Daniel 4:20 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 4:20

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER FOUR (420)

Verse 20. "'The lofty and vigorous tree which thou sawest, the height of which reached the heavens...'" He explains the truth without insulting the king, so as to avoid appearing to charge the king with sinful pride, but rather with overweening greatness.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אִֽילָנָא֙	'i.la.Na'	tree the	H363 →
דִּ֣י	di	which	H1768 →
חֲזַ֔יְתָ	cha.Zay.ta	you saw	H2370 →
דִּ֥י	di	which	H1768 →
רְבָ֖ה	re.Vah	it grew great	H7236 →
וּתְקִ֑ף	u.te.Kif	and it grew strong	H8631 →
וְרוּמֵהּ֙	ve.ru.Meh	and height its	H7314 →
יִמְטֵ֣א	yim.Te'	it reached	H4291 →
לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א	lish.mai.Ya'	to heavens the	H8065 →
וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ	va.cha.zo.Teh	and [the] sight of it	H2379 →
לְכָל־	le.khol	[was] to all	H3606 →
אַרְעָֽא׃	'ar.'A'	land the	H772 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezekiel 31:16
I 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…
leads to
- Isaiah 14:15
  But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.
- Isaiah 14:8
  Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
- Ezekiel 26:15
  This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
- Habakkuk 2:17
  For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
- Haggai 2:7
  I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
Through
Ezekiel 31:3
Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
leads to
- Isaiah 10:33–34
  Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
- Daniel 4:10
  In 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.
- Daniel 4:20–23
  The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,