Daniel 4:15-17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ But leave the stump with its roots in the ground,^(A)
and with a band of iron and bronze around it,
in the tender grass of the field.
Let him be drenched with dew from the sky
and share the plants of the earth^(B)
with the animals.
¹⁶ Let his mind be changed from that of a man,
and let him be given the mind of an animal
for seven periods of time.^[a][b](C)
17 This word is by decree of the observers;
the matter is a command from the holy ones.
This is so the living will know
that the Most High is ruler
over the kingdom of men.
He gives it to anyone He wants
and sets the lowliest of men over it.^(D)