‘Its foliage H6074 was beautiful H8209 and its fruit H4 abundant H7690,
And in it was food H4203 for all H3606.
The animals H2423 of the field H1251 [fn]found H2927 shade H2927 under H8460 it,
And the birds H6853 of the sky H8065 lived H1753 in its branches H6056,
And all H3606 [fn]living H1321 creatures H1321 fed H2110 from it.
“Yet H1297 leave H7662 the stump H6136 [fn]with its roots H8330 in the ground H772,
But with a band H613 of iron H6523 and bronze H5174 around it
In the new H1883 grass H1883 of the field H1251;
And let him be drenched H6647 with the dew H2920 of heaven H8065,
And let [fn]him share H2508 with the animals H2423 in the grass H6212 of the earth H772.
“This sentence H6600 is by the decree H1510 of the angelic H5894 watchers H5894,
And the decision H7595 is a command H3983 of the holy H6922 ones H6922,
In order H5705 H1701 that the living H2417 may know H3046
That the Most H5943 High H5943 is ruler H7990 over the realm H4437 of mankind H606,
And He grants H5415 it to whomever H1768 H4479 He wishes H6634
And sets H6966 over H5922 it the lowliest H8215 of people H606.”
‘This H1836 is the dream H2493 that I, King H4430 Nebuchadnezzar H5020, have seen H2370. Now you, Belteshazzar H1096, tell H560 me its interpretation H6591, since H6903 H1768 none H3606 H3809 of the wise H2445 men H2445 of my kingdom H4437 is able H3202 to make H3046 known H3046 to me the interpretation H6591; but you are able H3546, because H1768 a spirit H7308 of the holy H6922 gods H426 is in you.’
“Then H116 Daniel H1841, whose H1768 name H8036 is Belteshazzar H1096, was appalled H8075 for a while H8160 as his thoughts H7476 alarmed H927 him. The king H4430 responded H6032 and said H560, ‘Belteshazzar H1096, do not let the dream H2493 or its interpretation H6591 alarm H927 you.’ Belteshazzar H1096 replied H6032, ‘My lord H4756, if only the dream H2493 applied to those who hate H8131 you, and its interpretation H6591 to your adversaries H6146!
“But at the end H7118 of [fn]that period H3118, I, Nebuchadnezzar H5020, raised H5191 my eyes H5870 toward heaven H8065 and my [fn]reason H4486 returned H8421 to me, and I blessed H1289 the Most H5943 High H5943 and praised H7624 and honored H1922 Him who H2417 lives H2417 forever H5957;
For His dominion H7985 is an everlasting H5957 dominion H7985,
And His kingdom H4437 endures from generation H1859 to generation H1859.
“At that time H2166 my [fn]reason H4486 returned H8421 to me. And my majesty H1923 and splendor H2122 were [fn]restored H8421 to me for the honor H3367 of my kingdom H4437, and my state H1907 counselors H1907 and my nobles H7261 began seeking H1156 me out H1156; so I was reestablished H8627 in my [fn]sovereignty H4437, and surpassing H3493 greatness H7238 was added H3255 to me.
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