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- "The kingª spake,ª° and said,ª° Is notª thisª² greatª Babylon,ª that¹ Iª have builtª° for the houseª of the kingdomª by the mightª of my power,ª and for the honourª of my majesty?ª" {Dan 4:30} + "O thouª king,ª the most highª Godª gaveª° Nebuchadnezzarª thy fatherª a kingdom,ª and majesty,ª and glory,ª and honour:ª ... But hast lifted up²° thyself¹ againstª the Lordª of heaven;ª and they have broughtª° the vesselsª of¹ his houseª beforeª thee, and thou,ª and thy lords,ª thy wives,ª and thy concubines,ª have drunkª° wineª in them; and thou hast praisedª° the godsª of silver,ª and gold,ª of brass,ª iron,ª wood,ª and stone,ª which¹ seeª° not,ª norª hear,ª° norª know:ª° and the Godª in whose¹ handª thy breathª [is], and whose [are] allª thy ways,ª hast thou notª glorified:ª°" {Dan 5:18-23} + "For thou¹ hast saidª° in thine heart,ª I will ascendª° into heaven,ª I will exaltª° my throneª aboveª¹ the starsª of God:ª I will sitª° also upon the mountª of the congregation,ª in the sidesª of the north:ª ... [That] madeª° the worldª as a wilderness,ª and destroyedª° the citiesª thereof; [that] openedª° not¹ the houseª of his prisoners?ª" {Isa 14:13-17} + "Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ all¹ the familiesª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will bringª° them against¹ this¹ land,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and against¹ all¹ these¹ nationsª round about,ª and will utterly destroyª° them, and makeª° them an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª and perpetualª desolations.ª ... And all¹ the kingsª of the north,ª farª and near,ª oneª with¹ another,ª and all¹ the kingdomsª of the world,ª which¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth:ª and the kingª of Sheshachª shall drinkª° afterª them." {Jer 25:9-26} + "Yea¹ also, because¹ he transgressethª° by wine,ª [he is] a proudª man,ª neither¹ keepeth at home,ª° who¹ enlargethª° his desireª as hell,ª and [is] as death,ª and cannot¹ be satisfied,ª° but gatherethª° unto¹ him all¹ nations,ª and heapethª° unto¹ him all¹ people:ª ... Thou hast consultedª° shameª to thy houseª by cutting offª° manyª people,ª and hast sinnedª° [against] thy soul.ª" {Hab 2:5-10}
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