Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Study Note
Study Note
'And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?' Nebuchadnezzar's praise-hymn after his restoration offers the most unqualified statement of divine sovereignty in the Hebrew Bible outside the Psalms. The phrase 'none can stay his hand' echoes Job 9:12's acknowledgment of God's irresistible power, and Paul's response to the hypothetical objector in Romans 9:20 ('Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God?') draws on the same logic of creaturely limits before divine prerogative.
Other Translations
and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
and all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done?
And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
Cross References
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him …
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? …
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? …
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;