Daniel 5 · Verse 22

Daniel 5:22

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
Daniel 5:22, King James Version

Daniel 5:22 in other translations

BSBBut you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
WEB“You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
ASVAnd thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this,
YLT‘And thou, his son, Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though all this thou hast known;
DARBYAnd thou, Belshazzar, his son, hast not humbled thy heart, although thou knewest all this;
BBEAnd you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;
WebsterAnd thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this;

What does Daniel 5:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. Thou hast erred not through ignorance, but through deliberate contempt of God, notwithstanding that thou hadst before thine eyes the striking warning given in thy grandfather's case.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Hast not humbled thine heart - These judgments and mercies have had no good effect upon thee.

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 5:22 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.

וְאַ֤נְתְּve.'an.tahand youH607
בְּרֵהּ֙be.Rehson hisH1247
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔רbe.le.sha.TzarO BelshazzarH1113
לָ֥אla'notH3809
הַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּhash.Pe.letyou have brought lowH8214
לִבְבָ֑ךְli.Vakhheart yourH3825
כָּל\־kol-as to
קֳבֵ֕לko.VelbecauseH6903
דִּ֥יdithatH1768
כָל\־khol-allH3606
דְּנָ֖הde.NahthisH1836
יְדַֽעְתָּ\׃ye.Da'.tayou knewH3046

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

Cross references for Daniel 5:22

  • Exodus 10:3

    And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:23

    And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

  • James 4:17

    Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:12

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord.

  • 1 Peter 5:5-6

    Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

  • James 4:6

    But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

  • Isaiah 26:10

    Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

  • Acts 5:29-33

    Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. …

  • Daniel 5:18

    O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

  • Psalms 119:46

    I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

  • Acts 4:8-13

    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. …

  • John 13:17

    If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou.
18; Ps 119:46; Mt 14:4; Ac 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.
Ex 10:3; 2Ch 33:23; 36:12; Isa 26:10; Mt 21:32; Ac 5:29-33
1Pe 5:5,6
though.
Lu 12:47; Joh 13:17; Jas 4:6,17

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Context

  • 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.

  • Daniel 5:22

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

  • Daniel 5:23

    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:

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Daniel 5:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tú, su hijo Belsasar, no has humillado tu corazón, sabiendo todo esto:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et toi, son fils Belshatsar, tu n’as pas humilié ton cœur, bien que tu aies su tout cela.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du, Belsazar, sein Sohn, hast dein Herz nicht gedemütigt, obwohl du dieses alles gewußt hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tu quoque, filius ejus Baltassar, non humiliasti cor tuum, cum scires hæc omnia: