Daniel 4:10

Daniel 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the visions I saw while lying in bed: I looked, and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land. Its height was enormous.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“These were the visions of my head while on my bed: I was looking, and behold, A tree in the midst of the earth, And its height was great.

Context of Daniel 4:10

8Finally Daniel, named Belteshazzar after the name of my god — and a spirit of the holy gods is in him — came before me. I told him the dream: 9“Belteshazzar, head of the magicians, because I know that you have the spirit of the holy gods and that no mystery puzzles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I saw, and its interpretation. In the visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this: There was a tree in the middle of the earth, and it was very tall. 11The tree grew large and strong; its top reached to the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. 12Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and on it was food for all. Wild animals found shelter under it, the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and every creature was fed from it.

Daniel 4:10 word by word

וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔ית וַאֲל֥וּ אִילָ֛ן בְּג֥וֹא אַרְעָ֖א וְרוּמֵ֥הּ שַׂגִּֽיא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the visionsחֱזוּchêzev · visionH2376
• of mine headרֵאשׁrê'sh · headH7217
• inעַל‛al · uponH5922
• my bedמִשְׁכַּבmishkab · bedH4903
• I sawחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
• I sawהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• and beholdאֲלוּ'ălû · beholdH431
• a treeאִילָן'îylân · treeH363
• in the midstגַּוgav · midstH1459
• of the earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772
• and the heightרוּםrûm · heightH7314
• greatשַׂגִּיאώaggîy' · greatH7690

Cross-references for Daniel 4:10

• Daniel 4:20The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky and was visible to the whole earth,
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent person well-rooted, like a flourishing native tree.
• Isaiah 10:33Look, the Lord God of Armies will chop off the branches with terrifying power, and the tall trees will be cut down, the high trees felled.
• Jeremiah 12:2You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their conscience.
• Ezekiel 31:3Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and shady foliage and of lofty height. Its top was among the clouds.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I saw - a tree - This vision Nebuchadnezzar says made him afraid. What a mercy it is that God has hidden futurity from us! Were he to show every man the lot that is before him, the misery of the human race would be complete. Great men and princes are often represented, in the language of the prophets, under the similitude of trees; see Ezekiel 17:5, Ezekiel 17:6; Ezekiel 31:3, etc.; Jeremiah 22:15; Psalm 1:3; Psalm 37:35.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Thus were the visions of my head in my bed - These are the things which I saw upon my bed. When he says that they were the “visions of his head,” he states a doctrine which was then doubtless regarded as the truth, that the head is the seat of thought. I saw - Margin, “was seeing.” Chaldee, “seeing I saw.” The phrase would imply attentive and calm contemplation. It was not a flitting vision; it was an object which he contemplated deliberately so as to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-37King Nebuchadnezzar was full of pride and believed he had built Babylon by himself (Daniel 4:30; see Genesis 11:1–9). He ignored the warning from the Most High God (Daniel 4:24–27). He had not learned the lesson that God was teaching him, that the God of Daniel exists beyond time and space, and no human is his equal. So, God's judgment came upon Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:17, 25–26; see Proverbs 16:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. tree--So the Assyrian is compared to a "cedar" (Eze 31:3; compare Eze 17:24). in the midst of the earth--denoting its conspicuous position as the center whence the imperial authority radiated in all directions.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:10

• Babylon
• Converts
• Heathen
• Testimony
• Tree
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Abase
• Alter
• Break
• Dominion
• Dream
• Dwelling
• Eat
• Lengthening
• Lord
• Pride

Commentaries on Daniel 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings