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Daniel 4:12

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12‘Its foliage was abeautiful and its fruit abundant,

And in it was food for all.

The bbeasts of the field found cshade under it,

And the dbirds of the sky inhabited its branches,

And all flesh fed itself from it.

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Daniel 4:11–12: The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth. Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

Cross references

  1. aEzek 31:7
  2. bJer 27:6; Ezek 31:6
  3. cLam 4:20
  4. dEzek 17:23; Matt 13:32; Luke 13:19

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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; from it every creature was fed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant,

and on it was food for all.

Wild animals found shelter under it,

the birds of the sky lived in its branches,

and every creature was fed from it.

NLTNew Living Translation

It had fresh green leaves, and it was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. All the world was fed from this tree.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Its foliage was beautiful,

and its fruit abundant,

and in it was provision for all.

Under it the animals of the field sought shade,

and in its branches the birds of heaven nested,

and from it all the living beings were fed.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.