Daniel 4:20

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“The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The tree that thou hast seen, that hath become great and strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to all the land,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 4:20 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
  2. Ezekiel 31:16I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.
  3. Daniel 4:10In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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