Daniel 4:30
He said, “I was the one who built this great city of Babylon! By my own great power I built it as my royal residence for my majestic glory!”
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29Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon.
Cross References
Genesis 11:2As they moved east they discovered a plain in the land of Shinar so they settled there.
2 Chronicles 2:5This Temple I am about to build must be impressive, because our God is greater than all gods.
Psalms 49:20Human beings, for all their fame, don't understand, and they die, just like the animals.
Psalms 104:1Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!
Proverbs 11:2With pride comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Isaiah 10:8He says: “All my commanders are kings!
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 →