King James Version
What Does Daniel 4:11 Mean?
“The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:”
Context
9
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
10
Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw , and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. I saw: Cald. I was seeing
11
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
12
The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
13
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(11) **The tree grew.—**It appeared in the vision to grow gradually larger and larger. According to the LXX., “The sun and moon dwelled in it and gave light to the whole earth.”
**The sight thereof—***i.e.,* the tree could be seen from the most distant parts of the known world.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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