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20 “In regard to the king’s vision of a holy sentinel descending from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump and its roots in the ground, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field; let him be bathed by the dew of heaven, and let his lot be with the wild beasts until seven years pass over him,’ 21 this is the interpretation, O king. It is a decree that the Most High has issued upon my lord the king:

22 “You will be banished from human society,
    and you will dwell among the wild animals.
You will be forced to eat grass like oxen,
    and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven.
Seven years will pass over you
    until you have learned
that the Most High rules over the kingdom of men
    and gives it to whomever he wishes.

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