Ulangan 32:27

32:27 But I fear the reaction ¹  of their enemies,

for ²  their adversaries would misunderstand

and say, “Our power is great, ³ 

and the Lord has not done all this!”’

Yesaya 37:20

37:20 Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.” ⁴ 

Yehezkiel 20:14

20:14 I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

Daniel 5:4

5:4 As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

Daniel 5:23

5:23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone – gods ⁵  that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control ⁶  your very breath and all your ways!

Habakuk 1:16

1:16 Because of his success ⁷  he offers sacrifices to his throw net

and burns incense to his dragnet; ⁸ 

for because of them he has plenty of food, ⁹ 

and more than enough to eat. ¹⁰ 

Wahyu 11:10

11:10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

[32:27]  ¹ tn Heb “anger.”

[32:27]  ² tn Heb “lest.”

[32:27]  ³ tn Heb “Our hand is high.” Cf. NAB “Our own hand won the victory.”

[37:20]  ⁴ tn The parallel text in 2 Kgs 19:19 reads, “that you, Lord, are the only God.”

[5:23]  ⁵ tn Aram “which.”

[5:23]  ⁶ tn Aram “in whose hand [are].”

[1:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “therefore.”

[1:16]  ⁸ sn The fishing implements (throw net and dragnet) represent Babylonian military might. The prophet depicts the Babylonians as arrogantly worshiping their own power (sacrifices…burns incense, see also v. 11b).

[1:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “for by them his portion is full [or, “fat”].”

[1:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and his food is plentiful [or, “fat”].”