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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 lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don`t see, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.
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The God Who Holds Your Breath
Commentators stress the profound irony of Belshazzar's actions. He praised lifeless idols while actively dishonoring the very God 'in whose hand' his breath was. Scholars like Albert Barnes emphasize this as a universal truth: our absolute dependence on the God who sustains our every moment, a truth Belshazzar, and we, ignore at our peril.
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Daniel
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18th Century
Theologian
But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven - The God who had so markedly rebuked and humbled Nebuchadnezzar. The monarch had…
19th Century
Bishop
Gods of silver ...—Compare to Deuteronomy 4:28. Belshazzar had exceeded those limits of authority over Israel which he had by righ…
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet continues his statement and confirms what I have said: namely, King Belshazzar was intractable and willfully blind to God’s judgment. <…
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17th Century
Pastor
But have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heavenF24; Who made it, and dwells in it; from which he behold…
17th Century
Minister
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…