13 “I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was (A)a watcher, (B)a holy one, coming down from heaven. 14 He cried [a]aloud and said thus:

(C)‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches,
Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.
(D)Let the beasts get out from under it,
And the birds from its branches.
15 Nevertheless leave the stump and roots in the earth,
Bound with a band of iron and bronze,
In the tender grass of the field.
Let it be wet with the dew of heaven,
And let him graze with the beasts
On the grass of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:14 Lit. with strength

13 “In the visions I saw while lying in bed,(A) I looked, and there before me was a holy one,(B) a messenger,[a] coming down from heaven. 14 He called in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree(C) and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches.(D) 15 But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain in the ground, in the grass of the field.

“‘Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:13 Or watchman; also in verses 17 and 23