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it was visible to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘The tree grew large and became strong And its height reached to the sky, And it <i>was</i> visible to the end of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘The tree grew large and became strong, And its height reached to the sky, And it <i>was</i> visible to the end of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The tree grew large and became strong, And its height reached to the sky, And it <i>was</i> visible to the end of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘The tree grew large and became strong And its height reached to heaven, And it was visible to the end of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew large and strong; its top reached to the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew large and strong; its top reached to the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It grew stronger and higher, until it reached to heaven and could be seen from anywhere on earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The tree grew, and it became strong enough and tall enough to reach the sky. It could be seen everywhere on earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It grew bigger and bigger until it reached the sky and could be seen by everyone in the world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The tree grew large, became strong, and its top reached the sky. It could be seen to the ends of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew large and strong. Its top reached far into the sky; it could be seen from the borders of all the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and it could be seen anywhere on earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The tree grew, and was strong, and its hight reached to heaven, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew and was strong. Its height reached to the sky and its sight to the end of all the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the tree has become great, indeed, strong, and its height reaches to the heavens, and its vision to the end of the whole land;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the tree increased and was strong, and its height will reach to the heavens, and its sight to the end of all the earth:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 4:8>The tree was great and strong, and its height reached up to heaven. It could be seen all the way to the ends of the entire earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and cried aloud in these words: ‘Cut down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit; Let the beasts flee from beneath it, and the birds from its branches, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The tree grew great and strong, its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the ends of the whole earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The tree grew high, and was strong, and its height reached to heaven and the view thereof to the end of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the tree was raised up and it was mighty and its height arrived unto Heaven and its appearance to all the ends of the Earth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The tree grew, and was strong, And the height thereof reached unto heaven, And the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The tree grew large and strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its extent to the extremity of the whole earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/4-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=1294" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm">Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of a Great Tree</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>In 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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/363.htm" title="363: ’î·lā·nā (N-msd) -- A tree. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'Eylown; a tree.">The tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/7236.htm" title="7236: rə·ḇāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To grow great. (Aramaic) corresponding to rabah.">grew large</a> <a href="/hebrew/8631.htm" title="8631: ū·ṯə·qip̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To grow strong. (Aramaic) corresponding to taqaph; to become (causatively, make) mighty or (figuratively) obstinate.">and strong;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7314.htm" title="7314: wə·rū·mêh (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Height. (Aramaic) from ruwm; (literally) altitude.">its top</a> <a href="/hebrew/4291.htm" title="4291: yim·ṭê (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To reach, attain. ">reached</a> <a href="/hebrew/8065.htm" title="8065: liš·may·yā (Prep-l:: N-mdd) -- Heavens. (Aramaic) corresponding to shamayim.">the sky,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2379.htm" title="2379: wa·ḥă·zō·w·ṯêh (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Sight, visibility. (Aramaic) from chaza'; a view.">and it was visible</a> <a href="/hebrew/5491.htm" title="5491: lə·sō·wp̄ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- An end. (Aramaic) corresponding to cowph.">to the ends</a> <a href="/hebrew/3606.htm" title="3606: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. (Aramaic) corresponding to kol."></a> <a href="/hebrew/772.htm" title="772: ’ar·‘ā (N-fsd) -- The earth. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'erets; the earth; by implication (figuratively) low.">of the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Its 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-9</a></span><br />Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</a></span><br />He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. / Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Ezekiel 17:22-24</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. / I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. / Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-30.htm">Mark 4:30-32</a></span><br />Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it? / It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth. / But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Luke 13:18-19</a></span><br />Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? / It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a></span><br />against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Isaiah 14:8</a></span><br />Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21</a></span><br />Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a></span><br />I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2</a></span><br />Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached to heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:</p><p class="hdg">reached.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-21.htm">Daniel 4:21,22</a></b></br> Whose leaves <i>were</i> fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it <i>was</i> meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a></b></br> And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top <i>may reach</i> unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Deuteronomy 9:1</a></b></br> Hear, O Israel: Thou <i>art</i> to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-20.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/daniel/2-37.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Height</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Large</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/daniel/1-9.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/daniel/2-38.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/daniel/3-20.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-12.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-35.htm">Visible</a> <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/2-48.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/4-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">End</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Great</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Height</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Large</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Top</a> <a href="/daniel/8-5.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/daniel/4-14.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Visible</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-4.htm">makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-8.htm">Daniel hears the dream.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">He interprets it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/4-28.htm">The dream fulfilled.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical literature, trees often represent kingdoms or rulers (<a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-9</a>). The growth of the tree signifies the expansion and strength of Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar's reign. This imagery is consistent with the ancient Near Eastern symbolism where trees were seen as cosmic structures connecting heaven and earth.<p><b>its top reached the sky,</b><br>The tree's top reaching the sky indicates the pride and ambition of Nebuchadnezzar. This imagery parallels the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>), where humanity sought to make a name for themselves by building a tower that reached the heavens. It reflects the king's desire for glory and dominance, which ultimately leads to his humbling by God. This phrase also suggests the divine oversight and eventual judgment that comes from God, who is above all.<p><b>and it was visible to the ends of the earth.</b><br>This suggests the extensive influence and renown of Babylon, which was known for its grandeur and power. Historically, Babylon was a center of culture, trade, and military might, making it known throughout the ancient world. The phrase also implies the universal impact of Nebuchadnezzar's rule, foreshadowing the prophetic nature of the dream, where the king's actions and God's response would be witnessed by all. This visibility can be seen as a type of Christ, whose kingdom is proclaimed to all nations (<a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Matthew 24:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The king of Babylon who has a dream about a large tree, symbolizing his kingdom and its vast influence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel (Belteshazzar)</a></b><br>The prophet and interpreter of dreams who is called upon to explain Nebuchadnezzar's dream.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire over which Nebuchadnezzar reigns, known for its grandeur and power during this period.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tree.htm">The Tree</a></b><br>A symbol in Nebuchadnezzar's dream representing his kingdom's growth, strength, and influence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dream.htm">The Dream</a></b><br>A divine message to Nebuchadnezzar, revealing God's sovereignty and the temporary nature of earthly power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_earthly_kingdoms.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Earthly Kingdoms</a></b><br>The dream illustrates that all earthly power is under God's control and subject to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_human_power.htm">The Temporary Nature of Human Power</a></b><br>Like the tree, human kingdoms may grow large and strong, but they are ultimately temporary and can be brought low by God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pride_and_humility.htm">Pride and Humility</a></b><br>Nebuchadnezzar's dream serves as a warning against pride, reminding us that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reach_of_influence.htm">The Reach of Influence</a></b><br>The tree's visibility to the ends of the earth symbolizes the far-reaching influence of a kingdom, prompting us to consider the impact of our own lives and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_revelation_and_interpretation.htm">Divine Revelation and Interpretation</a></b><br>The need for Daniel to interpret the dream highlights the importance of seeking divine wisdom and understanding in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_nebuchadnezzar_dream_about.htm">What did Nebuchadnezzar dream about?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_revelation's_two_witnesses.htm">Who are the two witnesses in Revelation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_heaven_exist.htm">Does Heaven exist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_day_3_plants_survive_without_sun.htm">How could plants created on Day 3 (Genesis 1:11-13) survive before the sun was made on Day 4 (Genesis 1:14-19)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">The tree grew.--</span>It appeared in the vision to grow gradually larger and larger. According to the LXX., "The sun and moon dwelled in it and gave light to the whole earth."<p><span class= "bld">The sight thereof--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the tree could be seen from the most distant parts of the known world.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.</span> This verse is transposed in the Septuagint with the following verse, and is rendered, "And its appearance (<span class="greek">ὅρασις</span>) was great, and its top approached to the heavens, and its breadth (<span class="greek">κύτος</span>, equivalent to 'branches') filled (<span class="greek">πληροῦν</span>) to the clouds all things beneath the heaven and the sun and the moon were, and dwelt in it, and enlightened all the earth." The addition in the last clause is a singular and picturesque one to one standing beneath a spreading tree; sun and moon might pierce with their rays through some thin points in the foliage, but they would seem never to get beyond the widespread branches of the tree, and therefore it would be but a poetical mode of statement to say, "the sun and moon dwelt amid the branches." At the same time, it is not impossible that there was some astronomical legend of the sun and moon and the tree of life. If this proclamation was originally written in cuneiform, there might easily be some difficulty at times in deciphering and fixing in which of a dozen possible senses a given word must be taken. The variation is beyond the region of mere ordinary blundering in Aramaic. On the other hand, it seems too picturesque for the work of a commonplace interpolator. Theodotion in the main agrees with the Massoretic, but instead of "sight thereof," he has "breadth (<span class="greek">κότος</span>) thereof," reading some such word as <span class="accented">path-ootheh</span> instead of <span class="accented">hazotheh.</span> The Peshitta is in close agreement with the received text. To those who, like the Babylonian, believed the earth to he a vast plain, it was not inconceivable that a tree should be so high as to be seen over the whole earth. It is a very suitable symbol of a great world-empire. At the same time, we must remember that the great variation in this verse in the Septuagint makes its authenticity somewhat doubtful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/4-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The tree</span><br /><span class="heb">אִֽילָנָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(’î·lā·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_363.htm">Strong's 363: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grew large</span><br /><span class="heb">רְבָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7236.htm">Strong's 7236: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grow great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and strong;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְקִ֑ף</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·qip̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8631.htm">Strong's 8631: </a> </span><span class="str2">To become, mighty, obstinate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its top</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרוּמֵהּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rū·mêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7314.htm">Strong's 7314: </a> </span><span class="str2">Altitude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reached</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמְטֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(yim·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4291.htm">Strong's 4291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrive, extend, happen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sky,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(liš·may·yā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - mdd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8065.htm">Strong's 8065: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it was visible</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·zō·w·ṯêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2379.htm">Strong's 2379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, visibility</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the ends</span><br /><span class="heb">לְס֥וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(lə·sō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5491.htm">Strong's 5491: </a> </span><span class="str2">A termination</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְעָֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·‘ā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_772.htm">Strong's 772: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, low</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/4-11.htm">Daniel 4:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 4:11 The tree grew and was strong (Dan. 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