Daniel 4:32

And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

Cross-reference

Daniel 4:26 Parallel

In Daniel 4:26, the promise that the stump remains and the kingdom will be restored after humbling gives hope beyond the judgment here.

Daniel 4:25 Parallel

In Daniel 4:25, Daniel interprets the dream with the same words about eating grass and seven times—here fulfilled when the voice speaks.

Daniel 4:17 Parallel

Daniel 4:17 states the same principle of God's sovereignty over kingdoms, part of the same dream interpretation.

In Daniel 4:14-16, the watcher's decree details the same sentence (beast's heart, seven times) now pronounced from heaven in 4:32.

Daniel 4:36 Parallel

Daniel 4:36 describes the restoration of his throne after humbling — the full cycle from judgment to restoration in 4:32.

Daniel 4:33 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 4:33 describes the immediate fulfillment — Nebuchadnezzar's actual beast-like state as predicted in 4:32.

Daniel 4:16 Parallel

Daniel 4:16 contains the decree that his mind be changed to an animal's — exactly what happens in 4:32.

Daniel 5:21 Parallel

Daniel 5:21 recounts the same humbling of Nebuchadnezzar, directly echoing the prophecy's fulfillment.

Daniel 2:37 Parallel

Daniel 2:37 tells Nebuchadnezzar that God gave him his kingdom — the same truth he learns through humiliation in 4:32.

Daniel 2:47 Parallel

Daniel 2:47 records Nebuchadnezzar acknowledging God as Lord of kings — the acknowledgment forced upon him again in 4:32.

Daniel 2:21 Parallel

Daniel 2:21 states God deposes kings and raises others — the very sovereignty Nebuchadnezzar must acknowledge in 4:32.

Daniel 5:18 Allusion

Daniel 5:18 recalls that God gave Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, echoing the humbling lesson from Daniel 4:32.

Jeremiah 27:5 nearly repeats the same declaration — God gives the earth to whomever He pleases — directly reinforcing the core statement in Daniel 4:32.

Job 12:18-21 describes God deposing kings and leaders, directly paralleling Daniel's teaching on God's sovereignty over rulers.

Romans 13:1 Parallel

Romans 13:1 teaches that all governing authorities are established by God, aligning with Daniel 4:32's statement that the Most High gives kingdoms to anyone.

Matthew 4:9 Contrast

Matthew 4:9 shows Satan claiming authority to give kingdoms, contrasting with Daniel 4:32 where the Most High alone gives sovereignty.

John 19:11 Allusion

John 19:11 states that Pilate's authority comes from above, echoing Daniel 4:32's theme that the Most High gives sovereignty to anyone.

1 Samuel 15:28 records Saul's kingdom torn away and given to another — a direct example of God removing a kingdom and giving it to whom He chooses, exactly as Daniel 4:32 states.

Ezra 1:2 Parallel

Ezra 1:2 shows Cyrus acknowledging God gave him all kingdoms—a concrete example of the principle that God appoints rulers.

In Ezekiel 28:9, a proud ruler claiming divinity is confronted with mortality — parallels the humbling of Nebuchadnezzar's pride.

Ezekiel 31:14 describes proud rulers brought low like trees cut down — echoes Nebuchadnezzar's humbling here.

Proverbs 8:16 Related theme

Proverbs 8:16 extends the same thought that all rulers govern by wisdom, similar to Daniel's theme of divine appointment.

Proverbs 8:15 Related theme

Proverbs 8:15 attributes kings' reign to wisdom, paralleling Daniel's claim that God appoints rulers.