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# General Information:
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In verses 34-37 Nebuchadnezzar speaks in the first person to describe his response to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
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# All the earth's inhabitants are considered by him to be as nothing
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "He considers all the earth's inhabitants as nothing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# All the earth's inhabitants
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"All the people on the earth"
# the army of heaven
"the angel armies in heaven"
# whatever suits his will
"whatever satisfies his purpose" or "anything he wants to do"
# No one can stop him
It may be helpful to add additional detail. Alternate translation: "When he decides to do something, no one can stop him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# No one can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'
This can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "No one can question what he does." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations]])
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