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Daniel 5:23 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Daniel 5:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 5 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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:”
Daniel 5:23 (KJV)
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Commentary on Daniel 5:23
Daniel specifies the sacrilege: 'But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee...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.' The indictment contrasts Belshazzar's worship of lifeless idols with the living God who controls his very breath. The irony is devastating—praising objects 'which see not, nor hear, nor know' while ignoring God who holds his 'breath' an...
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Cross-References for Daniel 5:23
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“and the breath of all mankind?”
“Nebuchadnezzar”
“Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice”
“I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.”
“and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:”
“the work of men's hands.”
“and number all my steps?”
“all those who bend the bow; encamp against her round about; let none of it escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she has done”
“Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?”