Daniel 4:12

New International Reader's Version

Its leaves were beautiful. It had a lot of fruit on it. It provided enough food for people and animals. Under the tree, the wild animals found safety. The birds lived in its branches. Every creature was fed from that tree.

Cross References

Job 12:24

He takes away the understanding of the leaders of the earth. He makes them wander in a desert where no one lives.

Job 14:7

“At least there is hope for a tree. If it’s cut down, it will begin to grow again. New branches will appear on it.

Job 14:9

But when it smells water, it will begin to grow. It will send out new growth like a plant.

Lamentations 4:20

Zedekiah, the Lord’s anointed king, was our last hope. But he was caught in their traps. We thought he would keep us safe. We expected to continue living among the nations.

Ezekiel 17:23

I will plant it on the high mountains of Israel. It will produce branches and bear fruit. It will become a beautiful cedar tree. All kinds of birds will make their nests in it. They will live in the shade of its branches.

Ezekiel 31:17

Others also went down along with the cedar tree into the place of the dead. They included those who had been killed by swords. They also included the armed men among the nations who lived in its shade.

Daniel 4:14

He called out in a loud voice. He said, ‘Cut down the tree. Break off its branches. Strip off its leaves. Scatter its fruit. Let the animals under it run away. Let the birds in its branches fly off.

Matthew 13:32

It is the smallest of all seeds. But when it grows, it is the largest of all garden plants. It becomes a tree. Birds come and rest in its branches.”

Mark 13:32

“But no one knows about that day or hour. Not even the angels in heaven know. The Son does not know. Only the Father knows.

Mark 4:32

But when you plant the seed, it grows. It becomes the largest of all garden plants. Its branches are so big that birds can rest in its shade.”

Luke 13:19

It is like a mustard seed. Someone took the seed and planted it in a garden. It grew and became a tree. The birds sat in its branches.”