Daniel 5:19

New American Bible - revised edition

Because he made him so great, the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Whomever he willed, he would kill or let live; whomever he willed, he would exalt or humble.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:28

He spoke kindly to him and gave him a throne higher than that of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

Proverbs 16:14

The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise person can pacify it.

Ecclesiastes 8:3

Be not hasty to withdraw from the king; do not persist in an unpleasant situation, for he does whatever he pleases.

Ezekiel 31:11

I handed it over to a ruler of nations to deal with it according to its evil. I have cast it off,

Daniel 11:12

When the host is carried off, in the pride of his heart he shall bring down tens of thousands, but he shall not triumph.

Daniel 11:16

The invader shall do as he wills, with no one to withstand him. He shall stop in the glorious land, and it shall all be in his power.

Daniel 11:3

But a powerful king shall appear and rule with great might, doing as he wills.

Daniel 11:36

“The king shall do as he wills, exalting himself and making himself greater than any god; he shall utter dreadful blasphemies against the God of gods. He shall prosper only till the wrath is finished, for what is determined must take place.

Daniel 3:29

For we have sinned and transgressed by departing from you, and we have done every kind of evil.

Daniel 3:4

A herald cried out: “Nations and peoples of every language,

Daniel 3:6

Whoever does not fall down and worship shall be instantly cast into a white-hot furnace.”

Daniel 4:17

The tree that you saw, large and strong, its top touching the heavens, that could be seen by the whole earth,

Daniel 4:19

you are that tree, O king, large and strong! Your majesty has become so great as to touch the heavens, and your rule reaches to the ends of the earth.

Daniel 4:22

You shall be cast out from human society and dwell with wild beasts; you shall be given grass to eat like an ox and be bathed with the dew of heaven; seven years shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High is sovereign over human kingship and gives it to whom he will.

Habakkuk 2:5

Indeed wealth is treacherous; a proud man does not succeed. He who opens wide his throat like Sheol, and is insatiable as death, Who gathers to himself all the nations, and collects for himself all the peoples—

John 19:11

Jesus answered [him], “You would have no power over me if it had not been given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”

Romans 13:1

Let every person be subordinate to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God.

Revelation 5:9

They sang a new hymn: “Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation.