Daniel 5:17-19

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¹⁷ Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself, or you may give those rewards to someone else. But I will read the writing [^Con the wall] for you and will explain to you ·what it means [its interpretation].

¹⁸ “O king, the Most High God ·made your father Nebuchadnezzar a great, important, and powerful king [^Lgave your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, splendor, and glory]. ¹⁹ Because God made him ·important [great], all the people, nations, and ·those who spoke every language [^Ltongues] ·were very frightened [^Ltrembled with fear in front] of Nebuchadnezzar. If he wanted someone to die, he killed that person. If he wanted someone to live, he let that person live. Those he wanted to ·promote [honor], he ·promoted [honored]. Those he wanted to ·be less important [abase; degrade], he ·made less important [abased; degraded].