Daniel 4:22

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 Living Translation (NLT)That tree, Your Majesty, is you. For you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to heaven, and your rule to the ends of the earth.

Context of Daniel 4:22

20“The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth, 21whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home— 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. 23“And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times 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:

Daniel 4:22 word by word

אַנְתְּ ה֣וּא מַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֥י רְבַ֖ית וּתְקֵ֑פְתְּ וּרְבוּתָ֤ךְ רְבָת֙ וּמְטָ֣ת לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְ לְס֥וֹף אַרְעָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thouאַנְתָּה'antâh · youH607
• O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• that art grownרְבָהrebâh · to grow greatH7236
• and become strongתְּקֵףteqêph · to grow strongH8631
• for thy greatnessרְבוּrebû · greatnessH7238
• and reachethמְטָאmeţâ' meţâh · to reachH4291
• unto heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
• and thy dominionשׇׁלְטָןsholţân · dominionH7985
• to the endסוֹףsôph · endH5491
• of the earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772

Cross-references for Daniel 4:22

• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory;
• 2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
• Matthew 14:4Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
• Daniel 5:18O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor.
• Genesis 11:4And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
• Genesis 28:12Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there 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 with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
• Psalms 36:5Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
• Psalms 108:4For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds.
• Jeremiah 27:6And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him.
• Revelation 18:5For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

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

Topics related to Daniel 4:22

• Babylon
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• Testimony
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In the dictionaries

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

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