New American Standard Bible 2020
Daniel 4:22
22it is 1you, O king; for you have become great and grown strong, and your 2majesty has become great and reached to the sky, and your 3dominion to the end of the earth.
Daniel 4:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It 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.
- New International Version (NIV)Your Majesty, you are that tree! You have become great and strong; your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to distant parts of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
Context of Daniel 4:22
20The tree that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth, 21and whose foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which the animals of the field lived and in whose branches the birds of the sky settled-- it is you, O king; for you have become great and grown strong, and your majesty has become great and reached to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth. 23And in that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, “Chop down the tree and destroy it; yet leave the stump with its roots in the ground, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him share with the animals of the field until seven periods of time pass over him,” 24this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:
Read all of Daniel 4Daniel 4:22 word by word
אַנְתְּ ה֣וּא מַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֥י רְבַ֖ית וּתְקֵ֑פְתְּ וּרְבוּתָ֤ךְ רְבָת֙ וּמְטָ֣ת לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְ לְס֥וֹף אַרְעָֽא׃Read the interlinear
- you, O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- for you have becomeרְבָהrebâh · to grow greatH7236
- and grownתְּקֵףteqêph · to grow strongH8631
- majestyרְבוּrebû · greatnessH7238
- and reachedמְטָאmeţâ' meţâh · to reachH4291
- to the skyשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
- dominionשׇׁלְטָןsholţân · dominionH7985
- to the endסוֹףsôph · endH5491
- of the earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772
Cross-references for Daniel 4:22
- Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the honor;
- 2 Samuel 12:7Nathan then said to David, “You yourself are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul.
- Matthew 14:4For John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
- Daniel 5:18O king, the Most High God granted sovereignty, greatness, honor, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father.
- Genesis 11:4And they said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth.”
- Genesis 28:12And he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- Psalms 36:5Your mercy, Lord, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
- Psalms 108:4For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies.
- Jeremiah 27:6And now I have handed all these lands over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and I have also given him the animals of the field to serve him.
- Revelation 18:5for her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her offenses.
Commentaries on Daniel 4:22
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22It is thou, O king - It is a representation of thyself. Compare Daniel 2:38. That art grown and become strong - Referring to the limited extent of his dominion when he came to the throne, and the increase of his power by a wise administration and by conquest. For thy greatness is grown - The majesty and glory of the monarch had increased by all his conquests, and by the magnificence which he had thrown around his court. And reacheth unto heaven - An…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-27Verses 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.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The tree provides food, rest, and safety for the world (compare Genesis 2:15–17; Revelation 22:14). your greatness has grown to reach the sky: Compare Genesis 11:1–9.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. It is thou--He speaks pointedly, and without circumlocution (2Sa 12:7). While pitying the king, he uncompromisingly pronounces his sentence of punishment. Let ministers steer the mean between, on the one hand, fulminations against sinners under the pretext of zeal, without any symptom of compassion; and, on the other, flattery of sinners under the pretext of moderation. to the end of the earth--(Jr 27:6-8). To the Caspian, Euxine, and Atlantic seas.Read the comment
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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
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