Daniel 4:24
this is the interpretation, O king: It is the decree of the Most High [God], which has come upon my lord the king:
Psalm 107:40
He pours contempt on princes
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
Job 40:11-12
“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath,
And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
Job 1:12-19
Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that Job has is in your power, only do not put your hand on the man himself.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.
Job 20:29
“This is the wicked man’s portion from God,
And the heritage decreed and appointed to him by God.”
Psalm 2:7
“I will declare the decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are My Son;
This day [I proclaim] I have begotten You.
Psalm 148:6
He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which shall not pass away.
Isaiah 14:24-27
The Lord of hosts has sworn [an oath], saying, “Just as I have intended, so it has certainly happened, and just as I have planned, so it will stand—
Isaiah 23:9
The Lord of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty,
To bring into contempt and humiliation all the honored of the earth.
Isaiah 46:10-11
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
Daniel 4:17
“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
So that the living may know [without any doubt]
That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind
And He bestows it on whomever He desires
And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”
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The decree
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The decree
“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
So that the living may know [without any doubt]
That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind
And He bestows it on whomever He desires
And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”
“This is the wicked man’s portion from God,
And the heritage decreed and appointed to him by God.”
The Lord of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty,
To bring into contempt and humiliation all the honored of the earth.
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
Come
“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath,
And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
He pours contempt on princes
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.