Daniel 4:11 (BSB)
The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
From Daniel 4. Also in the ESV.
Commentary on Daniel 4:11
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Daniel 4:4-18: Nebuchadnezzar, before he relates the judgments of God that had been wrought upon him for his pride, gives an account of the fair warning he had of them before they came, a due regard to which might have prevented them.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Daniel 4:11: The tree grew, and was strong,.... Grew higher and broader, taller and thicker, increased in boughs and branches, and became strong and stable, that no winds nor storms could move it: this shows the increasing power of Nebuchadnezzar, the enlargement of his dominions, and the stability of his empire: and the height thereof reached unto heaven; higher than any on earth; expressive of his dominion...
- Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Daniel 4:10-11: Dan 4:10-11 (Hebrew_Bible_4:7-8) Nebuchadnezzar in these verses tells his dream. The first part of v. 10 is an absolute nominal sentence: the visions of my head lying upon my bed, then I saw, etc. - A tree stood in the midst of the earth.