⁹ I am going to send for all the families of the north’^(A)—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘and send for my servant^(B) Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, against its residents, and against all these surrounding nations, and I will completely destroy them and make them an example of horror^(C) and scorn, and ruins forever.^(D)

² The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth.^(A) The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.