King James Version
Daniel 4:22 in the King James Version says “It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy domi...” — study this verse from Daniel chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.”
Daniel 4:22 · 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;
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:
It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
KJV Study — Public Domain
he (she or it); self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of
“and become strong”
H8631to become (causatively, make) mighty or (figuratively) obstinate
“unto heaven”
H8065the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
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