Verse 30

The king{H4430} spake{H6032}{(H8750)}, and said{H560}{(H8750)}, Is not{H3809} this{H1932}{H1668} great{H7229} Babylon{H895}, that I{H576} have built{H1124}{(H8754)} for the house{H1005} of the kingdom{H4437} by the might{H8632} of my power{H2632}, and for the honour{H3367} of my majesty{H1923}?

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 49:20 : 20 Man{H120} that is in honour{H3366}, and understandeth{H995}{H8799)} not, is like{H4911}{H8738)} the beasts{H929} that perish{H1820}{H8738)}.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride{H1347} goeth before{H6440} destruction{H7667}, and an haughty{H1363} spirit{H7307} before{H6440} a fall{H3783}.
  • Rev 17:5 : 5 And{G2532} upon{G1909} her{G846} forehead{G3359} was a name{G3686} written{G1125}{(G5772)}, MYSTERY{G3466}, BABYLON{G897} THE GREAT{G3173}, THE MOTHER{G3384} OF HARLOTS{G4204} AND{G2532} ABOMINATIONS{G946} OF THE EARTH{G1093}.
  • Rev 18:21 : 21 And{G2532} a{G1520} mighty{G2478} angel{G32} took up{G142}{(G5656)} a stone{G3037} like{G5613} a great{G3173} millstone{G3458}, and{G2532} cast{G906}{(G5627)} it into{G1519} the sea{G2281}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Thus{G3779} with violence{G3731} shall{G906} that great{G3173} city{G4172} Babylon{G897} be thrown down{G906}{(G5701)}, and{G2532} shall be found{G2147}{(G5686)} no more{G3364} at all{G2089}.
  • Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing{G2476}{(G5761)} afar{G3113} off{G575} for{G1223} the fear{G5401} of her{G846} torment{G929}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Alas{G3759}, alas{G3759}, that great{G3173} city{G4172} Babylon{G897}, that mighty{G2478} city{G4172}! for{G3754} in{G1722} one{G3391} hour{G5610} is{G2064} thy{G4675} judgment{G2920} come{G2064}{(G5627)}.
  • Rev 16:19 : 19 And{G2532} the great{G3173} city{G4172} was divided{G1096}{(G5633)} into{G1519} three{G5140} parts{G3313}, and{G2532} the cities{G4172} of the nations{G1484} fell{G4098}{(G5627)}: and{G2532} great{G3173} Babylon{G897} came in remembrance{G3415}{(G5681)} before{G1799} God{G2316}, to give{G1325}{(G5629)} unto her{G846} the cup{G4221} of the wine{G3631} of the fierceness{G2372} of his{G846} wrath{G3709}.
  • Ps 73:8 : 8 They are corrupt{H4167}{H8686)}, and speak{H1696}{H8762)} wickedly{H7451} concerning oppression{H6233}: they speak{H1696}{H8762)} loftily{H4791}.
  • Ps 104:1 : 1 Bless{H1288}{(H8761)} the LORD{H3068}, O my soul{H5315}. O LORD{H3068} my God{H430}, thou art very{H3966} great{H1431}{(H8804)}; thou art clothed{H3847}{(H8804)} with honour{H1935} and majesty{H1926}.
  • Ps 145:5-9 : 5 I will speak{H7878}{(H8799)} of the glorious{H3519} honour{H1926} of thy majesty{H1935}, and of thy wondrous{H6381}{(H8737)} works{H1697}. 6 And men shall speak{H559}{(H8799)} of the might{H5807} of thy terrible acts{H3372}{(H8737)}: and I will declare{H5608}{(H8762)} thy greatness{H1420}. 7 They shall abundantly utter{H5042}{(H8686)} the memory{H2143} of thy great{H7227} goodness{H2898}, and shall sing{H7442}{(H8762)} of thy righteousness{H6666}. 8 The LORD{H3068} is gracious{H2587}, and full of compassion{H7349}; slow{H750} to anger{H639}, and of great{H1419} mercy{H2617}. 9 The LORD{H3068} is good{H2896} to all: and his tender mercies{H7356} are over all his works{H4639}. 10 All thy works{H4639} shall praise{H3034}{(H8686)} thee, O LORD{H3068}; and thy saints{H2623} shall bless{H1288}{(H8762)} thee. 11 They shall speak{H559}{(H8799)} of the glory{H3519} of thy kingdom{H4438}, and talk{H1696}{(H8762)} of thy power{H1369}; 12 To make known{H3045}{(H8687)} to the sons{H1121} of men{H120} his mighty acts{H1369}, and the glorious{H3519} majesty{H1926} of his kingdom{H4438}.
  • Gen 10:10 : 10 And the beginning{H7225} of his kingdom{H4467} was Babel{H894}, and Erech{H751}, and Accad{H390}, and Calneh{H3641}, in the land{H776} of Shinar{H8152}.
  • Gen 11:2-9 : 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed{H5265}{(H8800)} from the east{H6924}, that they found{H4672}{(H8799)} a plain{H1237} in the land{H776} of Shinar{H8152}; and they dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} there. 3 And they said{H559}{(H8799)} one{H376} to another{H7453}, Go to{H3051}{(H8798)}, let us make{H3835}{(H8799)} brick{H3843}, and burn{H8313}{(H8799)} them throughly{H8316}. And they had brick{H3843} for stone{H68}, and slime{H2564} had{H1961}{(H8804)} they for morter{H2563}. 4 And they said{H559}{(H8799)}, Go to{H3051}{(H8798)}, let us build{H1129}{(H8799)} us a city{H5892} and a tower{H4026}, whose top{H7218} may reach unto heaven{H8064}; and let us make{H6213}{(H8799)} us a name{H8034}, lest we be scattered abroad{H6327}{(H8799)} upon the face{H6440} of the whole earth{H776}. 5 And the LORD{H3068} came down{H3381}{(H8799)} to see{H7200}{(H8800)} the city{H5892} and the tower{H4026}, which the children{H1121} of men{H120} builded{H1129}{(H8804)}. 6 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, the people{H5971} is one{H259}, and they have all one{H259} language{H8193}; and this they begin{H2490}{(H8687)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)}: and now nothing{H3808}{H3605} will be restrained{H1219}{(H8735)} from them, which they have imagined{H2161}{(H8799)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)}. 7 Go to{H3051}{(H8798)}, let us go down{H3381}{(H8799)}, and there confound{H1101}{(H8799)} their language{H8193}, that{H834} they may not understand{H8085}{(H8799)} one{H376} another's{H7453} speech{H8193}. 8 So the LORD{H3068} scattered them abroad{H6327}{(H8686)} from thence{H8033} upon the face{H6440} of all the earth{H776}: and they left off{H2308}{(H8799)} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} the city{H5892}. 9 Therefore is the name of it{H8034} called{H7121}{(H8804)} Babel{H894}; because the LORD{H3068} did there confound{H1101}{(H8804)} the language{H8193} of all the earth{H776}: and from thence did{H6327} the LORD{H3068} scatter them abroad{H6327}{(H8689)} upon the face{H6440} of all the earth{H776}.
  • 1 Chr 29:12-14 : 12 Both riches{H6239} and honour{H3519} come of thee{H6440}, and thou reignest{H4910}{(H8802)} over all; and in thine hand{H3027} is power{H3581} and might{H1369}; and in thine hand{H3027} it is to make great{H1431}{(H8763)}, and to give strength{H2388}{(H8763)} unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God{H430}, we thank{H3034}{(H8688)} thee, and praise{H1984}{(H8764)} thy glorious{H8597} name{H8034}. 14 But who am I, and what is my people{H5971}, that we should be{H6113}{(H8799)} able{H3581} to offer so willingly{H5068}{(H8692)} after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own{H3027} have we given{H5414}{(H8804)} thee.
  • 2 Chr 2:5-6 : 5 And the house{H1004} which I build{H1129}{(H8802)} is great{H1419}: for great{H1419} is our God{H430} above all gods{H430}. 6 But who is able{H6113}{(H8799)}{H3581} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} him an house{H1004}, seeing the heaven{H8064} and heaven{H8064} of heavens{H8064} cannot contain{H3557}{(H8770)} him? who am I then, that I should build{H1129}{(H8799)} him an house{H1004}, save only{H518} to burn sacrifice{H6999}{(H8687)} before{H6440} him?
  • Esth 1:4 : 4 When he shewed{H7200}{(H8687)} the riches{H6239} of his glorious{H3519} kingdom{H4438} and the honour{H3366} of his excellent{H8597} majesty{H1420} many{H7227} days{H3117}, even an hundred{H3967} and fourscore{H8084} days{H3117}.
  • Isa 10:8-9 : 8 For he saith{H559}{(H8799)}, Are not my princes{H8269} altogether{H3162} kings{H4428}? 9 Is not Calno{H3641} as Carchemish{H3751}? is not Hamath{H2574} as Arpad{H774}? is not Samaria{H8111} as Damascus{H1834}? 10 As my hand{H3027} hath found{H4672}{(H8804)} the kingdoms{H4467} of the idols{H457}, and whose graven images{H6456} did excel them of Jerusalem{H3389} and of Samaria{H8111}; 11 Shall I not, as I have done{H6213}{(H8804)} unto Samaria{H8111} and her idols{H457}, so do{H6213}{(H8799)} to Jerusalem{H3389} and her idols{H6091}? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord{H136} hath performed{H1214}{(H8762)} his whole work{H4639} upon mount{H2022} Zion{H6726} and on Jerusalem{H3389}, I will punish{H6485}{(H8799)} the fruit{H6529} of the stout{H1433} heart{H3824} of the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804}, and the glory{H8597} of his high{H7312} looks{H5869}. 13 For he saith{H559}{(H8804)}, By the strength{H3581} of my hand{H3027} I have done{H6213}{(H8804)} it, and by my wisdom{H2451}; for I am prudent{H995}{(H8738)}: and I have removed{H5493}{(H8686)} the bounds{H1367} of the people{H5971}, and have robbed{H8154}{(H8782)} their treasures{H6259}{(H8675)}{H6264}, and I have put down{H3381}{(H8686)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} like a valiant{H47}{H3524} man: 14 And my hand{H3027} hath found{H4672}{(H8799)} as a nest{H7064} the riches{H2428} of the people{H5971}: and as one gathereth{H622}{(H8800)} eggs{H1000} that are left{H5800}{(H8803)}, have I gathered{H622}{(H8804)} all the earth{H776}; and there was none that moved{H5074}{(H8802)} the wing{H3671}, or opened{H6475}{(H8802)} the mouth{H6310}, or peeped{H6850}{(H8772)}. 15 Shall the axe{H1631} boast{H6286}{(H8691)} itself against him that heweth{H2672}{(H8802)} therewith? or shall the saw{H4883} magnify{H1431}{(H8691)} itself against him that shaketh{H5130}{(H8688)} it? as if the rod{H7626} should shake{H5130}{(H8687)} itself against them that lift it up{H7311}{(H8688)}, or as if the staff{H4294} should lift up{H7311}{(H8687)} itself, as if it were no wood{H6086}.
  • Isa 37:24-25 : 24 By{H3027} thy servants{H5650} hast thou reproached{H2778}{(H8765)} the Lord{H136}, and hast said{H559}{(H8799)}, By the multitude{H7230} of my chariots{H7393} am I come up{H5927}{(H8804)} to the height{H4791} of the mountains{H2022}, to the sides{H3411} of Lebanon{H3844}; and I will cut down{H3772}{(H8799)} the tall{H6967} cedars{H730} thereof, and the choice{H4005} fir trees{H1265} thereof: and I will enter{H935}{(H8799)} into the height{H4791} of his border{H7093}, and the forest{H3293} of his Carmel{H3760}. 25 I have digged{H6979}{(H8804)}, and drunk{H8354}{(H8804)} water{H4325}; and with the sole{H3709} of my feet{H6471} have I dried up{H2717}{(H8686)} all the rivers{H2975} of the besieged places{H4693}.
  • Ezek 28:2-5 : 2 Son{H1121} of man{H120}, say{H559}{(H8798)} unto the prince{H5057} of Tyrus{H6865}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Because thine heart{H3820} is lifted up{H1361}{(H8804)}, and thou hast said{H559}{(H8799)}, I am a God{H410}, I sit{H3427}{(H8804)} in the seat{H4186} of God{H430}, in the midst{H3820} of the seas{H3220}; yet thou art a man{H120}, and not God{H410}, though thou set{H5414}{(H8799)} thine heart{H3820} as the heart{H3820} of God{H430}: 3 Behold, thou art wiser{H2450} than Daniel{H1840}; there is no secret{H5640}{(H8803)} that they can hide{H6004}{(H8804)} from thee: 4 With thy wisdom{H2451} and with thine understanding{H8394} thou hast gotten{H6213}{(H8804)} thee riches{H2428}, and hast gotten{H6213}{(H8799)} gold{H2091} and silver{H3701} into thy treasures{H214}: 5 By thy great{H7230} wisdom{H2451} and by thy traffick{H7404} hast thou increased{H7235}{(H8689)} thy riches{H2428}, and thine heart{H3824} is lifted up{H1361}{(H8799)} because of thy riches{H2428}:
  • Ezek 29:3 : 3 Speak{H1696}{(H8761)}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh{H6547} king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714}, the great{H1419} dragon{H8577} that lieth{H7257}{(H8802)} in the midst{H8432} of his rivers{H2975}, which hath said{H559}{(H8804)}, My river{H2975} is mine own, and I have made{H6213}{(H8804)} it for myself.
  • Dan 5:18-20 : 18 O thou{H607} king{H4430}, the most high{H5943} God{H426} gave{H3052}{(H8754)} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} thy father{H2} a kingdom{H4437}, and majesty{H7238}, and glory{H3367}, and honour{H1923}: 19 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)}. 20 But when his heart{H3825} was lifted up{H7313}{(H8752)}, and his mind{H7308} hardened{H8631}{(H8748)} in pride{H2103}{(H8682)}, he was deposed{H5182}{(H8717)} from{H4481} his kingly{H4437} throne{H3764}, and they took{H5709}{(H8684)} his glory{H3367} from him{H4481}:
  • Hab 1:15-16 : 15 They take up{H5927}{(H8689)} all of them with the angle{H2443}, they catch{H1641}{(H8799)} them in their net{H2764}, and gather{H622}{(H8799)} them in their drag{H4365}: therefore they rejoice{H8055}{(H8799)} and are glad{H1523}{(H8799)}. 16 Therefore they sacrifice{H2076}{(H8762)} unto their net{H2764}, and burn incense{H6999}{(H8762)} unto their drag{H4365}; because by them{H1992} their portion{H2506} is fat{H8082}, and their meat{H3978} plenteous{H1277}.
  • Hab 2:4-5 : 4 Behold, his soul{H5315} which is lifted up{H6075}{(H8795)} is not upright{H3474}{(H8804)} in him: but the just{H6662} shall live{H2421}{(H8799)} by his faith{H530}. 5 Yea also, because he transgresseth{H898}{(H8802)} by wine{H3196}, he is a proud{H3093} man{H1397}, neither keepeth at home{H5115}{(H8799)}, who enlargeth{H7337}{(H8689)} his desire{H5315} as hell{H7585}, and is as death{H4194}, and cannot be satisfied{H7646}{(H8799)}, but gathereth{H622}{(H8799)} unto him all nations{H1471}, and heapeth{H6908}{(H8799)} unto him all people{H5971}:
  • Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And{G2532} I will say{G2046}{(G5692)} to my{G3450} soul{G5590}, Soul{G5590}, thou hast{G2192}{(G5719)} much{G4183} goods{G18} laid up{G2749}{(G5740)} for{G1519} many{G4183} years{G2094}; take thine ease{G373}{(G5732)}, eat{G5315}{(G5628)}, drink{G4095}{(G5628)}, and be merry{G2165}{(G5744)}. 20 But{G1161} God{G2316} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto him{G846}, Thou fool{G878}, this{G5026} night{G3571} thy{G4675} soul{G5590} shall be required{G523}{(G5719)} of{G575} thee{G4675}: then{G1161} whose{G5101} shall those things be{G2071}{(G5704)}, which{G3739} thou hast provided{G2090}{(G5656)}?
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 For{G3754} whosoever{G3956} exalteth{G5312}{(G5723)} himself{G1438} shall be abased{G5013}{(G5701)}; and{G2532} he that humbleth{G5013}{(G5723)} himself{G1438} shall be exalted{G5312}{(G5701)}.
  • 1 Cor 10:31 : 31 Whether{G1535} therefore{G3767} ye eat{G2068}{(G5719)}, or{G1535} drink{G4095}{(G5719)}, or{G1535} whatsoever{G5100} ye do{G4160}{(G5719)}, do{G4160}{(G5720)} all{G3956} to{G1519} the glory{G1391} of God{G2316}.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise{G3668}, ye younger{G3501}, submit yourselves{G5293}{(G5649)} unto the elder{G4245}. Yea{G1161}, all{G3956} of you be subject{G5293}{(G5746)} one to another{G240}, and be clothed{G1463}{(G5663)} with humility{G5012}: for{G3754} God{G2316} resisteth{G498}{(G5731)} the proud{G5244}, and{G1161} giveth{G1325}{(G5719)} grace{G5485} to the humble{G5011}.
  • Rev 21:24-26 : 24 And{G2532} the nations{G1484} of them which are saved{G4982}{(G5746)} shall walk{G4043}{(G5692)} in{G1722} the light{G5457} of it{G846}: and{G2532} the kings{G935} of the earth{G1093} do bring{G5342}{(G5719)} their{G846} glory{G1391} and{G2532} honour{G5092} into{G1519} it{G846}. 25 And{G2532} the gates{G4440} of it{G846} shall{G2808} not{G3364} be shut{G2808}{(G5686)} at all{G3364} by day{G2250}: for{G1063} there shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} no{G3756} night{G3571} there{G1563}. 26 And{G2532} they shall bring{G5342}{(G5692)} the glory{G1391} and{G2532} honour{G5092} of the nations{G1484} into{G1519} it{G846}.