“Now I have given
All these lands
Into the hand of
King Nebuchadnezzar,
Of Babylon,
My servant.
I have given him
Even the wild animals
Of the field
To serve him.
All the nations
Shall serve him.
They shall serve his son.
They shall serve his grandson,
Until the time
Of his own land comes.
Then many nations
With great kings
Shall make him their slave.”
The all powerful God of Israel says that he has given all these lands into the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (605-562 BCE). In fact, Yahweh calls him his servant, as if he was similar to a prophet of Yahweh. He even gave him the wild animals to serve him. All the countries would serve him, his son, and his grandson, until the time comes when many countries will make the Babylonians slaves in the third generation.