And whereas the king  saw   a watcher  and an holy one  coming down   from  heaven, and saying , Hew   the tree  down, and destroy   it; yet  leave   the stump  of the roots  thereof in the earth, even with a band  of iron  and brass, in the tender grass  of the field ; and let it be wet   with the dew  of heaven, and let his portion  be with  the beasts  of the field, till  seven  times  pass  over  him;