23. The command that the stump of the tree is to be left means that your kingdom shall be preserved for you, once you have learned that heaven is sovereign.
24. Therefore, O king, may my advice be acceptable to you; atone for your sins by good deeds, and for your misdeeds by kindness to the poor; then your contentment will be long lasting.”
25. All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
26. Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon,