Daniel 4:37

4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live ¹  in pride.

Luke 14:11

14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but ²  the one who humbles ³  himself will be exalted.”

Revelation 18:7

18:7 As much as ⁴  she exalted herself and lived in sensual luxury, ⁵  to this extent give her torment and grief because she said to herself, ⁶  ‘I rule as queen and am no widow; I will never experience grief!’

[4:37]  ¹ tn Aram “walk.”

[14:11]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context, which involves the reversal of expected roles.

[14:11]  ³ sn The point of the statement the one who humbles himself will be exalted is humility and the reversal imagery used to underline it is common: Luke 1:52-53; 6:21; 10:15; 18:14.

[18:7]  ⁴ tn “As much as” is the translation of ὅσα (Josa).

[18:7]  ⁵ tn On the term ἐστρηνίασεν (estrhniasen) BDAG 949 s.v. στρηνιάω states, “live in luxury, live sensually Rv 18:7. W. πορνεύειν vs. 9.”

[18:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “said in her heart,” an idiom for saying something to oneself.