Daniel 4:11

Complete Jewish Bible

He cried out: "‘"Cut down the tree, cut off its branches, strip off its leaves, scatter its fruit! Let the wild animals flee from its shelter! Let the birds abandon its branches!

Parallel Translations

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

Hebrew Names Version
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height of it reached to the sky, and the sight of it to the end of all the eretz.

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:

English Standard Version
The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

New American Standard Bible
'The tree grew large and became strong And its height reached to the sky, And it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

New Century Version
The tree grew large and strong. The top of the tree touched the sky and could be seen from anywhere on earth.

Amplified Bible
'The tree grew large and became strong And its height reached to heaven, And it was visible to the end of the earth.

Geneva Bible (1587)
A great tree and strong, and the height thereof reached vnto heauen, and the sight thereof to the endes of all the earth.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'The tree grew large and became strong And its height reached to the sky, And it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

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

Contemporary English Version
It grew stronger and higher, until it reached to heaven and could be seen from anywhere on earth.

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.

Easy-to-Read Version
The tree grew large and strong. The top of the tree touched the sky. It could be seen from anywhere on earth.

George Lamsa Translation
The tree grew high, and was strong, and its height reached to heaven and the view thereof to the end of all the earth.

Good News Translation
It grew bigger and bigger until it reached the sky and could be seen by everyone in the world.

Lexham English Bible
The tree grew and it became strong, and its height reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

Literal Translation
The tree became great and strong, and its height reached to the heaven, and its appearance to the end of all the earth.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which was very hye, greate and mightie: ye heyth reached vnto the heaue, and the bredth extended to all the endes of 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.

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:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
He cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

King James Version (1611)
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached vnto heauen, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
A great tree and strong, and the heyght therof reached vnto the heauen, and the sight thereof to the endes of all the earth.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Cut down the tree, and pluck off its branches, and shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the wild beasts be removed from under it, and the birds from its branches.

English Revised 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, and the height of it reached to the sky, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the tree was greet and strong, and the heiythe therof touchide heuene, and the biholdynge therof was `til to the endis of al erthe.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
The tree grew, and was strong, and its hight reached to heaven, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth:

New English Translation
The tree grew large and strong. Its top reached far into the sky; it could be seen from the borders of all the land.

New King James Version
The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.

New Living Translation
The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see.

New Life Bible
The tree grew and became strong. Its top went up to the sky, and it could be seen to the end of the whole earth.

New Revised Standard
The tree grew great and strong, its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the ends of the whole earth.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The tree, grew, and became strong, - and, the height thereof, reached unto the heavens, and, the view thereof, unto the end of all the land:

Douay-Rheims Bible
11 [8] [fn] The tree was great, and strong: and the height thereof reached unto heaven: the sight thereof was even to the ends of all the earth.

Revised Standard Version
The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole 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;

Contextual Overview

⁴ When the magicians, exorcists, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream; but they couldn't interpret it for me. ⁵ Finally, however, Dani'el (renamed Belt'shatzar, after the name of my god), in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, came before me; and I told him the dream: ⁶ ‘Belt'shatzar, chief of the magicians! Because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the meaning of the visions I saw in my dream. ⁷ Here are the visions I had in my head as I lay on my bed: I looked, and there before me was a tree at the center of the earth; it was very tall. ⁸ The tree grew and became strong until its crown reached the sky, and it could be seen from anywhere on earth. ⁹ Its foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant; it produced enough food for everyone. The wild animals enjoyed its shade, the birds in the air lived in its branches, and it gave food to every living creature. ¹⁰ I looked in the visions of my head as I lay on my bed, and there appeared a holy watcher coming down from heaven. ¹¹ He cried out: "‘"Cut down the tree, cut off its branches, strip off its leaves, scatter its fruit! Let the wild animals flee from its shelter! Let the birds abandon its branches! ¹² But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze, in the lush grass of the countryside; let him be drenched with dew from the sky and share the lot of animals in the pasture; ¹³ let his heart and mind cease to be human and become those of an animal; and let seven seasons pass over him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Reciprocal: Job 20:6 - his excellency Ezekiel 19:11 - her stature Ezekiel 31:5 - his height Ezekiel 31:17 - dwelt John 21:25 - that even Romans 8:39 - height

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
Adonai , God, said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all livestock and wild animals. You will crawl on your belly and eat dust as long as you live.

Genesis 4:14
You are banning me today from the land and from your presence. I will be a fugitive wandering the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

Genesis 4:15
Adonai answered him, "Therefore, whoever kills Kayin will receive vengeance sevenfold," and Adonai put a sign on Kayin, so that no one who found him would kill him.

Genesis 4:16
So Kayin left the presence of Adonai and lived in the land of Nod [wandering], east of ‘Eden.

Genesis 4:19
(S: v) Lemekh took himself two wives; the name of the one was ‘Adah, while the name of the other was Tzilah.

Genesis 4:20
‘Adah gave birth to Yaval; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have cattle.

Genesis 4:21
His brother's name was Yuval; and he was the ancestor of all who play lyre and flute.

Genesis 4:26
To Shet too was born a son, whom he called Enosh. That is when people began to call on the name of Adonai .

Job 16:18
"Earth, don't cover my blood; don't let my cry rest [without being answered].

Isaiah 26:21
For see! Adonai emerges from his place to punish those on earth for their sin. Then the earth will reveal the blood shed on it and no longer conceal its slain.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The tree grew, and was strong,.... Grew higher and broader, taller and thicker, increased in boughs and branches, and became strong and stable, that no winds nor storms could move it: this shows the increasing power of Nebuchadnezzar, the enlargement of his dominions, and the stability of his empire:

and the height thereof reached unto heaven; higher than any on earth; expressive of his dominion over all nations and people of the earth; or of his ambition of deity itself; and so Saadiah illustrates it by

Isaiah 14:14. "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds c.":

and the sight thereof to the end of the earth: being so high, it was seen afar off the fame of this great monarch reached to the ends of the earth; the eyes of all were turned to him; some looking upon him with wonder, others with envy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The tree grew - Or the tree was “great” - רבה r^ebâh. It does not mean that the tree grew while he was looking at it so as to reach to the heaven, but that it stood before him in all its glory, its top reaching to the sky, and its branches extending afar.

And was strong - It was well-proportioned, with a trunk adapted to its height, and to the mass of boughs and foliage which it bore. The strength here refers to its trunk, and to the fact that it seemed fixed firmly in the earth.

And the height thereof reached unto heaven - To the sky; to the region of the clouds. The comparison of trees reaching to heaven is common in Greek and Latin authors. - Grotius. Compare Virgil’s description of Fame.

“Mox sese attollit in auras,

Ingrediturque solo, et caput inter nubila condit.” -

“AEn. iv. 176

And the sight thereof to the end of all the earth - It could be seen, or was visible in all parts of the earth. The Greek here for “sight” is κῦτος kutos, “breadth, capaciousness.” Herodotus (“Polymnia”) describes a vision remarkably similar to this, as indicative of a wide and universal monarchy, respecting Xerxes:

“After these things there was a third vision in his sleep, which the magicians (μάγοι magoi) hearing of, said that it pertained to all the earth, and denoted that all men would be subject to him. The vision was this: Xerxes seemed to be crowned with a branch of laurel, and the branches of laurel seemed to extend through all the earth.” The vision which Nebuchadnezzar had here, of a tree so conspicuous as to be seen from any part of the world, was one that would be naturally applied to a sovereign having a universal sway.