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Selected Verse: Daniel 5:20 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Da 5:20 |
King James |
But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
But when his heart was lifted up - See Dan 4:30.
And his mind hardened in pride - Margin, "to deal proudly." The state of mind indicated here is that in which there is no sense of dependence, but where one feels that he has all resources in himself, and need only look to himself.
He was deposed from his kingly throne - Margin, "made to come down." That is, he was so deposed by the providence of God, not by the acts of his own subjects. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He was deposed from his kingly throne - Became insane; and the reins of government were taken out of his hands. |
30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?