Daniel 4:22 — Meaning and Application

The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

Whose leaves {were} fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it {was} meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

It {is} thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

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;

This {is} the interpretation, O king, and this {is} the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: