The Most High assigned nations their lands; he determined where peoples should live. He assigned to each nation a heavenly being,

The world and all that is in it belong to the LORD; the earth and all who live on it are his.

He built it on the deep waters beneath the earth and laid its foundations in the ocean depths.

Heaven belongs to the LORD alone, but he gave the earth to us humans.

"By my great power and strength I created the world, human beings, and all the animals that live on the earth; and I give it to anyone I choose.

I am the one who has placed all these nations under the power of my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia, and I have made even the wild animals serve him.

This is the decision of the alert and watchful angels. So then, let all people everywhere know that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses---even to those who are least important.'

You will be driven away from human society and will live with wild animals. For seven years you will eat grass like an ox and sleep in the open air, where the dew will fall on you. Then you will admit that the Supreme God controls all human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses.

You will be driven away from human society, live with wild animals, and eat grass like an ox for seven years. Then you will acknowledge that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses."

Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?' "