^{18 Ref} As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:

^{19 Ref} And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him.

^{20 Ref} But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him: