"To the last ruler of Babylon, as in type to its first, had come the sentence of the divine Watcher: “O king, ... to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.” Daniel 4:31 . PK 533.1"
"While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee."
Ellen White directly references Daniel 4:31 in this passage.
"This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it."
The EGW passage directly quotes Daniel 4:31 and connects it to the fall of Babylon, drawing a parallel to Daniel 5:26. The connection is direct and intentional, making it an explicit allusion rather than a thematic parallel.
"“Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, Sit on the ground: there is no throne.... Sit thou silent, And get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: For thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms. PK 533.2"
"Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate."
The EGW passage directly quotes Isaiah 47:1, making it a clear and explicit allusion.
"“I was wroth with My people, I have polluted Mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: Thou didst show them no mercy; ... PK 533.3"
"I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke."
The EGW passage directly quotes Isaiah 47:6, making it a clear and explicit allusion.