Daniel 4:17

The tree which you saw, that grew large and strong, whose height reached to the sky and its extent to all the earth;

LXX2012 (British)

In The King James Version

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

In Context

16Then Daniel, whose name is Baltasar, was amazed about one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. And Baltasar answered and said, My lord, let the dream be to them that hate you, and the interpretation of it to your enemies.

18and whose leaves were flourishing, and its fruit abundant, (and it was meat for all; under it the wild beasts lodged, and the birds of the sky took shelter in its branches:)

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Cross References

Exodus 9:16And + 9:16 See Rom 9:17. for this purpose have you been preserved, that I might display in you my strength, and that my name might be published in all the earth.

1 Kings 21:25And we will + 21:25 Gr. change. give you another army according to the army that was destroyed, and cavalry according to the cavalry, and chariots according to the chariots, and we will fight against them in the plain, and we shall prevail against them. And he listened to + 21:25 Gr. his. their voice, and did so.

2 Kings 21:6And he caused his sons to pass through the fire, and used divination and auspices, and made + 21:6 Lit. peculiar places cut off. groves, and multiplied + 21:6 Alex. θελητὴν. wizards, so as to do that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

Psalms 9:16The Lord is known as executing judgements: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause. 1

Psalms 75:6At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, the riders on horses slumbered. 1

Psalms 113:7The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; 1

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:5-19

Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream; Nebuchadnezzar Relates His Dream. ( b. c. 570.) 4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. 7 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before… Read the whole commentary →

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