Daniel 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.”
Daniel 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals’, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whomever he will.”
Daniel 5:21 — World English Bible
Daniel 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts’, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the Most High God ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will.”
Daniel 5:21 — American Standard Version
Daniel 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and from the sons of men he is driven, and his heart with the beasts hath been like, and with the wild asses <FI>is<Fi> his dwelling; the herb like oxen they cause him to eat, and by the dew of the heavens is his body wet, till that he hath known that God Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and whom He willeth He raiseth up over it.”
Daniel 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruleth over the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.”
Daniel 5:21 — Darby Translation
Daniel 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee was driuen from the sonnes of men, and his heart was made like the beastes, and his dwelling was with the wilde asses: they fed him with grasse like oxen, and his body was wet with the dewe of the heauen, till he knewe, that the most high God bare rule ouer the kingdome of men, and that he appointeth ouer it, whomsoeuer he pleaseth.”
Daniel 5:21 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 5:21 in Context — Daniel 5
19 et à cause de la grandeur qu’il lui avait donnée, tous les peuples, les nations, les hommes de toutes langues étaient dans la crainte et tremblaient devant lui. Le roi faisait mourir ceux qu’il voulait, et il laissait la vie à ceux qu’il voulait; il élevait ceux qu’il voulait, et il abaissait ceux qu’il voulait.
20 Mais lorsque son cœur s’éleva et que son esprit s’endurcit jusqu’à l’arrogance, il fut précipité de son trône royal et dépouillé de sa gloire;
21 il fut chassé du milieu des enfants des hommes, son cœur devint semblable à celui des bêtes, et sa demeure fut avec les ânes sauvages; on lui donna comme aux bœufs de l’herbe à manger, et son corps fut trempé de la rosée du ciel, jusqu’à ce qu’il reconnût que le Dieu suprême domine sur le règne des hommes et qu’il le donne à qui il lui plaît.
22 Et toi, Belschatsar, son fils, tu n’as pas humilié ton cœur, quoique tu susses toutes ces choses.
23 Tu t’es élevé contre le Seigneur des cieux; les vases de sa maison ont été apportés devant toi, et vous vous en êtes servis pour boire du vin, toi et tes grands, tes femmes et tes concubines; tu as loué les dieux d’argent, d’or, d’airain, de fer, de bois et de pierre, qui ne voient point, qui n’entendent point, et qui ne savent rien, et tu n’as pas glorifié le Dieu qui a dans sa main ton souffle et toutes tes voies.
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