Daniel 4 · Verse 10

Daniel 4:10

Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
Daniel 4:10, King James Version

Daniel 4:10 in other translations

BSBIn 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.
WEBThese were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the middle of the earth; and its height was great.
ASVThus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height thereof was great.
YLTAs to the visions of my head on my bed, I was looking, and lo, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height is great:
DARBYThus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.
BBEOn my bed I saw a vision: there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and it was very high.
WebsterThus were the visions of my head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its hight was great.

What does Daniel 4:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. tree--So the Assyrian is compared to a "cedar" (Eze 31:3; compare Eze 17:24). in the midst of the earth--denoting its conspicuous position as the center whence the imperial authority radiated in all directions.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 I saw - a tree - This vision Nebuchadnezzar says made him afraid. What a mercy it is that God has hidden futurity from us! Were he to show every man the lot that is before him, the misery of the human race would be complete. Great men and princes are often represented, in the language of the prophets, under the similitude of trees; see Eze 17:5, Eze 17:6; Eze 31:3, etc.; Jer 22:15; Psa 1:3; Psa 37:35.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 4:1-18

Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges the power of Jehovah. (Dn 4:1-18) Daniel interprets his dream. (Dn 4:19-27) The fulfilment of it. (Dn 4:28-37) Verses 1-18 The beginning and end of this chapter lead us to hope, that Nebuchadnezzar was a monument of the power of Divine grace, and of the riches of Divine mercy. After he was recovered from his madness, he told to distant places, and wrote down for future ages, how God had…

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Daniel 4:10 in the original Hebrew

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וְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.Veiand [the] visions ofH2376
רֵאשִׁ֖יre.Shihead myH7217
עַֽל\־'al-onH5922
מִשְׁכְּבִ֑יmish.ke.Vibed myH4903
חָזֵ֣הcha.ZehseeingH2370
הֲוֵ֔יתha.VeitI wasH1934
וַאֲל֥וּva.'a.Luand lo!H431
אִילָ֛ן'i.Lana treeH363
בְּג֥וֹאbe.Go'in [the] midst ofH1459
אַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'land theH772
וְרוּמֵ֥הּve.ru.Mehand height itsH7314
שַׂגִּֽיא\׃sa.Gi'[was] greatH7690

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Cross references for Daniel 4:10

  • Daniel 4:5

    I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

  • Jeremiah 12:2

    Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

  • Isaiah 10:33-34

    Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

  • Psalms 37:35-36

    I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

  • Ezekiel 31:3-18

    Behold, the Assyrian was 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. The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. …

  • Daniel 4:20-26

    The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and 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. 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; …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
saw. Chal. was seeing. a tree.This represented his exceedingly prosperous condition, the height of his exaltation, the extent of his dominions and renown, the splendour of his kingdom, the multitude of his subjects who received protection from him, and the peace and plenty they enjoyed.
20-26; Ps 37:35,36; Isa 10:33,34; Jer 12:2; Eze 31:3-18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 4:9

    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 dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

  • Daniel 4:10

    Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

  • Daniel 4:11

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

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Daniel 4:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Aquestas las visiones de mi cabeza en mi cama: Parecíame que veía un árbol en medio de la tierra, cuya altura era grande.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je voyais, dans les visions de ma tête, sur mon lit, et voici un veillant, un saint, descendit des cieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Was nun die Gesichte meines Hauptes auf meinem Lager betrifft, so sah ich: und siehe, ein Baum stand mitten auf der Erde, und seine Höhe war gewaltig.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Videbam in visione capitis mei super stratum meum, et ecce vigil, et sanctus, de cælo descendit.