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Daniel 5:4

Good News Translation

and praised gods made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

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Then Adonijah's guests were afraid, and they all got up and left, each going his own way.

All who trust in idols, who call images their gods, will be humiliated and disgraced.”

“I alone am the Lord your God. No other god may share my glory; I will not let idols share my praise.

Daniel made up his mind not to let himself become ritually unclean by eating the food and drinking the wine of the royal court, so he asked Ashpenaz to help him,

“And now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, honor, and glorify the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right and just, and he can humble anyone who acts proudly.”

You acted against the Lord of heaven and brought in the cups and bowls taken from his Temple. You, your noblemen, your wives, and your concubines drank wine out of them and praised gods made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that cannot see or hear and that do not know anything. But you did not honor the God who determines whether you live or die and who controls everything you do.

At once the gold cups and bowls were brought in, and they all drank wine out of them

Suddenly a human hand appeared and began writing on the plaster wall of the palace, where the light from the lamps was shining most brightly. And the king saw the hand as it was writing.

So you will be the first to go into exile. Your feasts and banquets will come to an end.

You are doomed! You say to a piece of wood, “Wake up!” or to a block of stone, “Get up!” Can an idol reveal anything to you? It may be covered with silver and gold, but there is no life in it.

Since we are God's children, we should not suppose that his nature is anything like an image of gold or silver or stone, shaped by human art and skill.




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