Daniel 4:31

While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.

Cross-reference

Daniel 4:34 Historical context

Daniel 4:34 records Nebuchadnezzar's restoration after this judgment, showing the purpose of humbling him.

Daniel 4:24 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 4:24 is the prophecy of this event — the decree that the kingdom would depart, here fulfilled.

Daniel 4:37 Parallel

In Daniel 4:37, Nebuchadnezzar's response of praise shows the outcome of this humbling—pride leads to abasement and then exaltation.

Daniel 4:16 Parallel

In Daniel 4:16, the decree to give Nebuchadnezzar a beast's heart is here executed as the voice from heaven announces the kingdom's departure.

Daniel 5:28 Parallel

Daniel 5:28 records a similar judgment on Belshazzar: his kingdom is numbered and finished, paralleling this loss.

Daniel 5:5 Parallel

Daniel 5:5 records a supernatural message of judgment on Belshazzar — the same divine intervention pattern seen here in the voice from heaven.

Daniel 7:4 Parallel

In Daniel 7:4, the lion with eagle's wings (Babylon) has its wings plucked and receives a man's heart—a symbolic parallel to this judgment.

1 Samuel 13:14 declares Saul's kingdom will not continue — a parallel divine removal of kingship due to sin.

Acts 12:23 Parallel

Acts 12:23 describes an angel striking Herod down for not giving glory to God — a direct parallel to God humbling Nebuchadnezzar for his pride.

Luke 12:20 Parallel

Luke 12:20 has God call the rich fool 'Fool!' and demand his life — both are abrupt divine verdicts on arrogant self-sufficiency.

Ezekiel 28:2 condemns the prince of Tyre for claiming to be a god — similar self-exaltation as Nebuchadnezzar's pride.

Jeremiah 50:31 pronounces judgment on the 'proud one' — directly parallel to Nebuchadnezzar's pride being punished.

Jeremiah 9:23 forbids boasting in wisdom, might, or riches — exactly what Nebuchadnezzar did before his humbling.

Isaiah 14:13 records the king of Babylon's arrogant 'I will ascend' — identical pride to Nebuchadnezzar's boasting before his fall.

Psalm 12:3 Parallel

Psalm 12:3 asks God to cut off proud lips — the same theme of God silencing boastful speech as in Nebuchadnezzar's judgment.

In 1 Samuel 2:3, Hannah warns against arrogant speech — directly mirrors the pride that led to Nebuchadnezzar's downfall.

In Ezekiel 28:9, a prideful ruler (king of Tyre) is confronted with his mortality—echoing Nebuchadnezzar's humbling here when heaven declares his kingdom gone.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 depicts sudden destruction when people say 'peace and safety', echoing the sudden judgment on Nebuchadnezzar while he boasted.

In Ezekiel 29:3, Pharaoh's pride in claiming self-sufficiency parallels Nebuchadnezzar's boast, both receiving divine judgment.