12 Its foliage was (A)beautiful and its fruit abundant,
And in it was food for all.
The (B)animals of the field [a]found (C)shade under it,
And the (D)birds of the sky lived in its branches,
And all [b]living creatures fed from it.

13 ‘I was looking in the (E)visions [c]in my mind as I lay on my bed, and behold, (F)an angelic watcher, a (G)holy one, descended from heaven.

14 He shouted out and spoke as follows:
(H)Chop down the tree and cut off its branches,
Shake off its foliage and scatter its fruit;
Let the (I)animals flee from under it
And the birds from its branches.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:12 Or dwelt under it
  2. Daniel 4:12 Lit flesh
  3. Daniel 4:13 Lit of my head

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