Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He called in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree 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. New Living Translation The messenger shouted, “Cut down the tree and lop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Chase the wild animals from its shade and the birds from its branches. English Standard Version He proclaimed aloud and said thus: ‘Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches. Berean Standard Bible He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. King James Bible He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: New King James Version He cried aloud and said thus: ‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts get out from under it, And the birds from its branches. New American Standard Bible ‘He shouted out and spoke as follows: “Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Shake off its foliage and scatter its fruit; Let the animals flee from under it And the birds from its branches. NASB 1995 ‘He shouted out and spoke as follows: “Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit; Let the beasts flee from under it And the birds from its branches. NASB 1977 ‘He shouted out and spoke as follows: “Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit; Let the beasts flee from under it, And the birds from its branches. Legacy Standard Bible He called out loudly and said thus: “Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit; Let the beasts flee from under it And the birds from its branches. Amplified Bible ‘He shouted aloud and said this: “Cut down the tree and cut off its branches; Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit; Let the living creatures run from under it And the birds fly from its branches. Christian Standard Bible He called out loudly: Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. Holman Christian Standard Bible He called out loudly: Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. American Standard Version He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches. Contemporary English Version and shouted: 'Chop down the tree and cut off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Make the animals leave its shade and send the birds flying from its branches. English Revised Version He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. GOD'S WORD® Translation He shouted loudly, 'Cut down the oak tree! Cut off its branches! Strip off its leaves! Scatter its fruit! Make the animals under it run away, and make the birds fly from its branches. Good News Translation He proclaimed in a loud voice, 'Cut the tree down and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Drive the animals from under it and the birds out of its branches. International Standard Version He called out aloud: 'Cut down the tree and cut off its branches. Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit. Let the animals get out from under it, and let the birds leave its branches. Majority Standard Bible He called out in a loud voice: ?Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. NET Bible He called out loudly as follows: 'Chop down the tree and lop off its branches! Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit! Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches! New Heart English Bible He cried aloud, and said this, "Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches. Webster's Bible Translation He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts escape from under it, and the fowls from its branches. World English Bible He cried aloud and said this: ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let the animals get away from under it and the birds from its branches. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe is calling mightily, and thus has said, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its budding, move away let the beast from under it, and the birds from off its branches; Young's Literal Translation He is calling mightily, and thus hath said, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its budding, move away let the beast from under it, and the birds from off its branches; Smith's Literal Translation He called with strength, and thus he said, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its foliage and scatter its fruit: the beasts shall flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe cried aloud, and said thus: Cut down the tree, and chop off the branches thereof: shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruits: let the beasts fly away that are under it, and the birds from its branches. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible By decree of the watchers is this proclamation, by order of the holy ones, this sentence; That all who live may know that the Most High is sovereign over human kingship, Giving it to whom he wills, and setting it over the lowliest of mortals.’ New Revised Standard Version He cried aloud and said: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches, strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from beneath it and the birds from its branches. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd cried aloud and spoke thus: Hew down the tree and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit; let the beasts get away from under it and the fowls of the air from its branches; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he called in power and thus he said: “Cut down the tree and cut off its branches and strip its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals get out from under it and the fowl of the sky from its branches! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, Shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; Let the beasts get away from under it, And the fowls from its branches. Brenton Septuagint Translation Cut down the tree, and pluck off its branches, and shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the wild beasts be removed from under it, and the birds from its branches. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of a Great Tree…13As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven. 14He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. 15But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.… Cross References Ezekiel 31:10-14 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height, / I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it. / Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it. ... Isaiah 10:33-34 Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. Jeremiah 51:20-23 “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ... Isaiah 2:12-13 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— / against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, Ezekiel 17:24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’” Isaiah 14:12-15 How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ... Matthew 3:10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. Luke 3:9 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” Isaiah 6:13 And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.” Revelation 18:21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. Isaiah 40:24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble. Job 14:7-9 For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail. / If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, / at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. Revelation 8:7 Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. Treasury of Scripture He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: aloud. Daniel 3:4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, Revelation 10:3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Hew. Daniel 4:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; Daniel 5:20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: Matthew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. let. Daniel 4:12 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. Jeremiah 51:6,9 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence… Ezekiel 31:12,13 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him… Jump to Previous Aloud Animals Beasts Branches Chop Cried Cut Escape Follows Fowls Fruit Hew Leaves Scatter Shake Shouted Strip TreeJump to Next Aloud Animals Beasts Branches Chop Cried Cut Escape Follows Fowls Fruit Hew Leaves Scatter Shake Shouted Strip TreeDaniel 4 1. Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom,4. makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret. 8. Daniel hears the dream. 19. He interprets it. 28. The dream fulfilled. He called out in a loud voice: This phrase indicates the urgency and authority of the proclamation. In the context of Daniel 4, the voice belongs to a "watcher" or "holy one" from heaven, emphasizing divine intervention. The loud voice signifies the importance of the message, reminiscent of other biblical instances where God or His messengers speak with authority, such as in Revelation 10:3. ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. Persons / Places / Events 1. NebuchadnezzarThe Babylonian king who has a dream about a great tree, which is interpreted by Daniel. This dream is a divine message concerning his future. 2. The Watcher A holy messenger or angelic being who delivers the decree to cut down the tree. This figure represents divine authority and judgment. 3. Babylon The kingdom over which Nebuchadnezzar reigns. The tree symbolizes the king's power and the vastness of his empire. 4. Daniel (Belteshazzar) The prophet who interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream. He is a faithful servant of God, providing insight and guidance. 5. The Tree Symbolizes Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom and his personal greatness. Its cutting down signifies the impending judgment and humbling of the king. Teaching Points Divine SovereigntyGod is sovereign over all kingdoms and rulers. He raises up and brings down according to His will. Pride and Humility Nebuchadnezzar's account is a cautionary tale about the dangers of pride. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Repentance and Restoration The decree to cut down the tree is not the end. There is hope for restoration if there is repentance, as seen later in Nebuchadnezzar's account. God's Messengers God uses various means, including dreams and angelic messengers, to communicate His will and call people to repentance. Impact of Sin The scattering of the tree's fruit and the fleeing of the beasts and birds illustrate how sin and judgment can affect not just the individual but also those around them.(14) Aloud--i.e., like a king's herald. (Comp. Daniel 3:4.) Hew down.--The plural is here used, implying that several persons are employed in carrying out the order. Verse 14. - He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, cut off his branches, shako off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. The Septuagint Version is, "And one called and said to him, Cut it down, and destroy it; for it is decreed by the Highest to root it out and destroy it." It is possible that abbey in the Greek was due to כֵן (kayn) being read as לו (lo). The phrase as it stands in the Greek is not unlike Revelation 14:18, "And another cried with a loud voice to him that had the sharp sickle." It is, therefore, equally possible that לו (lo) has been changed into כֵן (kayn). The latter part of the verse is more condensed, and therefore, by that, more probable; only the rooting out commanded seems to contradict the fact that it is also commanded to leave "one root of it." Theodotion is in much closer agreement with the Massoretic, save that the beasts, instead of being warned to depart from beneath the shadow of the tree, are to be shaken (σαλευθηῖωσαν) from beneath it, as are all the birds from its branches. The Peshitta is an accurate translation of the text of the Massoretes. A peculiarity to be observed in the Aramaic is that the verbs are in the plural, which is retained in Theodotion and the Peshitta. It seems difficult to understand this. Stuart's explanation ? which is practically that of Havernick and Hitzig - that the command is addressed by the עִיר ('eer) to his retinue, seems highly forced, as there has been no word of a retinue. Keil's and Kliefoth's view, that the plural is the impersonal, does not suit the circumstances. We have a suspicion that the plural is due to a mistake - thinking the watcher and the holy one were separate persons. The Septuagint, however, has the plural, which is all the more extraordinary that αὐτῷ is singular. The function assigned here to the angels must be observed. Here, as in the parables of our Lord, the angels are the instruments by whom the decrees of providence are executed. In our days angels are not believed in. It is possible that materialism has much of its advantage over us, in that we do not recognize the existence and activity of angelic forces among the agencies of nature and providence.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He called outקָרֵ֨א (qā·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7123: To call, read out or aloud in a loud voice: בְחַ֜יִל (ḇə·ḥa·yil) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2429: Power, strength, army ‘Cut down גֹּ֤דּוּ (gōd·dū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1414: To cut down the tree אִֽילָנָא֙ (’î·lā·nā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 363: A tree and chop off וְקַצִּ֣צוּ (wə·qaṣ·ṣi·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7113: To chop off its branches; עַנְפ֔וֹהִי (‘an·p̄ō·w·hî) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6056: A bough strip off אַתַּ֥רוּ (’at·ta·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5426: To jump, be violently agitated, to terrify, shake off, untie its leaves עָפְיֵ֖הּ (‘ā·p̄ə·yêh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6074: A twig, bough, foliage and scatter וּבַדַּ֣רוּ (ū·ḇad·da·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 921: To scatter its fruit. אִנְבֵּ֑הּ (’in·bêh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4: A green plant Let the beasts חֵֽיוְתָא֙ (ḥê·wə·ṯā) Noun - feminine singular determinate Strong's 2423: An animal flee תְּנֻ֤ד (tə·nuḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5111: To flee from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than under it, תַּחְתּ֔וֹהִי (taḥ·tō·w·hî) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 8479: In lieu of, as, beneath, flat, instead, same place where and the birds וְצִפְּרַיָּ֖א (wə·ṣip·pə·ray·yā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural determinate Strong's 6853: A bird from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than its branches. עַנְפֽוֹהִי׃ (‘an·p̄ō·w·hî) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6056: A bough Links Daniel 4:14 NIVDaniel 4:14 NLT Daniel 4:14 ESV Daniel 4:14 NASB Daniel 4:14 KJV Daniel 4:14 BibleApps.com Daniel 4:14 Biblia Paralela Daniel 4:14 Chinese Bible Daniel 4:14 French Bible Daniel 4:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 4:14 He cried aloud and said thus Cut (Dan. 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