Daniel 4:30

God Judges The King For His Hubris

²⁹ At the end of 12 months, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon, ³⁰ the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?” ³¹ While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared that the kingdom has departed from you.

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Isaiah 37:24-25

You have mocked the Lord through your servants.
You have said, “With my many chariots
I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,
to the far recesses of Lebanon.
I cut down its tallest cedars,
its choice cypress trees.
I came to its distant heights,
its densest forest.

Genesis 10:10

His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Genesis 11:2-9

As people migrated from the east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.

1 Chronicles 29:12-14

Riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler of everything. Power and might are in Your hand, and it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

2 Chronicles 2:5-6

The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods.

Esther 1:4

He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness for a total of 180 days.

Psalm 49:20

A man with valuable possessions
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.

Psalm 73:8

They mock, and they speak maliciously;
they arrogantly threaten oppression.

Psalm 104:1

My soul, praise Yahweh!
Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with majesty and splendor.

Psalm 145:5-12

I will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty
and Your wonderful works.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

Isaiah 10:8-15

For he says,
“Aren’t all my commanders kings?

Ezekiel 28:2-5

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.

Ezekiel 29:3

Speak to him and say: This is what the Lord God says:

Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
the great monster lying in the middle of his Nile,
who says, ‘My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself.’

Daniel 5:18-20

Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, greatness, glory, and majesty to your predecessor Nebuchadnezzar.

Habakkuk 1:15-16

The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.

Habakkuk 2:4-5

Look, his ego is inflated;
he is without integrity.
But the righteous one will live by his faith.

Luke 12:19-20

Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

1 Corinthians 10:31

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.

Revelation 16:19

The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; He gave her the cup filled with the wine of His fierce anger.

Revelation 17:5

On her forehead a cryptic name was written:

BABYLON THE GREAT

THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES

AND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.

Revelation 18:10

They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying:

Woe, woe, the great city,
Babylon, the mighty city!
For in a single hour
your judgment has come.

Revelation 18:21

Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:

In this way, Babylon the great city
will be thrown down violently
and never be found again.

Revelation 21:24-26

The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.