Job 34:24
New Living Translation
24 He brings the mighty to ruin without asking anyone,
and he sets up others in their place.
Job 34:24
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Daniel 2:21
New Living Translation
21 He controls the course of world events;
he removes kings and sets up other kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the scholars.
Psalm 113:7-8
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7 He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
8 He sets them among princes,
even the princes of his own people!
Psalm 113:7-8
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Psalm 2:9
New Living Translation
9 You will break[a] them with an iron rod
and smash them like clay pots.’”
Daniel 5:28-31
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28 Parsin[a] means ‘divided’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was dressed in purple robes, a gold chain was hung around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian[b] king, was killed.[c]
31 [d]And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
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Daniel 5:28-31
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29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(C) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(D)
30 That very night Belshazzar,(E) king(F) of the Babylonians,[b] was slain,(G) 31 and Darius(H) the Mede(I) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.[c]
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
- Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans
- Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.
Daniel 2:44-45
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44 “During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever. 45 That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain, though not by human hands, that crushed to pieces the statue of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God was showing the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its meaning is certain.”
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Daniel 2:44-45
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44 “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush(A) all those kingdoms(B) and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.(C) 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock(D) cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands(E)—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.
“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future.(F) The dream is true(G) and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
Daniel 2:34-35
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34 As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain,[a] but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits. 35 The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the wind blew them away without a trace, like chaff on a threshing floor. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth.
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Daniel 2:34-35
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34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands.(A) It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed(B) them.(C) 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away(D) without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain(E) and filled the whole earth.(F)
Jeremiah 51:20-23
New Living Translation
Babylon’s Great Punishment
20 “You[a] are my battle-ax and sword,”
says the Lord.
“With you I will shatter nations
and destroy many kingdoms.
21 With you I will shatter armies—
destroying the horse and rider,
the chariot and charioteer.
22 With you I will shatter men and women,
old people and children,
young men and young women.
23 With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,
farmers and oxen,
captains and officers.
Jeremiah 51:20-23
New International Version
20 “You are my war club,(A)
my weapon for battle—
with you I shatter(B) nations,(C)
with you I destroy kingdoms,
21 with you I shatter horse and rider,(D)
with you I shatter chariot(E) and driver,
22 with you I shatter man and woman,
with you I shatter old man and youth,
with you I shatter young man and young woman,(F)
23 with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
with you I shatter governors and officials.(G)
Psalm 94:5
New Living Translation
5 They crush your people, Lord,
hurting those you claim as your own.
Psalm 94:5
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Psalm 72:4
New Living Translation
4 Help him to defend the poor,
to rescue the children of the needy,
and to crush their oppressors.
Psalm 72:4
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Job 19:2
New Living Translation
2 “How long will you torture me?
How long will you try to crush me with your words?
Job 19:2
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Job 12:19
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19 He leads priests away, stripped of status;
he overthrows those with long years in power.
Job 12:19
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1 Kings 14:14
New Living Translation
14 “In addition, the Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. This will happen today, even now!
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1 Kings 14:14
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14 “The Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam. Even now this is beginning to happen.[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 14:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
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