¹¹ I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out.

¹⁸ O king, the ^(A)Most High God ^(B)gave ^(C)Nebuchadnezzar your father ^(D)kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. ¹⁹ And because of the greatness that he gave him, ^(E)all peoples, nations, and languages ^(F)trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled.

¹¹ “For thus says the Lord God: ^(A)The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you. ¹² I will cause ^(B)your multitude to fall by the swords of mighty ones, all of them ^(C)most ruthless of nations.

^12 (A)for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And ^(B)because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you.

¹³ For ^(A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

²⁰ among whom are ^(A)Hymenaeus and ^(B)Alexander, whom I ^(C)have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to ^(D)blaspheme.

Judging Others

7 ^(A)“Judge not, that you be not judged. ^2 (B)For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and ^(C)with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

²⁸ “For thus says the Lord God: ^(A)Behold, I will deliver you into the hands of those whom you hate, ^(B)into the hands of those from whom you turned in disgust,