Daniel 4:35
“All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?”
— Daniel 4:35
About this verse
Daniel 4:35 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is babylon. These words are attributed to Nebuchadnezzar. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the testimony genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sovereignty, human insignificance, cosmic authority. Notable phrases: inhabitants as nothing; does according to his will; army of heaven. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Nebuchadnezzar
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
testimony
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
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Crisis relevance
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