Daniel 4 · Verse 11

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:
Daniel 4:11, King James Version

Daniel 4:11 in other translations

BSBThe tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
WEBThe tree grew and was strong. Its height reached to the sky and its sight to the end of all the earth.
ASVThe tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.
YLTbecome great hath the tree, yea, strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to the end of the whole land;
DARBYThe tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached unto the heavens, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.
BBEAnd the tree became tall and strong, stretching up to heaven, and to be seen from the ends of the earth:
WebsterThe tree grew, and was strong, and its hight reached to heaven, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth:

What does Daniel 4:11 mean?

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 4:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רְבָ֥הre.Vahit grew greatH7236
אִֽילָנָ֖א'i.la.Na'tree theH363
וּתְקִ֑ףu.te.Kifand it grew strongH8631
וְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.Mehand height itsH7314
יִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'it reachedH4291
לִשְׁמַיָּ֔אlish.mai.Ya'to heavens theH8065
וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.Tehand [the] sight of itH2379
לְס֥וֹףle.Sof[was] to [the] end ofH5491
כָּל\־kol-allH3606
אַרְעָֽא\׃'ar.'A'land theH772

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Cross references for Daniel 4:11

  • Daniel 4:21-22

    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.

  • Matthew 11:23

    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

  • Deuteronomy 9:1

    Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

  • Genesis 11:4

    And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

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21,22; Ge 11:4; De 9:1; Mt 11:23

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Context

  • 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:

  • Daniel 4:12

    The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

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Daniel 4:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Crecía este árbol, y hacíase fuerte, y su altura llegaba hasta el cielo, y su vista hasta el cabo de toda la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il cria avec force, et dit ainsi: Abattez l’arbre et coupez ses branches, faites tomber son feuillage et dispersez son fruit; que les bêtes s’enfuient de dessous lui, et les oiseaux, de ses branches.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Baum wurde groß und stark, und seine Höhe reichte bis an den Himmel, und er wurde gesehen bis an das Ende der ganzen Erde;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Clamavit fortiter, et sic ait: Succidite arborem, et præcidite ramos ejus: excutite folia ejus, et dispergite fructus ejus: fugiant bestiæ, quæ subter eam sunt, et volucres de ramis ejus.