Daniel 4:11

King James Version (1611 Edition)

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

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.

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!

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.

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 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace. ⁵ I saw a dreame which made me afraid, and the thoughts vpon my bed, and the visions of my head troubled me. ⁶ Therefore made I a decree, to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before mee, that they might make knowen vnto me the interpretation of the dreame. ⁷ Then came in the Magicians, the Astrologers, the Caldeans, and the Southsayers: and I tolde the dreame before them; but they did not make knowen vnto mee the interpretation thereof. ⁸ But at the last Daniel came in before me, (whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is the spirit of the holy Gods) & before him I told the dreame, saying, 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 dreame that I haue seene, and the interpretation thereof. ¹⁰ Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the middest of the earth, and the height thereof was great. ¹¹ The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached vnto heauen, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth. ¹² The leaues thereof were faire, and the fruite thereof much, and in it was meate for all: the beasts of the field had shadow vnder it, and the foules of the heauen dwelt in the boughes thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. ¹³ I sawe in the visions of my head vpon my bed, & behold, a watcher and an holy one came downe from heauen.

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
And the LORD God said vnto the Serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the field: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate, all the dayes of thy life.

Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driuen me out this day from the face of the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid, and I shall be a fugitiue, and a vagabond in the earth: and it shall come to passe, that euery one that findeth me, shall slay me.

Genesis 4:15
And the LORD said vnto him, Therefore whosoeuer slayeth Cain, vengeance shalbe taken on him seuen fold. And the LORD set a marke vpon Cain, lest any finding him, should kill him.

Genesis 4:16
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the East of Eden.

Genesis 4:19
And Lamech tooke vnto him two wiues: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Iabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as haue cattell.

Genesis 4:21
And his brothers name was Iubal: hee was the father of all such as handle the harpe and organ.

Genesis 4:26
And to Seth, to him also there was borne a sonne, and he called his name Enos: then began men to call vpon the Name of the LORD.

Job 16:18
O earth couer not thou my blood, and let my cry haue no place.

Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the Lord commeth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquitie: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more couer her slaine.

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.