Daniel 4:11

Daniel 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
• New International Version (NIV)The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.

Context of Daniel 4:11

9I said to him, ‘Belteshazzar you are the leader of my wise men. I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you. I know that no secret is too difficult for you to explain. Here is the dream that I saw. Tell me what it means. 10This is the vision that I saw in my mind while I lay on my bed. I saw a tree there in front of me. It stood in the middle of the earth and it was very tall. The tree grew taller and stronger. Its top touched the sky, so that everyone in the world could see it. 12It had beautiful leaves and lots of fruits. There was enough food on it for everyone. Wild animals could live in its shade. Birds lived in its branches. It gave food for every living thing. 13The vision in my mind continued while I lay on my bed. I saw a holy angel that came down from heaven.

Daniel 4:11 word by word

רְבָ֥ה אִֽילָנָ֖א וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ לְס֥וֹף כָּל־אַרְעָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The treeאִילָן'îylân · treeH363
• grewרְבָהrebâh · to grow greatH7236
• and was strongתְּקֵףteqêph · to grow strongH8631
• and the heightרוּםrûm · heightH7314
• thereof reachedמְטָאmeţâ' meţâh · to reachH4291
• unto heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
• and the sightחֲזוֹתchăzôth · visibilityH2379
• thereof to the endסוֹףsôph · endH5491
• of allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• the earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772

Cross-references for Daniel 4:11

• Daniel 4:21It had beautiful leaves and lots of fruits. There was enough food on it for everyone. The wild animals lived under its shade. The birds built their nests in its branches.
• Genesis 11:4They said, ‘Let us build a city to live in. We should also build a very tall tower. The tower will go up into the heavens. Then we will always be famous. If we do that, we will not have to separate and go to live in different places on the earth.’
• Deuteronomy 9:1Moses said: Listen, Israelites! You will soon go across the Jordan River. You will chase away the people who live there in large cities with very high walls around them. Those nations of people are greater and stronger than you are.
• Matthew 11:23And what will happen to you people in Capernaum? You think that God will lift you up to heaven, do you? No! He will throw you down to Hades, the place for dead people. I did powerful things in your town. If I had done these powerful things in Sodom, it would still be there today.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The tree grew - Or the tree was “great” - רבה rebâh It does not mean that the tree grew while he was looking at it so as to reach to the heaven, but that it stood before him in all its glory, its top reaching to the sky, and its branches extending afar. And was strong - It was well-proportioned, with a trunk adapted to its height, and to the mass of boughs and foliage which it bore. The strength here refers to its trunk, and to the fact that it seemed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The top of the tree reached high into the sky. This might refer to the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-37Punished with insanity for his haughtiness, he sinks to the level of the beasts (illustrating Psa 49:6, 12). The opposition between bestial and human life, set forth here, is a key to interpret the symbolism in the seventh chapter concerning the beasts and the Son of man. After his conquests, and his building in fifteen days a new palace, according to the heathen historian, Abydenus (268 B.C.), whose account confirms Daniel, he ascended upon his palace…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:11

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

In the dictionaries

• Abase
• Alter
• Break
• Dominion
• Dwelling
• Eat
• Lengthening
• Lord
• Oak
• 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