Daniel 5:19

and, for the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, races and tongues, used to tremble and to withdraw falteringly from before him,—Whom he would, he slew, and, whom he would, he kept alive, and, whom he would, he set up, and, whom he would, he put down.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

In Context

18As for thee, O king, the Most High God, gave, kingship and greatness and honour and majesty, unto Nebuchadnezzar thy father;

20But, when uplifted was his heart and, his spirit, became obstinate so as to act arrogantly, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and, his dignity, took they from him;

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Cross References

2 Kings 25:28and he spake with him kind words,—and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon;

Ecclesiastes 8:3Not rashly from his presence, shouldst thou go: do not take thy stand in a vexatious thing,—for, whatsoever he pleaseth, he will do.

Jeremiah 27:5I, made The earth—The man and the beast that are on the face of the earth—By my great power, And by mine outstretched arm,—And gave it to whomsoever was right in mine own eyes.

Daniel 3:4And, the herald, proclaimed aloud,—To you, is given the word, O ye peoples, races, and tongues:

Daniel 3:20and, to men, who were the mightiest men in his army, gave he word to bind fast Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego,—to cast them into the burning furnace of fire.

Daniel 4:19Then, Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for about one moment, and, his thoughts, troubled him. The king spake and said, O Belteshazzar, let neither, the dream, nor the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My Lord, The dream, be for them who hate thee, and, the interpretation, for them who are thy foes.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:11-30

Daniel Brought before Belshazzar. ( b. c. 538.) 10 Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy… Read the whole commentary →

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