And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over all the face of the earth.”
Daniel 4:11 - The Scriptures 2009 “The tree became great and strong, and its height reached to the heavens, and it was visible to the ends of all the earth. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The tree grew and was strong and its height reached to the heavens, and the sight of it reached to the end of the whole earth. American Standard Version (1901) The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth. Common English Bible The tree grew in size and strength; it was as high as the sky; it could be seen from every corner of the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version He cried out loudly, and he said this: "Cut down the tree and prune its branches; shake off its leaves and scatter its fruits; let flee the beasts, which are under it, and the birds from its branches. English Standard Version 2016 The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth. |
And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over all the face of the earth.”
And foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, shall cut it down and leave it. Its branches shall fall on the mountains and in all the valleys, its boughs lie broken by all the rivers of the land. And all the peoples of the earth shall come out from under its shadow and leave it.
Therefore its height was lifted up above all the trees of the field, and its boughs were increased, and its branches became long because of the many waters, as it sent them out.
“And you, Kephar Naḥum, who were exalted to the heaven, shall be brought down to She’ol! Because if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Seḏom, it would have remained until this day.
“Hear, O Yisra’ĕl: You are passing over the Yardĕn today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and stronger than yourself, cities great and walled up to the heavens,