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Daniel 4:11

9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came 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;

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  • Daniel 4:21–22

    Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

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  • Matthew 11:23

    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:1

    Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

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  • Genesis 11:4

    And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

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