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Daniel 4:11

9 “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.

10 In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.

The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.

12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.

13 As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
KJV
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
WEB
The tree grew and was strong. Its height reached to the sky and its sight to the end of all the earth.
ASV
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.
DARBY
The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached unto the heavens, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.
BLB
The tree grew large and became strong, and its height reached to the heavens, and the sight of it to the ends of all the earth.
ÅB
det var et stort og sterkt tre, og så høyt at det nådde til himmelen, og det kunne sees helt til jordens ende;
OTB
Treet vokste og ble sterkt, og dets høyde nådde til himmelen, og det var synlig til jordens ender.
B1930
det var et stort og sterkt tre, og så høit at det nådde til himmelen, og det kunde sees helt til jordens ende;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Daniel 4:21–22

    whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—

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  • Matthew 11:23

    And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:1

    Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.

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  • Genesis 11:4

    “Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”

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