He was driven from human society, his mind ¹  was changed to that of an animal, he lived ²  with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.

Let them disappear ¹  like water that flows away! ²  Let them wither like grass! ³ 

Ask the Lord for rain in the season of the late spring rains ¹  – the Lord who causes thunderstorms – and he will give everyone showers of rain and green growth in the field.

As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him’ –

Can the papyrus plant grow tall ¹  where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish ²  without water?

It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant.

along with the plants by the mouth of the river. ¹  All the cultivated land near the river will turn to dust and be blown away. ² 

“People of Babylonia, ¹  you plundered my people. ²  That made you happy and glad. You frolic about like calves in a pasture. ³  Your joyous sounds are like the neighs of a stallion. ⁴ 

In a good pasture I will feed them; the mountain heights of Israel will be their pasture. There they will lie down in a lush ¹  pasture, and they will feed on rich grass on the mountains of Israel.

The land produced vegetation – plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned ¹  Gibeon, Geba,

Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.

from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath,

from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon,

Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

¹  from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,