Daniel 4:20
What does Daniel 4:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 4:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
KJV
King James Version · 1611The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The tree which you saw, which became tall and strong, stretching up to heaven and seen from the ends of the earth;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The 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,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And whereas the king saw a watcher, and a holy one come down from heaven, and say: Cut down the tree, and destroy it, but leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, and let it be bound with iron and brass, among the grass without, and let it be sprinkled with the dew of heaven, and let his feeding be with the wild beasts, till seven times pass over him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The tree that thou sawest, which grew and was strong, whose height reached unto the heavens, and the sight of it to all the earth;
Context
v.19Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries.
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v.21whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 31:16
I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
- Ezekiel 31:3
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.
- Daniel 4:10
Thus 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.
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