26. “Since the stump of the tree and its roots were left in the ground, your kingdom will be given back to you when you learn that one in heaven rules your kingdom.
27. So, O king, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing wicked things and be kind to the poor. Then you might continue to be successful.”
28. All these things happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
29. Twelve months later as he was walking on the roof of his palace in Babylon,
30. he said, “I have built this great Babylon as my royal home. I built it by my power to show my glory and my majesty.”