Daniel 4:20
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
Daniel 4:20 in other translations
| BSB | The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth, |
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| WEB | The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the sky and its sight to all the earth; |
| ASV | The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; |
| YLT | 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, |
| DARBY | The tree that thou sawest, which grew and was strong, whose height reached unto the heavens, and the sight of it to all the earth; |
| BBE | The tree which you saw, which became tall and strong, stretching up to heaven and seen from the ends of the earth; |
| Webster | 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; |
What does Daniel 4:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 4:19-27
Daniel was struck with amazement and terror at so heavy a judgment coming upon so great a prince, and gives advice with tenderness and respect. It is necessary, in repentance, that we not only cease to do evil, but learn to do good. Though it might not wholly prevent the judgment, yet the trouble may be longer before it comes, or shorter when it does come. And everlasting misery will be escaped by all who repent and…
Daniel 4:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Daniel 4:20
- Ezekiel 31:3
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.
- Daniel 4:10-12
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. The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: 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.
- Ezekiel 31:16
I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
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Context
- Daniel 4:19
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
- Daniel 4:20
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
- Daniel 4:21
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:
Daniel 4:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El árbol que viste, que crecía y se hacía fuerte, y que su altura llegaba hasta el cielo, y su vista por toda la tierra; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quant à ce que le roi a vu un veillant, un saint, descendre des cieux et dire: Abattez l’arbre et détruisez-le; toutefois laissez dans la terre le tronc de ses racines, avec un lien de fer et d’airain autour de lui, dans l’herbe des champs, et qu’il soit baigné de la rosée des cieux, et qu’il ait sa part avec les bêtes des champs jusqu’à ce que sept temps passent sur lui, – |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Baum, den du gesehen hast, der groß und stark wurde, dessen Höhe an den Himmel reichte, und der über die ganze Erde hin gesehen wurde; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod autem vidit rex vigilem, et sanctum descendere de cælo, et dicere: Succidite arborem, et dissipate illam, attamen germen radicum ejus in terra dimittite, et vinciatur ferro et ære in herbis foris, et rore cæli conspergatur, et cum feris sit pabulum ejus, donec septem tempora mutentur super eum: |