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Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and lift up and honor the King of heaven. Everything he does is completely true, and his ways are perfectly just. And anyone who walks around all proud and arrogant? He can bring them down real quick.
Even the most powerful king learned that God's ways are always right, and pride will get you humbled every time.
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King James Version · EnglishNow I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.Ask the AI Assistant
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📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon experienced a prophetic dream about a great tree being cut down, which symbolized his own pride and the judgment that would follow. As a result, God humbled him by allowing him to lose his sanity for seven years, during which he lived like an animal in the wilderness. Upon his restoration, Nebuchadnezzar acknowledged God's sovereignty and praised Him, as recorded in this verse.