18 "O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor. |
19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the peoples and nations and men of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled. |
20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. |
21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like cattle; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and sets over them anyone he wishes. |
