but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.
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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…
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Albert Barnes
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