Daniel 5:19

Good News Translation

He was so great that people of all nations, races, and languages were afraid of him and trembled. If he wanted to kill someone, he did; if he wanted to keep someone alive, he did. He honored or disgraced anyone he wanted to.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:28

Evil-merodach treated him kindly and gave him a position of greater honor than he gave the other kings who were exiles with him in Babylonia.

Proverbs 16:14

A wise person will try to keep the king happy; if the king becomes angry, someone may die.

Ecclesiastes 8:3

The king can do anything he likes, so depart from his presence; don't stay in such a dangerous place.

Ezekiel 31:11

so I have rejected it and will let a foreign ruler have it. He will give that tree what it deserves for its wickedness.

Daniel 11:12

He will be proud of his victory and of the many soldiers he has killed, but he will not continue to be victorious.

Daniel 11:16

The Syrian invader will do with them as he pleases, without opposition. He will stand in the Promised Land and have it completely in his power.

Daniel 11:3

“Then a heroic king will appear. He will rule over a huge empire and do whatever he wants.

Daniel 11:36

“The king of Syria will do as he pleases. He will boast that he is greater than any god, superior even to the Supreme God. He will be able to do this until the time when God punishes him. God will do exactly what he has planned.

Daniel 3:29

“And now I command that if anyone of any nation, race, or language speaks disrespectfully of the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, he is to be torn limb from limb, and his house is to be made a pile of ruins. There is no other god who can rescue like this.”

Daniel 3:4

a herald announced in a loud voice, “People of all nations, races, and languages!

Daniel 3:6

Anyone who does not bow down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”

Daniel 4:17

This is the decision of the alert and watchful angels. So then, let all people everywhere know that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses—even to those who are least important.’

Daniel 4:19

At this, Daniel, who is also called Belteshazzar, was so alarmed that he could not say anything. The king said to him, “Belteshazzar, don't let the dream and its message alarm you.” Belteshazzar replied, “Your Majesty, I wish that the dream and its explanation applied to your enemies and not to you.

Daniel 4:22

“Your Majesty, you are the tree, tall and strong. You have grown so great that you reach the sky, and your power extends over the whole world.

Habakkuk 2:5

Wealth is deceitful. Greedy people are proud and restless—like death itself they are never satisfied. That is why they conquer nation after nation for themselves.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You have authority over me only because it was given to you by God. So the man who handed me over to you is guilty of a worse sin.”

Romans 13:1

Everyone must obey state authorities, because no authority exists without God's permission, and the existing authorities have been put there by God.

Revelation 5:9

They sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to break open its seals. For you were killed, and by your sacrificial death you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.