Daniel 4:23-25

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²³ “O king, you saw an ·observer, a holy angel [^Lholy watcher], coming down from heaven who said, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it. But leave the stump and its roots in the ground with a band of iron and bronze around it; leave it in the field with the grass. Let him become wet with dew and live like a ·wild animal [^Lanimal of the field] for seven ·years [^Lperiods; times].’

²⁴ “This is the ·meaning of the dream [interpretation], O king. The Most High God has ·commanded [decreed] these things to happen to my master the king: ²⁵ You will be ·forced [driven] away from people to live among the ·wild animals [^Lanimals of the field]. People will feed you grass like an ox, and dew from the ·sky [heavens] will make you wet. Seven ·years [^Lperiods; times] will pass, and then you will learn this lesson: The Most High God is ·ruler [sovereign] over every kingdom on earth, and he gives those kingdoms to anyone he chooses.