For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!
Commentaries
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But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven - The God who had so markedly rebuked and humbled Nebuchadnezzar. The monarch had…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Gods of silver ...—Compare to Deuteronomy 4:28. Belshazzar had exceeded those limits of authority over Israel which he had by righ…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
The Prophet continues his statement and confirms what I have said: namely, King Belshazzar was intractable and willfully blind to God’s judgment. <…
John Gill
JohnGill
But have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heavenF24; Who made it, and dwells in it; from which he behold…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Daniel reads Belshazzar's doom. He had not taken warning by the judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he had insulted God. Sinners are pleased with go…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes