Daniel 4:30
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
29Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
Cross References
Genesis 11:2And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
2 Chronicles 2:5The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
Psalms 49:20A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
Isaiah 10:8“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:29-34
Nebuchadnezzar Driven among Beasts. ( b. c. 569.) 28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. 32 And they… Read the whole commentary →