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10 Now these were the visions of my head as I was lying on my bed: I was gazing[a] and, look, a tree was in the midst of the earth, and its height was exalted.

11 The tree grew and it became strong,
    and its height reached to heaven,[b]
    and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.[c]
12 Its foliage was beautiful,
    and its fruit abundant,
    and in it was provision for all.
Under it the animals[d] of the field sought shade,
    and in its branches the birds of heaven[e] nested,
    and from it all the living beings were fed.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:10 Literally “seeing”
  2. Daniel 4:11 Or “the sky”
  3. Daniel 4:11 Literally “and its appearance was to the end of the whole earth”
  4. Daniel 4:12 Aramaic “animal”
  5. Daniel 4:12 Or “the sky”

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.

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