Psa 37:35, Dan 4:17, Rev 13:2-7, 17:2-4 | ESV | STEP | I have seen a wicked , ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

17 The sentence is by the decree of ^dthe watchers, the decision by the word of ^ethe holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High ^frules the kingdom of men ^gand gives it to whom he will and ^hsets over it the lowliest of men.’

Revelation of John 13:2-7

2 And the beast that I saw was ⁱlike a leopard; its feet were like ^ja bear’s, and its mouth was like ^ka lion’s mouth. And to it ^lthe dragon gave his power and ^mhis throne and great authority. 3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and ⁿthe whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^o“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

5 And the beast was given ^pa mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for ^qforty-two months. 6 It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, ^{▼▼Or tabernacle} that is, those who dwell in heaven. 7 Also it was allowed ^sto make war on the saints and to conquer them. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit this sentence} And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation,

Revelation of John 17:2-4

2 ^uwith whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and ^vwith the wine of whose sexual immorality ^wthe dwellers on earth have become drunk.” 3 And ^xhe carried me away in the Spirit ^yinto a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on ^za scarlet beast that was full of ^aablasphemous names, and ^abit had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman ^acwas arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned ^adwith gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand ^aea golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.