23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
Daniel 5:23
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Greek Daniel 5:22–24
22 “You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, (WEB) 23 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 d… (WEB)
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Daniel 5:2–4
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