Daniel 5:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

And because of the majesty that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Because of the greatness that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whomever he wanted, spared whomever he wanted, exalted whomever he wanted, and humbled whomever he wanted.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and because{H4481} of the greatness{H7238} that he gave{H3052} him, all{H3606} the peoples,{H5972} nations,{H524} and languages{H3961} trembled{H1934} and feared{H1763} before{H4481} him:{H6925} whom he would{H1934} he slew,{H1934} and whom he would{H1934} he kept alive;{H1934} and whom he would{H1934} he raised up,{H1934} and whom he would{H1934} he put down.{H1934}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And for{H4481} the majesty{H7238} that he gave{H3052}{(H8754)} him, all{H3606} people{H5972}, nations{H524}, and languages{H3961}, trembled{H1934}{(H8754)}{H2112} and feared{H1763}{(H8751)} before{H4481} him{H6925}: whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he slew{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6992}{(H8751)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he kept alive{H1934}{(H8754)}{H2418}{(H8683)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he set up{H1934}{(H8754)}{H7313}{(H8683)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he put down{H1934}{(H8754)}{H8214}{(H8683)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    so yt all people, kynreddes & tunges stode in awe & feare of him, by reason off the hye estate, that he had lent him. For why: he slewe, whom he wolde: he smote, whom it pleased him. Agayne: whom he wolde, he set vp: and whom he list, he put downe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And for the maiestie that he gaue him, all people, nations, and languages trembled, and feared before him: he put to death whom he would: he smote whome he would: whome he would he set vp, and whome he would he put downe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And for the maiestie that he gaue him, al people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: he slue whom he would, he smote whom it pleased him: againe, whom he would he set vp, and whom he list he put downe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he killed, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and because of the greatness that He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him: whom he willed he was slaying, and whom he willed he was keeping alive, and whom he willed he was raising up, and whom he willed he was making low;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, 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 raised up, and whom he would he put down.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, 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 raised up, and whom he would he put down.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he killed, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 2:12-13 : 12 For this reason, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 And the decree went out that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
  • Dan 3:6 : 6 And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
  • Dan 3:4 : 4 Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
  • Prov 16:14 : 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
  • Jer 25:9-9 : 9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, says the LORD, and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, says the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. 13 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings shall enslave them also: and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
  • Jer 27:5-7 : 5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed right to me. 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field I have given him also to serve him. 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his grandson, until the very time of his land comes: and then many nations and great kings shall enslave him.
  • Dan 3:20-21 : 20 And he commanded the most mighty men in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
  • Dan 3:29 : 29 Therefore I make a decree, that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap, because there is no other God who can deliver in this way.
  • Dan 4:22 : 22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong, for your greatness has grown and reaches unto heaven, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
  • Hab 2:5 : 5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither stays at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all people:
  • John 19:11 : 11 Jesus answered, You could have no power against me at all, except it were given you from above: therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin.
  • Rom 13:1 : 1 Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Dan 5:17-18
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    17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

    18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, majesty, glory, and honor.

  • Dan 4:34-37
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    34 At the end of the days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes unto heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored Him that lives forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation.

    35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say to Him, What are you doing?

    36 At the same time, my reason returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my honor and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought me out; and I was reestablished in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me.

    37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and His ways just; and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.

  • 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men.

  • Dan 5:20-21
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    20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.

    21 Then he was driven from the sons of men; his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that He appoints over it whomever He chooses.

  • 14 And there was given to him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

  • Dan 2:37-39
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    37 You, O king, are a king of kings, for the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory.

    38 And wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, he has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all. You are this head of gold.

    39 And after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you, and a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

  • Dan 4:22-26
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    22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong, for your greatness has grown and reaches unto heaven, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

    23 And as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut the tree down and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him.

    24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

    25 That they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.

    26 And as they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after you have known that the heavens do rule.

  • Dan 4:30-32
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    30 The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?

    31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken; The kingdom has departed from you.

    32 And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make you eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.

  • 26 I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be until the end.

  • 36 And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak unusual things against the God of gods, and shall prosper until the indignation is accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.

  • 21 And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings and sets up kings: he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.

  • Dan 3:28-29
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    28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God.

    29 Therefore I make a decree, that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap, because there is no other God who can deliver in this way.

  • 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth; may peace be multiplied to you.

  • Dan 5:5-6
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    5 In the same hour, fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

    6 Then the king's face changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened, and his knees knocked against each other.

  • Dan 5:23-24
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    23 But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.

    24 Then the fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written.

  • Dan 11:3-4
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    3 And a mighty king shall stand up, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.

    4 And when he stands up, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven; not to his descendants, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides them.

  • 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

  • 28 All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.

  • 11 There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.

  • 3 How great are His signs, and how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation.

  • 12 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.

  • 7 Who would not fear you, O King of nations? for it belongs to you: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like you.

  • Dan 2:47-48
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    47 The king answered and said to Daniel, Truly, your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you could reveal this secret.

    48 Then the king promoted Daniel, gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

  • 7 But God is the judge; he puts down one and exalts another.

  • 39 Thus he shall deal with the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, whom he shall acknowledge and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many and divide the land for gain.

  • 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counselors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

  • 4 Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,

  • 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who can say to him, 'What are you doing?'

  • 29 As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon your bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall come to pass.

  • 12 For this reason, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

  • 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field I have given him also to serve him.

  • 7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.