Daniel 4:20 The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth,

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth,

English Standard Version
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,

New American Standard Bible
'The tree that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth

King James Bible
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth,

International Standard Version
The tree that you saw, which grew large and strong until its top reached the sky and became visible to the whole earth

American Standard Version
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

Douay-Rheims Bible
The tree which thou sawest which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all tire earth:

Darby Bible Translation
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;

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Cross References

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

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 dwelled, and on whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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 turn to God.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

20. The tree is the king. The branches, the princes. The leaves, the soldiers. The fruits, the revenues. The shadow, the protection afforded to dependent states.