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

9Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Beneath it the beasts of the field found shade and birds of the sky lived in its branches, and from it all creatures were fed. 10“I was watching the visions in my mind while on my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven. He called loudly, saying: ‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let beasts flee from under it, and birds from its branches. 12Yet leave a stump with its roots in the earth, in fetters of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be damp with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth. 13Let his mind be altered from that of a man and let an animal’s mind be given to him and let seven periods of time pass over him.

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 4:21“This is the interpretation, O king. It is the decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:
• Genesis 11:4Then they said, “Come! Let’s build ourselves a city, with a tower whose top reaches into heaven. So let’s make a name for ourselves, or else we will be scattered over the face of the whole land.”
• Deuteronomy 9:1“Hear, O Israel! You are about to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself—cities great and fortified up to the heavens.
• Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will go down to Sheol! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

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