27:004:023 And whereas the king saw a watcher and
an holy one coming down
from
heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy
it;
yet
leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth,
even
with
a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the
field;
and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his
portion
be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass
over
him;
27:004:024 This is the interpretation, O king, and
this is the decree of
the
most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
27:004:025 That they shall drive thee from men, and
thy dwelling shall be
with
the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to
eat
grass
as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven,
and
seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that
the
most
High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to
whomsoever
he will.
27:004:026 And whereas they commanded to leave the
stump of the tree
roots;
thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou
shalt
have known that the heavens do rule.
27:004:027 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable
unto thee, and
break
off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities
by
shewing
mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy
tranquillity.
27:004:028 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
27:004:029 At the end of twelve months he walked in
the palace of the
kingdom
of Babylon.
27:004:030 The king spake, and said, Is not this great
Babylon, that I
have
built for the house of the kingdom by the might of
my
power,
and for the honour of my majesty?
27:004:031 While the word was in the king’s
mouth, there fell a voice
from
heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is
spoken;
The kingdom is departed from thee.
27:004:032 And they shall drive thee from men, and
thy dwelling shall be
with
the beasts of the field: they shall make thee
to eat
grass
as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until
thou
know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men,
and
giveth
it to whomsoever he will.
27:004:033 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar: and
he
was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and
his
body
was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were
grown
like
eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’
claws.
27:004:034 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar
lifted up mine
eyes
unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me,
and
I
blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him
that
liveth
for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion,
and
his kingdom is from generation to generation:


