Daniel 4:14

Daniel 4:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
• New International Version (NIV)He called in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He proclaimed aloud and said thus: 'Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He cried aloud and said thus: ‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts get out from under it, And the birds from its branches.

Context of Daniel 4:14

12Its foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful; on it there was food enough for all. Under it the wild animals used to seek shade, and in its branches the birds of the sky used to nest. All creatures used to feed themselves from it. 13While I was watching in my mind’s visions on my bed, a holy sentinel came down from heaven. He called out loudly as follows: ‘Chop down the tree and lop off its branches! Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit! Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches! 15But leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the animals in the grass of the land. 16Let his mind be altered from that of a human being, and let an animal’s mind be given to him, and let seven periods of time go by for him.

Daniel 4:14 word by word

קָרֵ֨א בְחַ֜יִל וְכֵ֣ן אָמַ֗ר גֹּ֤דּוּ אִֽילָנָא֙ וְקַצִּ֣צוּ עַנְפ֔וֹהִי אַתַּ֥רוּ עָפְיֵ֖הּ וּבַדַּ֣רוּ אִנְבֵּ֑הּ תְּנֻ֤ד חֵֽיוְתָא֙ מִן־תַּחְתּ֔וֹהִי וְצִפְּרַיָּ֖א מִן־עַנְפֽוֹהִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He criedקְרָאqerâ' · to readH7123
• aloudחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2429
• and saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• thusכֵּןkên · thusH3652
• Hew downגְּדַדgedad · to chopH1414
• the treeאִילָן'îylân · treeH363
• and cut offקְצַץqetsats · to cutH7113
• his branchesעֲנַף‛ănaph ‛eneph · boughH6056
• shake offנְתַרnethar · to stripH5426
• his leavesעֳפִי‛ŏphîy · foliageH6074
• and scatterבְּדַרbedar · to scatterH921
• his fruitאֵב'êb · fruitH4
• let the beastsחֵיוָאchêyvâ' · beastH2423
• get awayנוּדnûd · to fleeH5111
• fromמִן־min · fromH4481
• under itתַּחַתtachath · underH8479
• and the fowlsצְפַרtsephar · birdH6853

Cross-references for Daniel 4:14

• Daniel 3:4Then the herald made a loud proclamation: “To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given:
• Revelation 10:3Then he shouted in a loud voice like a lion roaring, and when he shouted, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
• Revelation 18:2He shouted with a powerful voice: “Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detested beast.
• Daniel 4:23As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him’ –
• Daniel 5:20And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.
• Matthew 3:10Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Matthew 7:19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Luke 3:9Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
• Luke 13:7So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, ‘For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?’
• Daniel 4:12Its foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful; on it there was food enough for all. Under it the wild animals used to seek shade, and in its branches the birds of the sky used to nest. All creatures used to feed themselves from it.
• Jeremiah 51:6Get out of Babylonia quickly, you foreign people. Flee to save your lives. Do not let yourselves be killed because of her sins. For it is time for the Lord to wreak his revenge. He will pay Babylonia back for what she has done.
• Ezekiel 31:12Foreigners from the most terrifying nations have cut it down and left it to lie there on the mountains. In all the valleys its branches have fallen, and its boughs lie broken in the ravines of the land. All the peoples of the land have departed from its shade and left it.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Hew down the tree - As the tree was to be cut down, the beasts are commanded to flee away from under his branches. His courtiers, officers, etc., all abandoned him as soon as his insanity appeared; but he soon fled from the society of men.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14He cried aloud - Margin, as in the Chaldee, “with might.” That is, he cried with a strong voice. Hew down the tree - This command does not appear to have been addressed to any particular ones who were to execute the commission, but it is a strong and significant way of saying that it would certainly be done. Or possibly the command may be understood as addressed to his fellow-watchers Daniel 4:17, or to orders of angels over whom this one presided. And…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17The messenger had complete authority as God's representative to announce God's decrees and demand that they be fulfilled.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Hew down--(Mt 3:10; Lu 13:7). The holy (Jude 14) one incites his fellow angels to God's appointed work (compare Re 14:15, 18). beasts get away from under it--It shall no longer afford them shelter (Eze 31:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:14

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Babylon
• Branch
• Converts
• Heathen
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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

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