Daniel 4:19-21

Living Bible

¹⁹ Then Daniel^[a] sat there stunned and silent for an hour, aghast at the meaning of the dream. Finally the king said to him: “Belteshazzar, don’t be afraid to tell me what it means.”

Daniel replied: “Oh, that the events foreshadowed in this dream would happen to your enemies, my lord, and not to you! ²⁰ For the tree you saw growing so tall, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see, ²¹ with its fresh green leaves, loaded with fruit for all to eat, the wild animals living in its shade, with its branches full of birds—