Daniel 5:4

The Passion Translation

As they all drank their wine, they praised their man-made gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

Cross References

Isaiah 42:17

But those who trust in idols, who say to their metal images, “You are our gods,” will be turned aside in total disgrace.

Isaiah 42:8

I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not give my glory to another god nor my renown to idols.

Daniel 1:8

However, Daniel determined in his heart not to contaminate himself with the food and wine from the royal table, so he begged the chief official to exempt him from the royal diet.

Daniel 4:37

And now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol, and glorify God, the King of heaven! All his works are right and true, and all his ways are right. He knows how to humble those who strut around in pride.”

Daniel 5:23

Instead, you lifted yourself up above the sovereign Lord of the heavens. And you brought into your banquet hall the vessels of his temple so that you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines might drink wine from them. You lifted praises to your gods of gold and silver, of bronze and iron, of wood and stone, who do not see or hear or know anything; but the God who controls your very life breath and every move you make you did not glorify.

Daniel 5:3

So they brought in the sacred gold vessels that were seized from the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines all drank from them.

Daniel 5:5

Then all at once, a human hand appeared out of thin air, and its finger began writing on the white-washed wall of the palace, illuminated by the lampstand nearby. When the king witnessed this strange hand as it was writing,

Acts 17:29

“Since our lineage can be traced back to God, how could we even think that the divine image could be compared to something made of gold, silver, or stone, sculpted by man’s artwork and clever imagination?