Daniel 4:11 “The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was vi…”

Daniel 4:11

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The tree grew and was strong. Its height reached to the sky and its sight to the end of all the earth.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And cried aloude, and said thus, Hew downe the tree, and breake off his branches: shake off his leaues, and scatter his fruite, that the beastes may flee from vnder it, and the foules from his branches.

Darby Translation

The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached unto the heavens, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

become great hath the tree, yea, strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to the end of the whole land;

Bible in Basic English

And the tree became tall and strong, stretching up to heaven, and to be seen from the ends of the earth:

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Cross references

“reached”

Deuteronomy 9:1 Matthew 11:23 Genesis 11:4 Daniel 4:21 Daniel 4:22

Deuteronomy 9:1 · BSB

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.

Matthew 11:23 · BSB

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.

Genesis 11:4 · BSB

“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.”

Daniel 4:21 · BSB

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—

Daniel 4:22 · BSB

you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10In 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.

12Its 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.

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