The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThe tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.
The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
become great hath the tree, yea, strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to the end of the whole land;
The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached unto the heavens, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.
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Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentDaniel — A Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.
- Author
- Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
- Date
- Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2