Jeremiah 27:6
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 51:20-23, Babylon is God's war club to break nations, reinforcing the theme of Nebuchadnezzar as God's servant.
Jeremiah 25:9 calls Nebuchadnezzar God's servant and uses him to judge — directly aligning with God giving him authority over nations.
Jeremiah 28:14 repeats the same prophecy: God puts a yoke on nations and gives beasts to Nebuchadnezzar, reinforcing the message.
Jeremiah 49:30 shows Nebuchadnezzar as God's instrument bringing calamity on Edom, echoing His sovereign control over nations.
Daniel 5:19 describes the majesty and fear Nebuchadnezzar received from God — consistent with Jeremiah's declaration of his God-given authority.
Daniel 5:18 reminds Belshazzar that the Most High gave Nebuchadnezzar his kingdom — a direct historical echo of Jeremiah's prophecy.
Daniel 2:38 continues, noting God gave Nebuchadnezzar dominion over beasts and birds — mirroring the same gift in Jeremiah.
Daniel 2:37 echoes God giving Nebuchadnezzar his kingdom, directly confirming Jeremiah's prophecy of divine appointment.
Ezekiel 29:18-20 describes God giving Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar as wages, directly echoing the giving of lands in Jeremiah 27:6.
Revelation 17:17 shows God putting it into rulers' hearts to give power to the beast—parallel to God's sovereign control over kingdoms in Jeremiah.
Revelation 13:7 depicts the beast with authority over all peoples—mirroring Nebuchadnezzar's God-given dominion over all nations in Jeremiah.
Romans 9:17 cites God raising Pharaoh to show power, just as He raised Nebuchadnezzar as His servant over the nations.
Daniel 4:22 interprets the dream: Nebuchadnezzar's dominion reaches the ends of the earth, confirming God's gift of all lands.
Ezekiel 30:24 explicitly states God strengthens Babylon's king and gives him victory, directly parallel to giving him all lands.
Isaiah 45:1 shows God anointing Cyrus to subdue nations — a direct parallel to Nebuchadnezzar as God's servant given dominion.
Isaiah 14:4 pronounces a taunt against Babylon's king after his fall — the same Nebuchadnezzar God exalts here will later be brought low.
Isaiah 7:20 portrays the king of Assyria as God's razor — same motif of God using a foreign king as His servant, here Assyria instead of Babylon.
Ezra 1:2 shows Cyrus also claiming God gave him kingdoms — the same sovereign hand that gave Nebuchadnezzar dominion.
Psalm 115:16 states God gave the earth to mankind — the basis for His specific gift of lands to Nebuchadnezzar here.
Deuteronomy 10:14 affirms all heaven and earth belong to God, grounding the claim that He can give them to Nebuchadnezzar.
Ezekiel 29:12 predicts Egypt's desolation through Babylon, consistent with God handing all lands to Nebuchadnezzar.
Isaiah 44:28 calls Cyrus God's shepherd, similar to Nebuchadnezzar being called God's servant — both foreign rulers used by God.
Psalm 50:10-12 declares God owns all beasts, explaining the source of the authority to give them to Nebuchadnezzar.
1 Samuel 15:28 records God tearing the kingdom from Saul and giving it to David, paralleling God giving lands to Nebuchadnezzar.
Matthew 4:9 shows Satan offering what God alone gives — a counterfeit of the authority God gave Nebuchadnezzar.
Numbers 33:53 says God gave Israel the land; Jeremiah 27:6 shows God giving lands to Babylon — both illustrate divine land grants.
Genesis 1:26 gives man dominion over animals; Jeremiah 27:6 shows God exercising that same authority by giving beasts to a specific man.