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And I told him the dream:","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":9,"text":"“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":10,"text":"In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass:\nThere was a tree in the midst of the land,\nand its height was great.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":76,"end":118,"level":1},{"start":119,"end":144,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":11,"text":"The tree grew large and strong;\nits top reached the sky,\nand it was visible\nto the ends of the earth.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":31,"level":1},{"start":32,"end":56,"level":2},{"start":57,"end":75,"level":1},{"start":76,"end":101,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":12,"text":"Its leaves were beautiful,\nits fruit was abundant,\nand upon it was food for all.\nUnder it the beasts of the field found shelter,\nin its branches the birds of the air nested,\nand from it every creature was fed.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":26,"level":1},{"start":27,"end":50,"level":2},{"start":51,"end":80,"level":2},{"start":81,"end":128,"level":1},{"start":129,"end":173,"level":2},{"start":174,"end":209,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":13,"text":"As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.","footnotes":[{"noteId":16,"offset":67,"text":"Or an angelic watcher or a messenger; also in verses 17 and 23","caller":"+"}]},{"type":"verse","number":14,"text":"He called out in a loud voice:\n‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches;\nstrip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.\nLet the beasts flee from under it,\nand the birds from its branches.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":31,"end":76,"level":1},{"start":77,"end":120,"level":2},{"start":121,"end":155,"level":1},{"start":156,"end":188,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":15,"text":"But leave the stump with its roots in the ground,\nwith a band of iron and bronze around it,\nin the tender grass of the field.\nLet him be drenched with the dew of heaven\nand graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":49,"level":1},{"start":50,"end":91,"level":2},{"start":92,"end":125,"level":2},{"start":126,"end":168,"level":1},{"start":169,"end":221,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":16,"text":"Let his mind be changed from that of a man,\nand let him be given the mind of a beast\ntill seven times pass him by.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":43,"level":1},{"start":44,"end":84,"level":2},{"start":85,"end":114,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":17,"text":"This decision is the decree of the watchers,\nthe verdict declared by the holy ones,\nso that the living will know\nthat the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind\nand gives it to whom He wishes,\nsetting over it the lowliest of men.’","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":44,"level":1},{"start":45,"end":83,"level":2},{"start":84,"end":112,"level":2},{"start":113,"end":165,"level":1},{"start":166,"end":197,"level":2},{"start":198,"end":235,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":18,"text":"This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"heading","text":"Daniel Interprets the Second Dream"},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":19,"text":"For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him.\nSo the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.”\n“My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":20,"text":"The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":21,"text":"whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":22,"text":"you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":23,"text":"And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying:\n‘Cut down the tree and destroy it,\nbut leave the stump with its roots in the ground,\nwith a band of iron and bronze around it,\nin the tender grass of the field.\nLet him be drenched with the dew of heaven,\nand graze with the beasts of the field\ntill seven times pass him by.’","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":80,"end":114,"level":1},{"start":115,"end":164,"level":2},{"start":165,"end":206,"level":1},{"start":207,"end":240,"level":2},{"start":241,"end":284,"level":1},{"start":285,"end":323,"level":2},{"start":324,"end":354,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":24,"text":"This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":25,"text":"You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":26,"text":"As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":27,"text":"Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"heading","text":"The Second Dream Fulfilled"},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":28,"text":"All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":29,"text":"Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":30,"text":"the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":31,"text":"While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":32,"text":"You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":33,"text":"At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"heading","text":"Nebuchadnezzar Restored"},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":34,"text":"But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever:\n“For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,\nand His kingdom endures from generation to generation.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":184,"end":229,"level":1},{"start":230,"end":284,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":35,"text":"All the peoples of the earth\nare counted as nothing,\nand He does as He pleases\nwith the army of heaven\nand the peoples of the earth.\nThere is no one who can restrain His hand\nor say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":28,"level":1},{"start":29,"end":52,"level":2},{"start":53,"end":78,"level":1},{"start":79,"end":102,"level":2},{"start":103,"end":132,"level":2},{"start":133,"end":174,"level":1},{"start":175,"end":212,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":36,"text":"At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. 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