Daniel 4:11-13
English Standard Version
11 (A)The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth. 12 (B)Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. (C)The beasts of the field found shade under it, and (D)the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
13 “I saw in (E)the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, (F)a watcher, (G)a holy one, came down from heaven.
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Daniel 4:11-13
New American Standard Bible
11 The tree grew large and became strong
And its height (A)reached to the sky,
And it was visible to the end of the whole earth.
12 Its foliage was (B)beautiful and its fruit abundant,
And in it was food for all.
The (C)animals of the field [a]found (D)shade under it,
And the (E)birds of the sky lived in its branches,
And all [b]living creatures fed from it.
13 ‘I was looking in the (F)visions [c]in my mind as I lay on my bed, and behold, (G)an angelic watcher, a (H)holy one, descended from heaven.
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- Daniel 4:12 Or dwelt under it
- Daniel 4:12 Lit flesh
- Daniel 4:13 Lit of my head
Daniel 4:11-13
New King James Version
11 The tree grew and became strong;
Its height reached to the heavens,
And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.
12 Its leaves were lovely,
Its fruit abundant,
And in it was food for all.
(A)The beasts of the field found shade under it,
The birds of the heavens dwelt in its branches,
And all flesh was fed from it.
13 “I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was (B)a watcher, (C)a holy one, coming down from heaven.
Daniel 4:11-13
King James Version
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;
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