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Daniel 4:29

Babylon
Pride

27 Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

28 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,

30 the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

31 While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
KJV
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
WEB
At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.
ASV
At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.
DARBY
At the end of twelve months he was walking upon the royal palace of Babylon:
BLB
At the end of twelve months, he was walking about the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
ÅB
Da tolv måneder var til ende, gikk han engang omkring på taket av det kongelige palass i Babel.
OTB
Et år senere gikk han på taket av det kongelige palasset i Babylon.
B1930
Da tolv måneder var til ende, gikk han engang omkring på taket av det kongelige palass i Babel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 2:21

    Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.

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  • Genesis 6:3

    So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

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  • 1 Peter 3:20

    who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

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  • 2 Peter 3:15

    Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:11

    When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

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  • 2 Peter 3:9–10

    The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

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