He blessed him and said: Abram is blessed by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Daniel 5:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens. The vessels from his house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in his hand and who controls the whole course of your life. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of His house have been brought before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; but the God in Whose hand your breath is and Whose are all your ways you have not honored and glorified [but have dishonored and disgraced]. American Standard Version (1901) but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified. Common English Bible Instead, you’ve set yourself up against the Lord of heaven! The equipment of God’s house was brought to you; and you, your princes, your consorts, and your secondary wives drank wine out of it, all the while praising the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods who can’t see, hear, or know anything. But you didn’t glorify the true God who holds your very breath in his hand and who owns every road you take. Catholic Public Domain Version But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been presented before you. And you, and your nobles, and your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. Likewise, you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, and brass, iron, and wood and stone, who neither see, nor hear, nor feel, yet you have not glorified the God who holds your breath and all your ways in his hand. English Standard Version 2016 but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored. |
He blessed him and said: Abram is blessed by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
You have indeed defeated Edom, and you have become overconfident. , Enjoy your glory and stay at home. Why should you stir up such trouble that you fall #– #you and Judah with you? ’
The life of every living thing is in his hand, as well as the breath of all humanity.
Even a courageous person’s steps are determined by the Lord, so how can anyone understand his own way?
I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their iniquities. I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.
You said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to the heavens; I will set up my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly, in the remotest parts of the North. ,
For a day belonging to the Lord of Armies is coming against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up #– #it will be humbled –
‘Now I will rise up,’ says the Lord. ‘Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.
They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made from wood and stone by human hands. So they have destroyed them.
Who is it you have mocked and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
This is what God, the Lord, says – who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk on it –
I know, Lord, that a person’s way of life is not his own; no one who walks determines his own steps.
‘Make him drunk, because he has exalted himself against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughing-stock.
There is a voice of fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon. The voice announces in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance for his temple.
Summon the archers to Babylon, all who string the bow; camp all round her; let none escape. Repay her according to her deeds; just as she has done, do the same to her, for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
Your heart became proud because of your beauty; For the sake of your splendour you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the ground; I made you a spectacle before kings.
‘Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, “This is what the Lord God says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.
‘ “Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Since it towered high in stature and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,
When the army is carried off, he will become arrogant and cause tens of thousands to fall, but he will not triumph.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of the heavens, because all his works are true and his ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
It acted arrogantly even against the Prince of the heavenly army; it revoked his regular sacrifice and overthrew the place of his sanctuary.
Look, his ego is inflated; he is without integrity. But the righteous one will live by his faith. ,
Neither is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.
About eating food sacrificed to idols, then, we know that ‘an idol is nothing in the world’, and that ‘there is no God but one’.
He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil.
No creature is hidden from him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshipping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.
Now the Philistine leaders gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said: Our god has handed over our enemy Samson to us.
David spoke to the men who were standing with him: ‘What will be done for the man who kills that Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God? ’
Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.’