4 Bible Verses about People Lacking Authority

While the word was in the king's mouth a voice came from heaven, saying: O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from you.

He will pass through the sea of affliction and will strike the waves in the sea. The depths of the Nile will dry up; and the pride of Assyria will be removed and the scepter of Egypt will depart.

I will clothe him with your robe and strengthen him with your belt. I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.