Daniel 5:4
“They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.”
Daniel 5:4 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- They drank wine, and praised their gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
- DARBYDarby
- They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- they have drunk wine, and have praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
Context: Daniel 5
2Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
3Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
6Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
About Daniel 5: The Writing on the Wall
The chapter unfolds the enigmatic writing on the wall during Belshazzar's feast, signaling impending judgment and the swift hand of divine justice.
Commentary
Daniel 5 is a chapter that tells the story of King Belshazzar's feast and the writing on the wall. It is a story of God's judgment and the consequences of not honoring Him.