Daniel 4:28-33 - God Judges The King For His Hubris

28 All of this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 29 About a year later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30 he commented to himself, "Isn't Babylon great? I've built a royal palace in it by my own might and power, for the sake of my majesty."

31 As these words were being spoken by the king, a voice came out of heaven: "King Nebuchadnezzar, this is declared to you: 32 "The kingdom has been taken from you! You're to be driven away from people. You're to live with the wild animals of the field. You are to be made to eat grass like cattle, and seven years will pass you by until you realize that the Most High is sovereign over human kingdoms and grants them to whomever he desires.'"

33 The decree was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar immediately. He was driven away from people to eat grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky, until his hair grew like eagles' feathers and his nails like birds' claws.


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