KJV King James Version
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
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Daniel 4:30
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
WEB World English Bible
The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
ASV American Standard Version
The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?
Surrounding context — Daniel 4
27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
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.
32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling [shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ [feathers], and his nails like birds’ [claws].
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עָנֵ֤הH6032 · a.nahto answerמַלְכָּא֙H4430 · me.lekhkingוְאָמַ֔רH560 · a.marto sayהֲלָ֥אH3809 · lanotדָא־H1668 · dathisהִ֖יאH1932 · huhe/she/itבָּבֶ֣לH895 · ba.velBabylonרַבְּתָ֑אH7229 · ravgreatדִּֽי־H1768 · dithatאֲנָ֤הH576 · a.nameבֱנַיְתַהּ֙H1124 · be.nahto buildלְבֵ֣יתH1005 · ba.yithouseמַלְכ֔וּH4437 · mal.khukingdomבִּתְקַ֥ףH8632 · ti.qaphmightחִסְנִ֖יH2632 · che.senauthorityוְלִיקָ֥רH3367 · ye.qarhonorהַדְרִֽי׃H1923 · ha.darhonor
Cross-references
Proverbs 16:18Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.Revelation 18:10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.Revelation 17:5And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.Ezekiel 29:3Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river [is] mine own, and I have made [it] for myself.Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.Isaiah 10:8-15For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings?Isaiah 37:24-25By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, [and] the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, [and] the forest of his Carmel.Ezekiel 28:2-5Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart [is] lifted up, and thou hast said, I [am] a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou [art] a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:1 Chronicles 29:12-14Both riches and honour [come] of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand [is] power and might; and in thine hand [it is] to make great, and to give strength unto all.Revelation 16:19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.2 Chronicles 2:5-6And the house which I build [is] great: for great [is] our God above all gods.Psalm 49:20Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.Daniel 5:18-20O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.Psalm 73:8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.Luke 12:19-20And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.Habakkuk 2:4-5Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.Revelation 18:21And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
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