Quotes About Power

I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.

“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ëYou are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.í

All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,í declares the Lord GOD.

For this is what the Lord GOD says: ëThe sword of the king of Babylon will come against you!

ëWhen I make the land of Egypt a desolation and empty it of all that filled it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD.í

Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,

I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.

You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.

In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.

Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.

You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan.

And at My table you will eat your fill of horses and riders, of mighty men and warriors of every kind,í declares the Lord GOD.

I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them.

and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.

The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.

The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.

and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”

As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.

As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.

Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.