Daniel 5 · Verse 20

Daniel 5:20

But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
Daniel 5:20, King James Version

Daniel 5:20 in other translations

BSBBut when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
WEBBut when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.
ASVBut when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
YLTand when his heart was high, and his spirit was strong to act proudly, he hath been caused to come down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory they have caused to pass away from him,
DARBYBut when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto presumption, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him;
BBEBut when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:
WebsterBut when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

What does Daniel 5:20 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 He was deposed from his kingly throne - Became insane; and the reins of government were taken out of his hands.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 5:18-31

Daniel reads Belshazzar's doom. He had not taken warning by the judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he had insulted God. Sinners are pleased with gods that neither see, nor hear, nor know; but they will be judged by One to whom all things are open. Daniel reads the sentence written on the wall. All this may well be applied to the doom of every sinner. At death, the sinner's days are numbered and finished; after death…

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Daniel 5:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּכְדִי֙u.khe.Diand as thatH1768
רִ֣םrimit rose upH7313
לִבְבֵ֔הּli.Vehheart hisH3825
וְרוּחֵ֖הּve.ru.Chehand spirit hisH7308
תִּֽקְפַ֣תtik.Fatit grew strongH8631
לַהֲזָדָ֑הla.ha.za.Dahto act presumptuouslyH2103
הָנְחַת֙ha.ne.Chathe was deposedH5182
מִן\־min-fromH4481
כָּרְסֵ֣אka.re.Se'[the] throne ofH3764
מַלְכוּתֵ֔הּmal.khu.Tehkingdom hisH4437
וִֽיקָרָ֖הvi.ka.Rah'and honor theH3367
הֶעְדִּ֥יוּhe'.Di.yuthey removedH5709
מִנֵּֽהּ\׃mi.Nehfrom himH4481

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 5:20

  • 2 Kings 17:14

    Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:13

    And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 13:18

    Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

  • Hebrews 3:13

    But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

  • Exodus 9:17

    As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

  • Proverbs 16:18

    Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Isaiah 14:12-17

    How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. …

  • Jeremiah 19:15

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

  • Proverbs 16:5

    Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

  • Job 40:11-12

    Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  • Job 15:25-27

    For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

  • Exodus 18:11

    Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
when.
4:30-33,37; Ex 9:17; 18:11; Job 15:25-27; 40:11,12; Pr 16:5,18
Isa 14:12-17; Lu 1:51,52; 18:14
hardened.
1Sa 6:6; 2Ki 17:14; 2Ch 36:13; Jer 19:15; Heb 3:13
in pride. or, to deal proudly. deposed. Chal. made to comedown.
Isa 47:1; Jer 13:18; 48:18; Eze 30:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 5:19

    And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, 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 set up; and whom he would he put down.

  • Daniel 5:20

    But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

  • Daniel 5:21

    And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

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Daniel 5:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas cuando su corazón se ensoberbeció, y su espíritu se endureció en altivez, fué depuesto del trono de su reino, y traspasaron de él la gloria:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais quand son cœur s’éleva et que son esprit s’endurcit jusqu’à l’orgueil, il fut précipité du trône de son royaume, et sa dignité lui fut ôtée;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als aber sein Herz sich erhob und sein Geist bis zur Vermessenheit sich verstockte, wurde er von seinem königlichen Throne gestürzt, und man nahm ihm seine Würde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quando autem elevatum est cor ejus, et spiritus illius obfirmatus est ad superbiam, depositus est de solio regni sui, et gloria ejus ablata est: