Daniel 4:21
What does Daniel 4:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 4:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000whose 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:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Whose 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:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901whose 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:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Which had fair leaves and much fruit, and had in it food for all; under which the beasts of the field were living, and in the branches of which the birds of heaven had their resting-places:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and its leaves <FI>are<Fi> fair, and its budding great, and food for all <FI>is<Fi> in it, under it dwell doth the beast of the field, and on its boughs sit do the birds of the heavens.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752This is the interpretation of the sentence of the most High, which is come upon my lord, the king.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:
Context
v.20The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
v.21This passage
v.22it 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.
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