Daniel 5:4
Daniel · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.”Daniel 5:4
What Does Daniel 5:4 Mean?
Daniel 5:4 is found in the book of Daniel, chapter 5, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Daniel 5:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Daniel 5:23“But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:”James 5:13“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.”Habakkuk 2:19“Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.”Psalms 135:15“The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”Judges 16:24“And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.”1 Thessalonians 5:7“For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.”Revelation 9:20“And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:”Psalms 115:4“Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”Isaiah 40:19“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.”Isaiah 42:8“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”Isaiah 46:6“They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.”Jeremiah 10:4“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”Ezekiel 20:32“And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.”Daniel 4:31“While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.”Amos 6:7“Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.”Acts 17:29“Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.”1 Corinthians 8:5“For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)”Genesis 35:2“Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:”Exodus 20:23“Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”Exodus 32:18“And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.”
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