Daniel 5:4

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

Cross-reference

Daniel 5:23 Citation

In Daniel 5:23, Daniel repeats this idolatrous praise as evidence of Belshazzar's pride.

Daniel 4:37 Contrast

In Daniel 4:37, Nebuchadnezzar humbly praises the true God — stark contrast to Belshazzar's idolatry.

Daniel 3:8-18 shows Shadrach et al. refusing to worship the idol, directly contrasting Belshazzar's court praising similar idols.

Daniel 3:1-7 describes Nebuchadnezzar's golden image and forced worship, mirroring the idolatrous praise of man-made gods in Daniel 5:4.

Daniel 4:31 Parallel

Daniel 4:31 records Nebuchadnezzar's humbling — a parallel to Belshazzar's pride and impending judgment here.

Revelation 9:20 echoes the same list of idol materials (gold, silver, brass, stone, wood) as those worshipped in Daniel 5:4.

Psalm 115:4-8 describes idols as silver and gold, work of hands, and their makers becoming like them—exposing the folly of praising such gods.

Psalm 135:15-18 also mocks idols of silver and gold with mouths that cannot speak, reinforcing the emptiness of Belshazzar's worship.

Habakkuk 2:19 denounces worship of wood and stone overlaid with gold and silver—exactly the lifeless idols praised here.

Isaiah 42:8 Contrast

Isaiah 42:8 declares God will not share His glory with idols, contrasting Belshazzar praising gods of gold and silver.

Exodus 20:23 forbids making gods of silver and gold—the very command broken by praising such idols here.

Jeremiah 50:38 describes Babylon as a land mad after graven images — the same idolatry displayed here.

Ezekiel 20:32 rebukes Israel for wanting to serve wood and stone like the nations — the very practice here.

Jeremiah 10:4-9 exposes the foolishness of idols made with silver and gold—the same kind of gods glorified here.

Isaiah 46:7 Parallel

Isaiah 46:7 mocks idols as powerless to save—contrasting the futile praise of these same lifeless gods at the feast.

Isaiah 46:6 Parallel

Isaiah 46:6 describes making gods from gold and silver—the very materials of the idols honored at this feast.

Isaiah 42:17 pronounces shame on those who trust graven images—the same false gods praised here at Belshazzar's feast.

Acts 17:29 Parallel

Acts 17:29 argues God is not like gold, silver, or stone—the very materials honored as gods at this feast.

Isaiah 40:20 continues the idol-making theme, choosing wood that won't rot—further illustrating the man-made nature of the gods Belshazzar praised.

Isaiah 40:19 describes a craftsman making a metal idol, connecting to the materials praised in Daniel 5:4 and highlighting their human origin.

Genesis 35:2 records Jacob purging foreign gods—a direct contrast to the court praising them with wine.