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Daniel 4:20

18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

21 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:

22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

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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 you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,
KJV
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
WEB
The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the sky and its sight to all the earth;
ASV
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
DARBY
The tree that thou sawest, which grew and was strong, whose height reached unto the heavens, and the sight of it to all the earth;
BLB
The tree that you saw, which grew large and became strong, and whose height reached to the heavens, and in view of all the earth,
ÅB
Det tre du så, som var så stort og sterkt, og så høyt at det nådde til himmelen, og som kunne sees over hele jorden,
OTB
Treet du så, som vokste og ble sterkt, og som nådde himmelen og var synlig over hele jorden,
B1930
Det tre du så, som var så stort og sterkt, og så høit at det nådde til himmelen, og som kunde sees over hele jorden,

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 31:3

    Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

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  • Daniel 4:10–12

    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.

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  • Ezekiel 31:16

    I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

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