34 He will cut down(A) the forest thickets with an ax;
    Lebanon(B) will fall before the Mighty One.(C)

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24 All the trees of the forest(A) will know that I the Lord bring down(B) the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.(C)

“‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.(D)’”

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It was majestic in beauty,
    with its spreading boughs,
for its roots went down
    to abundant waters.(A)
The cedars(B) in the garden of God
    could not rival it,
nor could the junipers
    equal its boughs,
nor could the plane trees(C)
    compare with its branches—
no tree in the garden of God
    could match its beauty.(D)
I made it beautiful
    with abundant branches,
the envy of all the trees of Eden(E)
    in the garden of God.(F)

10 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud(G) of its height,

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10 These are the visions I saw while lying in bed:(A) I looked, and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land. Its height was enormous.(B) 11 The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth.(C) 12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Under it the wild animals found shelter, and the birds lived in its branches;(D) from it every creature was fed.

13 “In the visions I saw while lying in bed,(E) I looked, and there before me was a holy one,(F) a messenger,[a] coming down from heaven. 14 He called in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree(G) and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:13 Or watchman; also in verses 17 and 23

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