Daniel 4:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—”

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BSBPD

“whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and its leaves <FI>are<Fi> fair, and its budding great, and food for all <FI>is<Fi> in it, under it dwell doth the beast of the field, and on its boughs sit do the birds of the heavens.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 4:21 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 104:17where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
  2. Ezekiel 17:23I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
  3. Ezekiel 31:6All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade.
  4. Daniel 2:38Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
  5. Daniel 4:11The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
  6. Luke 13:19It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

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