^23 (A)“And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, ^(B)and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven ^[a]times pass over him’; ²⁴ this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: ²⁵ They shall ^(C)drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you ^(D)eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven ^[b]times shall pass over you, ^(E)till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and ^(F)gives it to whomever He chooses.