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href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/daniel/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The tree you saw was growing 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 you saw, which grew and became strong, so that 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 you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all 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 that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to 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 that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which <i>could be</i> seen by 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 that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216The tree that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘The tree that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The tree that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The tree that you saw, which became great and grew strong, whose height reached to heaven and which was visible to all 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 you saw, which grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky and was visible to the whole 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 you saw, which grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky and was visible to all 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 that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You saw a tree that grew so big and strong that it reached up 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 that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to 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 />You saw an oak tree grow and become 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 />The tree, so tall that it reached the sky, 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 that you saw, which grew large and strong until its top reached the sky and became visible to the whole earth <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The tree that you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky, and which could be seen in 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 that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and its sight to all the 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 that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose hight reached to the heaven, and the sight of it to 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 that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the sky and its sight to 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 that you have seen, that has become great and strong, and its height reaches to the heavens, and its vision to all the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The tree that thou hast seen, that hath become great and strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to all the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The tree that thou sawest that increased and was strong, and its height will reach to the heavens, and its sight to 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 which thou sawest which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all tire earth: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 4:17>The tree that you saw was lofty and strong; its height reached toward heaven, and it could be seen throughout the whole world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As for the king’s vision of a holy watcher, who came down from heaven and proclaimed: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump in the earth. Bound with iron and bronze, let him be fed with the grass of the field, and bathed with the dew of heaven; let his lot be with wild beasts till seven years pass over him’—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The tree that you saw, which grew great and strong, so that its top reached to heaven and was visible to the end 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 which you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the heaven and the view thereof, to 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 />I have seen a great and flourishing tree, and its height reached 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 that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to 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 which thou sawest, that grew large and strong, whose height reached to the sky and its extent to all the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/4-20.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=1429" 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">Daniel Interprets the Second Dream</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19</span>For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies! <span class="reftext">20</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/1768.htm" title="1768: dî (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2370.htm" title="2370: ḥă·zay·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- See, behold. (Aramaic) or chazah (Aramaic); corresponding to chazah; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. Seem).">you saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: dî (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. ">that</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.">whose 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 was visible</a> <a href="/hebrew/3606.htm" title="3606: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. (Aramaic) corresponding to kol.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/772.htm" title="772: ’ar·‘ā (N-fsd) -- The earth. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'erets; the earth; by implication (figuratively) low.">the earth,</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>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—…<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 31:3-14</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="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-13</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— / 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="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2</a></span><br />You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.<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="/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="/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/31-18.htm">Ezekiel 31:18</a></span><br />Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a></span><br />How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Jeremiah 22:23</a></span><br />O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”<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/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a></span><br />And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Ezekiel 19:10-14</a></span><br />Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters. / It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage. / But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-12</a></b></br> Thus <i>were</i> the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof <i>was</i> great… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3,16</a></b></br> Behold, the Assyrian <i>was</i> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/4-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">End</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Great</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/daniel/4-15.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/daniel/4-13.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Height</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Large</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/daniel/2-45.htm">Sawest</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/daniel/4-15.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/daniel/4-14.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Visible</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">End</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Great</a> <a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/daniel/4-21.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/daniel/8-8.htm">Height</a> <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/daniel/8-8.htm">Large</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/daniel/8-20.htm">Sawest</a> <a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/daniel/4-21.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/daniel/4-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Top</a> <a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Visible</a> <a href="/daniel/7-2.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/6-1.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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Trees in biblical literature often symbolize strength, growth, and prosperity. In this context, the tree represents Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom. Trees are also used in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, to symbolize a person or entity that flourishes under God's blessing.<p><b>that grew large and strong</b><br>The growth and strength of the tree symbolize the expansion and power of Nebuchadnezzar's empire. Historically, Babylon was a dominant force in the ancient Near East, known for its military conquests and architectural achievements, such as the Hanging Gardens. This imagery reflects the king's pride and the vastness of his rule.<p><b>whose top reached the sky</b><br>This phrase indicates the immense height and prominence of the tree, symbolizing Nebuchadnezzar's ambition and the extent of his influence. The imagery is reminiscent of the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>), where humanity's pride led them to build a tower reaching the heavens, resulting in God's intervention.<p><b>and was visible to all the earth</b><br>The visibility of the tree to the entire earth signifies the widespread recognition and impact of Nebuchadnezzar's reign. Babylon was a center of culture, trade, and power, influencing many nations. This phrase also foreshadows the eventual humbling of Nebuchadnezzar, as his pride and reach are contrasted with God's ultimate sovereignty over all kingdoms.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The king of Babylon who had the dream about the large tree. His reign and actions are central to the account of <a href="/bsb/daniel/4.htm">Daniel 4</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel (Belteshazzar)</a></b><br>A Jewish exile in Babylon who interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream. He is known for his wisdom and faithfulness to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire over which Nebuchadnezzar ruled. It was a significant power in the ancient world and a place of exile for the Jewish people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tree.htm">The Tree</a></b><br>Symbolizes Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom, which had grown vast and powerful, reaching the heights of influence and visibility.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dream.htm">The Dream</a></b><br>A divine message to Nebuchadnezzar, warning him of the consequences of his pride and the sovereignty of God over earthly kingdoms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Nebuchadnezzar's dream serves as a warning against pride. Just as the tree grew large and visible, so can our pride, leading to a fall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The dream illustrates God's control over kingdoms and rulers. No matter how powerful, all are subject to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Daniel's interpretation calls for humility before God. Recognizing our limitations and God's greatness is crucial for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_revelation.htm">The Role of Divine Revelation</a></b><br>God communicates through dreams and visions, as seen with Nebuchadnezzar. Being attentive to God's messages is vital for understanding His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The account encourages repentance. Nebuchadnezzar's eventual acknowledgment of God's sovereignty leads to his restoration.<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/what_is_premillennialism.htm">What is Premillennialism?</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/how_does_daniel_interpret_dreams.htm">How does Daniel interpret dreams and visions in Babylon?</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>(20) It should be noticed that both in this and in the following verse the description of the tree given in <a href="/context/daniel/4-11.htm" title="The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached to heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:">Daniel 4:11-12</a> is curtailed. It was observed that, on the contrary, there was an expansion of details in the interpretation of the former dream. (See Note on <a href="/daniel/4-23.htm" title="And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;">Daniel 4:23</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20-22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, an the sight thereof to all the earth; 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: 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</span>. The Septuagint Version here differs very considerably in wording from the above, but not in sense, "Thou, O king, art this tree planted in the earth, the appearance of which was great, and all the birds of the heaven made their nests in it: the strength of the earth and of the nations, and of all tongues to the ends of the earth, and all the provinces (<span class="greek">χῶραι</span>) serve thee. And that tree was exalted and neared the heaven, and its breadth (<span class="greek">κῦτος</span>) touched the clouds. Thou, O king, wast exalted above all men that are upon the face of the whole earth, and thine heart has been [literally, 'was'] lifted up with pride and strength over those things which pertain to the Holy One and his angels, and thy works are manifest, because thou hast laid waste the house of the living God on account of the sins of the consecrated people." The latter portion of this contains plain evidence of interpolation. Had there been anything of that sort in the original Daniel, it would not have disappeared from the Massoretic text. This addition reveals the mental attitude of the Jews of the Maccabean period to foreign oppressors. The fact that the whole atmosphere of the primitive Daniel differs so much from this is an indirect evidence of its genuineness. If one looks at the Septuagint rendering of these three verses, there seem evidences of an early origin. The first verse is clearly an instance in which the text behind the Septuagint is superior to that of the Massoretic; the latter is obviously filled out from ver. 11. The statement of Nebuchadnezzar's greatness in ver. 22 (14 Septuagint, 18 Massoretic) may be somewhat the result of paraphrase. The fifteenth verse, according to the LXX., which is paralleled by Tischeudorf with ver. 19 of the Massoretic, is really another version of the preceding verses, probably slightly modified to give the resulting text the appearance of being continuous. Theodotion bears a very close resemblance to the Massoretic text, only he has <span class="greek">κύτος</span>, "breadth," instead of <span class="greek">ὅρασις</span>. The Peshitta differs but little, though still a little, from the Massoretic text. Instead of rendering, "meat for all," it has, "for all flesh." According to both recensions of the text, Daniel repeats, either in substance or with verbal exactness, the description Nebuchadnezzar had himself given of the tree of his vision, but applies it to the monarch. To us the terms of the description of Nebuchadnezzar's power are exaggerated; but we must bear in mind that the manners of an Oriental court are different from those of Western nations. It is not unlike the boastful language of Nebuchadnezzar in the Standard Inscription. The monarch's dominion was vast, but it had been given him, and that he did not recognize, and hence the judgment that came upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/4-20.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">אִֽילָנָא֙</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">you saw,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲזַ֔יְתָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·zay·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2370.htm">Strong's 2370: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze upon, mentally to dream, be usual</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1768.htm">Strong's 1768: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, that, because</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grew large</span><br /><span class="heb">רְבָ֖ה</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">whose 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 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 all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3606.htm">Strong's 3606: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/4-20.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 4:20 The tree that you saw which grew (Dan. 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