Daniel 4:14-16

New Century Version

¹⁴ He spoke very loudly and said, ‘Cut down the tree and cut off its branches. Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals under the tree run away, and let the birds in its branches fly away. ¹⁵ But leave the stump and its roots in the ground with a band of iron and bronze around it; let it stay in the field with the grass around it.

“‘Let the man become wet with dew, and let him live among the animals and plants of the earth. ¹⁶ Let him not think like a human any longer, but let him have the mind of an animal for seven years.