Dan 5:17-23 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 17 Let thy gifts be to thyself - They could be of little use to any, as the city was in a few hours to be taken and pillaged.

‏ Daniel 5:17-23

Verse 17

Let thy gifts be to thyself - They could be of little use to any, as the city was in a few hours to be taken and pillaged. Verse 18

Nebuchadnezzar thy father - Or grandfather, as the margin reads, Dan 5:2. See the notes on Dan 5:1 (note). Verse 19

Whom he would he slew - The genuine character of a despot, whose will is the only rule of his conduct. Verse 20

He was deposed from his kingly throne - Became insane; and the reins of government were taken out of his hands. Verse 22

Hast not humbled thine heart - These judgments and mercies have had no good effect upon thee. Verse 23

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord - And the highest evidence of this rebellion was, the profaning the sacred vessels of the Lord's house.