Daniel 4:19-21

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Daniel Explains the Dream

¹⁹ Then Daniel, ·who was called [^Lwhose name is] Belteshazzar [1:7], was very quiet for a while, because his understanding of the dream ·frightened [scared; terrified] him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its ·meaning [interpretation] ·make you afraid [terrify you].”

Then Belteshazzar answered, “My master, I wish the dream were about your enemies, and I wish its ·meaning [interpretation] were for those who are against you! ²⁰ You saw a tree in your dream that grew large and strong. Its top ·touched [reached] the ·sky [heavens], and it could be seen from all over the earth. ²¹ Its leaves were beautiful, and it had plenty of fruit for everyone to eat. It was a home for the ·wild animals [^Lanimals of the field], and its branches were nesting places for the birds of the ·sky [heavens].