Daniel 4:30
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30 The king (A)spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”
Proverbs 16:18
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18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before [a]a fall.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:18 stumbling
Revelation 18:10
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10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, (A)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! (B)For in one hour your judgment has come.’
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Revelation 17:5
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5 And on her forehead a name was written:
(A)MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH.
Luke 14:11
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11 (A)For whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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- Luke 14:11 put down
Ezekiel 29:3
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3 Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
(A)“Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great (B)monster who lies in the midst of his rivers,
(C)Who has said, ‘My [a]River is my own;
I have made it for myself.’
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:3 The Nile
Isaiah 10:8-15
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8 (A)For he says,
‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
9 Is not (B)Calno (C)like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria (D)like Damascus?
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has [a]performed all His work (E)on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, (F)“I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.”
13 (G)For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
Also I have removed the boundaries of the people,
And have robbed their treasuries;
So I have put down the inhabitants like a [b]valiant man.
14 (H)My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people,
And as one gathers eggs that are left,
I have gathered all the earth;
And there was no one who moved his wing,
Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.”
15 Shall (I)the ax boast itself against him who chops with it?
Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it?
As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up,
Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:12 completed
- Isaiah 10:13 mighty
Revelation 16:19
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19 Now (A)the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And (B)great Babylon (C)was remembered before God, (D)to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
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1 Peter 5:5
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Submit to God, Resist the Devil
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
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Luke 12:19-20
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19 And I will say to my soul, (A)“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; (B)eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (C)your soul will be required of you; (D)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
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Daniel 5:18-20
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18 O king, (A)the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your [a]father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor. 19 And because of the majesty that He gave him, (B)all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he (C)executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down. 20 (D)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.
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- Daniel 5:18 Or ancestor
Ezekiel 28:2-5
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2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Because your heart is (A)lifted[a] up,
And (B)you say, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods,
(C)In the midst of the seas,’
(D)Yet you are a man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
3 (Behold, (E)you are wiser than Daniel!
There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
4 With your wisdom and your understanding
You have gained (F)riches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
5 (G)By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 28:2 Proud
Isaiah 37:24-25
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24 By your servants you have reproached the Lord,
And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the height of the mountains,
To the limits of Lebanon;
I will cut down its tall cedars
And its choice cypress trees;
I will enter its farthest height,
To its fruitful forest.
25 I have dug and drunk water,
And with the soles of my feet I have dried up
All the brooks of [a]defense.’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 37:25 Or perhaps Egypt
Psalm 73:8
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Footnotes
- Psalm 73:8 Proudly
Psalm 49:20
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20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
(A)Is like the beasts that perish.
2 Chronicles 2:5-6
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5 And the temple which I build will be great, for (A)our God is greater than all gods. 6 (B)But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him?
1 Chronicles 29:12-14
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12 (A)Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
13 “Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
14 But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And [a]of Your own we have given You.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 29:14 Lit. of Your hand
Revelation 18:21
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Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, (A)“Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and (B)shall not be found anymore.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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31 (A)Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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Habakkuk 2:4-5
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4 “Behold the proud,
His soul is not upright in him;
But the (A)just shall live by his faith.
Woe to the Wicked
5 “Indeed, because he transgresses by wine,
He is a proud man,
And he does not stay at home.
Because he (B)enlarges his desire as [a]hell,
And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied,
He gathers to himself all nations
And heaps up for himself all peoples.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:5 Or Sheol
Habakkuk 1:15-16
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15 They take up all of them with a hook,
They catch them in their net,
And gather them in their dragnet.
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
16 Therefore (A)they sacrifice to their net,
And burn incense to their dragnet;
Because by them their share is [a]sumptuous
And their food plentiful.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:16 Lit. fat
Psalm 145:5-12
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5 [a]I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And [b]on Your wondrous works.
6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,
And I will declare Your greatness.
7 They shall [c]utter the memory of Your great goodness,
And shall sing of Your righteousness.
8 (A)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 (B)The Lord is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.
10 (C)All Your works shall praise You, O Lord,
And Your saints shall bless You.
11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your power,
12 To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
Footnotes
- Psalm 145:5 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. They
- Psalm 145:5 Lit. on the words of Your wondrous works
- Psalm 145:7 eagerly utter, lit. bubble forth
Psalm 104:1
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Praise to the Sovereign Lord for His Creation and Providence(A)
104 Bless (B)the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great:
You are clothed with honor and majesty,
Esther 1:4
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4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.
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Genesis 11:2-9
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2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land (A)of Shinar, and they dwelt there. 3 Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and [a]bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. 4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower (B)whose top is in the heavens; let us make a (C)name for ourselves, lest we (D)be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
5 (E)But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6 And the Lord said, “Indeed (F)the people are one and they all have (G)one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they (H)propose to do will be withheld from them. 7 Come, (I)let Us go down and there (J)confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8 So (K)the Lord scattered them abroad from there (L)over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. 9 Therefore its name is called [b]Babel, (M)because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
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- Genesis 11:3 Lit. burn
- Genesis 11:9 Lit. Confusion, Babylon
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