Daniel 5:19

Contemporary English Version 1995

God did such great things for him that people of all nations and races shook with fear. Your father had the power of life or death over everyone, and he could honor or ruin anyone he chose.

Cross References

Daniel 3:6

Anyone who refuses will at once be thrown into a flaming furnace.

Daniel 3:4

Then an official stood up and announced: People of every nation and race, now listen to the king's command!

Romans 13:1

Obey the rulers who have authority over you. Only God can give authority to anyone, and he puts these rulers in their places of power.

John 19:11

Jesus replied, “If God had not given you the power, you couldn't do anything at all to me. But the one who handed me over to you did something even worse.”

Habakkuk 2:5

Wine is treacherous, and arrogant people are never satisfied. They are no less greedy than death itself— they open their mouths as wide as the world of the dead and swallow everyone.

Daniel 4:22

Your Majesty, that tree is you. Your glorious reputation has reached heaven, and your kingdom covers the earth.

Daniel 3:29

And I won't allow people of any nation or race to say anything against their God. Anyone who does will be chopped up and their houses will be torn down, because no other god has such great power to save.

Proverbs 16:14

An angry ruler can put you to death. So be wise! Don't make one angry.

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.

2 Kings 25:28

Evil-Merodach was kind to Jehoiachin and honored him more than any of the other kings held prisoner there.

Ezekiel 31:11

So I, the Lord God, will reject the tree and hand it over to a foreign ruler, who will punish it for its wickedness.

Daniel 4:17

This punishment is given at the command of the holy angels. It will show to all who live that God Most High controls all kingdoms and chooses for their rulers persons of humble birth.’

Daniel 11:3

Then a mighty king will come to power and will be able to do whatever he pleases.

Daniel 11:16

The king who invaded from the north will do as he pleases, and he will even capture and destroy the holy land.

Daniel 11:36

This king will do as he pleases. He will proudly claim to be greater than any god and will insult the only true God. Indeed, he will be successful until God is no longer angry with his people.

Ecclesiastes 8:3

Don't quickly oppose the king or argue when he has already made up his mind.

Daniel 4:19

For a while, Daniel was terribly confused and worried by what he was thinking. But I said, “Don't be bothered either by the dream or by what it means.” Daniel replied: Your Majesty, I wish the dream had been against your enemies.

Daniel 11:12

The king of the south will feel proud because of the many thousands he has killed. But his victories won't last long,