it is you, O king;for you have becomegreatand grownstrong,and your majestyhas becomegreatand reachedto the skyand your dominionto the endof the earth.
They said,"Come,let us buildfor ourselves a city,and a towerwhose top[will reach] into heaven,and let us makefor ourselves a name,otherwisewe will be scatteredabroad overthe faceof the wholeearth."
He hada dream,and behold,a ladderwas seton the earthwith its topreachingto heaven;and behold,the angelsof Godwere ascendingand descendingon it.
Nathanthen saidto David,"You are the man!Thussaysthe LORDGodof Israel,It is I who anointedyou kingoverIsraeland it is I who deliveredyou from the handof Saul.
But a prophetof the LORDwas there,whose name[was] Oded;and he wentout to meetthe armywhich cameto Samariaand saidto them, "Behold,because the LORD,the Godof your fathers,was angrywith Judah,He has deliveredthem into your hand,and you have slainthem in a rage[which] has evenreachedheaven.
For Your lovingkindnessis greatabovethe heavens,And Your truth[reaches] to the skies.
Your lovingkindness,O LORD,extends to the heavens,Your faithfulness[reaches] to the skies.
"I have madethe earth,the menand the beastswhichare on the faceof the earthby My greatpowerand by My outstretchedarm,and I will giveit to the one whois pleasingin My sight.
saying,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"A greateaglewith greatwings,longpinionsand a fullplumageof manycolorscameto Lebanonand tookaway the topof the cedar.
"It is He who changesthe timesand the epochs;He removeskingsand establisheskings;He giveswisdomto wisemenAnd knowledgeto men of understanding.
The treegrewlargeand becamestrongAnd its heightreachedto the sky,And it [was] visibleto the endof the wholeearth.
and whose foliage[was] beautifuland its fruitabundant,and in which [was] foodfor all,underwhich the beastsof the fielddweltand in whose branchesthe birdsof the skylodged--
"Twelvemonthslaterhe was walkingon the [roof of] the royalpalaceof Babylon.
"At that timemy reasonreturnedto me. And my majestyand splendorwere restoredto me for the gloryof my kingdom,and my counselorsand my noblesbegan seekingme out; so I was reestablishedin my sovereignty,and surpassinggreatnesswas addedto me.
For Johnhad been sayingto him, "It is not lawfulfor you to haveher."
for her sinshave piledup as highas heaven,and Godhas rememberedher iniquities.
