12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant,
and on it was food for all.(A)
Wild animals found shelter under it,
the birds of the sky(B) lived in its branches,
and every creature was fed from it.(C)

13 “As I was lying in my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one,[a](D) coming down from heaven.(E) 14 He called out loudly:

Cut down the tree and chop off its branches;
strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.
Let the animals flee from under it,
and the birds from its branches.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:13 = an angel

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