Daniel 4:15-17

The Voice

¹⁵     But leave its stump intact,
        its roots in the ground,
    Strapped down with iron and bronze,
        surrounded by the tender grass of the field.
    Let the dew of heaven fall heavy on it every night and make it wet,
        and let him live off the plants of the earth among the wild animals.
¹⁶     Let his human heart be changed, exchanged for the heart of a wild animal
        until seven times have come and gone.
¹⁷     The verdict comes down as the watchers decreed;
        the sentence is passed by order of the holy ones
    So that all who live on the earth
        may know that the Most High God is the true sovereign over all kingdoms of the earth;
    He grants authority to anyone He wishes
        and installs the lowliest of people into positions of power.’