Daniel 5:23
Old Testament • 32 words with Strong's data
"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:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
כְּלִי
kᵉlîy
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
בִּלְהָה
Bilhâh
Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
הָלַל
hâlal
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causative...
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
נְחֹשֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
בַּרְזֶל
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
כָּבַד
kâbad
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same t...
Key Terms in This Verse
בִּלְהָה Bilhâh
Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine
Study H1090 →הָלַל hâlal
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
Study H1984 →רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →כָּבַד kâbad
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
Study H3513 →נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Study H5178 →Cross References
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do...
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with the...
And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit...
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
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