22 Yet you, his [a]son, Belshazzar, have (A)not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this, 23 but you have (B)risen up against the (C)Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines have been drinking wine out of them; and you have praised the (D)gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see, nor hear, nor understand. But the God (E)in whose hand are your life-breath and all your (F)ways, you have not glorified.

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  1. Daniel 5:22 Or descendant

22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[a] have not humbled(A) yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(B) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(C) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(D) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(E) and all your ways.(F)

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  1. Daniel 5:22 Or descendant; or successor

10 It grew up to the heavenly [a]lights, and some of the [b]lights, [c]that is, some of the (A)stars it threw down to the earth, and it (B)trampled them.

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  1. Daniel 8:10 Lit host
  2. Daniel 8:10 Lit host
  3. Daniel 8:10 Or and some of the stars

10 It grew until it reached(A) the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth(B) and trampled(C) on them.

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who opposes and exalts himself above [a](A)every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, (B)displaying himself as being God.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or everyone who is called God

He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God(A) or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.(B)

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