Daniel 4:22-24

Contemporary English Version

²² Your Majesty, that tree is you. Your glorious reputation has reached heaven, and your kingdom covers the earth.

²³ Then you saw a holy angel^[a] come down from heaven and say, “Chop down the tree and destroy it! But leave its stump and roots in the ground, fastened there by a chain of iron and bronze. Let it stay for seven years^[b] out in the field with the wild animals, unprotected from the dew.”

²⁴ Your Majesty, God Most High has sent you this message, and it means