Daniel 5:23
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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: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.
In other translations
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: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.
Hebrew words
וְעַלve'aland againstH5922מָרֵא־mare'-[the] lord ofH4756שְׁמַיָּא׀shemaiya'heavens theH8065הִתְרוֹמַמְתָּhitromamtayou have lifted yourself upH7313וּלְמָאנַיָּאulemanaiya'and <obj.> vessels theH3984דִי־di-ofH1768בַיְתֵהּvaytehhouse hisH1005הַיְתִיוhaytivthey have broughtH858קָדָמָךְkadamayikhbefore youH6925וְאַנְתְּve'antahand youH607וְרַבְרְבָנָךְveravrevanayikhand nobles yourH7261שֵׁגְלָתָךְshegelatakhwives yourH7695וּלְחֵנָתָךְulechenatokhand concubines yourH3904חַמְרָאchamra'<the> wineH2562שָׁתַיִןshatayin[are] drinkingH8355בְּהוֹןbehonwith themוְלֵאלָהֵיvelelaheiand <obj.> [the] gods ofH426כַסְפָּא־khaspa-'<the> silverH3702וְדַהֲבָאvedahava'and <the> goldH1722נְחָשָׁאnechasha'<the> bronzeH5174פַרְזְלָאfarzela'<the> ironH6523אָעָא'a'a'<the> woodH636וְאַבְנָאve'avna'and <the> stoneH69דִּיdiwhoH1768לָא־la'-notH3809חָזַיִןchazayin[are] seeingH2370וְלָא־vela'-and notH3809שָׁמְעִיןshame'in[are] hearingH8086וְלָאvela'and notH3809יָדְעִיןyade'in[are] knowingH3046שַׁבַּחְתָּshabachtayou have praisedH7624וְלֵאלָהָאvelelaha'and <obj.> God theH426דִּי־di-whoH1768נִשְׁמְתָךְnishmetakhbreath yourH5396בִּידֵהּbideh[is] in hand hisH3028וְכָל־vekholand allH3606אֹרְחָתָךְ'orechatakhways yourH735לֵהּleh[are] to himלָאla'notH3809הַדַּרְתָּ׃hadartayou have glorifiedH1922
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