The king continues: How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. Nebuchadnezzar attributes greatness to God's signs and wonders, recognizing them as displays of divine power. His assertion that God's kingdom is everlasting and His dominion eternal introduces a key theological concern: the permanence and eternity of God's rule contrasts with the temporality of human empire. This assertion echoes themes from chapter 2 (where the stone-kingdom was declared eternal). Nebuchadnezzar's recognition of divine eternity comes after his own experience of temporal limitation; his madness has taught him that human power and sanity are temporary conditions dependent on divine will. The proclamation frames the entire chapter as theological teaching: God is eternal and supreme; human rulers remain subject to His purposes regardless of their earthly power.

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