Daniel 4:21

Its leaves were beautiful, and it was full of fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived under its shade, and birds nested in its branches.

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

20“The tree you saw was growing strong and tall, reaching high into the sky so it could be seen by everyone in the whole world.

22This is you, Your Majesty. You have grown strong, your power has become so great that it has reached high into the sky, and your rule extends to the ends of the earth.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 17:23I will plant it on Israel's high mountain so that it can grow branches, produce fruit and become a magnificent cedar. All kinds of birds will live in it, nesting in the shade of its branches.

Daniel 2:38He gave you control over all peoples, as well as the wild animals and birds. He made you ruler of all of them. You are the head of gold.

Luke 13:19It's like a mustard seed that a man planted in his garden. It grew into a tree, and the birds came and nested in its branches.”

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:20-28

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Interpreted. ( b. c. 570.) 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. 20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;… Read the whole commentary →

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