael (See H8835)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 23
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Daniel 5:23

_ _ whose are all thy ways — (Jeremiah 10:23).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Daniel 5:10-29.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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lifted:

Daniel 5:3-4 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. ... They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
2 Kings 14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory [of this], and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, [even] thou, and Judah with thee?
Isaiah 2:12 For the day of the LORD of hosts [shall be] upon every [one that is] proud and lofty, and upon every [one that is] lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
Isaiah 33:10 Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
Isaiah 37:23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 50:29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
Ezekiel 28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart [is] lifted up, and thou hast said, I [am] a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou [art] a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
Ezekiel 28:5 By thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
Ezekiel 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
Ezekiel 31:10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
1 Timothy 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Revelation 13:5-6 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months. ... And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

the Lord:

Daniel 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Psalms 115:16 The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

and they:

Daniel 5:2-4 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. ... They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
1 Samuel 5:1-9 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. ... And it was [so], that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.

hast praised:

Judges 16:23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

which:

Psalms 115:4-8 Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands. ... They that make them are like unto them; [so is] every one that trusteth in them.
Psalms 135:15-17 The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands. ... They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there [any] breath in their mouths.
Isaiah 37:19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they [were] no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
Isaiah 46:6-7 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. ... They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, [one] shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Habakkuk 2:18-19 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? ... Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it [is] laid over with gold and silver, and [there is] no breath at all in the midst of it.
1 Corinthians 8:4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.

in whose:

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Job 12:10 In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Job 34:14-15 If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; ... All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
Psalms 104:29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Psalms 146:4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Isaiah 42:5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
Acts 17:25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Acts 17:28-29 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. ... Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

and whose:

Job 31:4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Psalms 139:3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways.
Proverbs 20:24 Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

hast thou:

Romans 1:21-23 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. ... And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
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