Daniel 5:20

King James Version

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:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.

Hebrew Names Version
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

English Standard Version
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him.

New American Standard Bible
"But when his heart was arrogant and his spirit became so overbearing that he behaved presumptuously, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his dignity was taken away from him.

New Century Version
"But Nebuchadnezzar became too proud and stubborn, so he was taken off his royal throne. His glory was taken away.

Amplified Bible
"But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But when his heart was puft vp, and his minde hardened in pride, hee was deposed from his kingly throne, and they tooke his honour from him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.

Berean Standard Bible
But when his heart was exalted and his spirit hardened in pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.

Contemporary English Version
But when he became proud and stubborn, his glorious kingdom was taken from him.

Complete Jewish Bible
But when he grew proud and his spirit became hard, he began treating people arrogantly, so he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken away from him.

Darby Translation
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto presumption, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him;

Easy-to-Read Version
"But Nebuchadnezzar became proud and stubborn, so his power was taken away from him. He was taken off his royal throne and stripped of his glory.

George Lamsa Translation
But when his heart was lifted up and his pride increased, he was deposed from his kingly throne and his glory passed away from him;

Good News Translation
But because he became proud, stubborn, and cruel, he was removed from his royal throne and lost his place of honor.

Lexham English Bible
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit became hard so as to act proudly, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom and the glory was taken away from him.

Literal Translation
But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But because his herte was so proude, and his stomack set fast vnto wylfulnesse: he was deposed from his kyngly trone, and his magesty was taken from him.

American Standard Version
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

Bible in Basic English
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him;

King James Version (1611)
But when his heart was lifted vp, and his minde hardened in pride: hee was deposed from his kingly throne, and they tooke his glory from him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But because his heart was loftie, and his minde strengthened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they toke his glory from him.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was emboldened to act proudly, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his honour was taken from him.

English Revised Version
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

World English Bible
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe whanne his herte was reisid, and his spirit was maad obstynat in pride, he was put doun of the seete of his rewme;

Update Bible Version
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

Webster's Bible Translation
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:

New English Translation
And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.

New King James Version
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.

New Living Translation
But when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.

New Life Bible
But when his heart and spirit became proud and he acted in pride, he was taken from his throne and his greatness was taken from him.

New Revised Standard
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he acted proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was stripped from him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, when uplifted was his heart and, his spirit, became obstinate so as to act arrogantly, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and, his dignity, took they from him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto pride, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory was taken away.

Revised Standard Version
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him;

Young's Literal Translation
and when his heart was high, and his spirit was strong to act proudly, he hath been caused to come down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory they have caused to pass away from him,

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: ¹¹ There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; ¹² Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. ¹³ Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? ¹⁴ I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. ¹⁵ And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing: ¹⁶ And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. ¹⁷ Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. ¹⁸ O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: ¹⁹ And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Daniel 4:30-33, Daniel 4:37, Exodus 9:17, Exodus 18:11, Job 15:25-27, Job 40:11, Job 40:12, Proverbs 16:5, Proverbs 16:18, Isaiah 14:12-17, Luke 1:51, Luke 1:52, Luke 18:14

hardened: 1 Samuel 6:6, 2 Kings 17:14, 2 Chronicles 36:13, Jeremiah 19:15, Hebrews 3:13

in pride: or, to deal proudly

deposed: Chal, made to come down, Isaiah 47:1, Jeremiah 13:18, Jeremiah 48:18, Ezekiel 30:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 9:7 - the heart Deuteronomy 17:20 - his heart 1 Kings 20:32 - Thy servant 2 Kings 9:6 - I have anointed 2 Kings 14:10 - thine heart 2 Kings 19:22 - exalted thy voice 2 Chronicles 25:19 - heart 2 Chronicles 32:25 - his heart Nehemiah 9:29 - yet they Job 9:4 - who hath hardened Psalms 66:7 - let Psalms 83:2 - lifted Psalms 95:8 - Harden Psalms 138:6 - but the proud Proverbs 15:25 - destroy Proverbs 29:23 - man's Isaiah 2:12 - upon Isaiah 37:23 - against whom Isaiah 48:4 - obstinate Jeremiah 44:10 - are not Jeremiah 50:32 - the most proud Ezekiel 31:9 - made Ezekiel 31:10 - and his Daniel 4:14 - Hew Daniel 8:8 - when Daniel 11:12 - his heart Micah 2:3 - go Habakkuk 1:11 - imputing Habakkuk 2:4 - his Habakkuk 2:5 - a proud man Zephaniah 2:10 - for Malachi 3:15 - we call Romans 2:5 - But after 2 Corinthians 12:7 - lest Galatians 6:14 - that I Ephesians 4:18 - blindness Ephesians 6:9 - forbearing Hebrews 3:8 - Harden James 4:6 - God

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened it pride,.... When his heart was elated with his successes and victories, with the enlargement of his dominions, and with his grandeur and glory he had arrived unto; and his pride increased yet more, till he was strengthened and hardened in it: or, "to deal proudly" u; and behave haughtily to God and man: or, "to do wickedly", as Jarchi interprets it; for pride and haughtiness of mind puts men, especially great men, kings and monarchs, on doing things extremely vile and wicked:

he was deposed from his kingly throne; not by his nobles and subjects, but by the hand of God, which struck him with madness, and made him unfit for government; obliged him to quit the throne, and to range among the beasts of the field, as is afterwards observed:

and they took his glory from him; the watchers, the angels, or the divine Persons that ordered the tree to be cut down to the roots, Daniel 4:14, or it may be rendered impersonally, "and his glory was taken from him" w; his glory as a man, being deprived of his reason, and acting like a brute beast; and his glory as a king, which departed from him for a season, while he was driven from men, from his royal palace and court, and lived among beasts, and fed as they did, as follows:

u להזדה "ad superbe agendum", Junius Tremellius "ad superbiendum", Piscator, Michaelis; "ut superbe ageret", Cocceius. w ויקריה העדיו מנה "et gloria ejus ablata est", V. L.; "honor ejus translatus fuit", Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But when his heart was lifted up - See Daniel 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 20. He was deposed from his kingly throne — Became insane; and the reins of government were taken out of his hands.