²¹ He was ·forced away [driven] from people, and his mind became like the mind of an animal. He lived with the wild donkeys and was fed grass like an ox and became wet with dew. These things happened to him until he learned: The Most High God ·rules [is sovereign] over every kingdom ·on earth [^Lof humans], and he sets anyone he chooses over those kingdoms.

²² “Belshazzar, you, his [^CNebuchadnezzar’s] ·son [descendant; or successor; ^Cnot his literal son; v. 1], already knew these things. Still you have not ·been sorry for what you have done [^Lhumbled your heart]. ²³ Instead, you have ·set yourself [exalted yourself] against the Lord of heaven. You ordered the drinking cups from the Temple of the Lord to be brought to you. Then you and your ·royal [important; noble] guests, your wives, and your ·slave women [concubines; ^Csecondary wives] drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone that cannot see or hear or understand anything [^Cthey are not really gods]. You did not honor God, who has power over your ·life [very breath] and ·everything you do [all your ways].