Daniel 4:11

4:11 The tree grew large and strong.

Its top reached far into the sky;

it could be seen ¹  from the borders of all the land. ² 

Daniel 7:2

7:2 Daniel explained: ³  “I was watching in my vision during the night as ⁴  the four winds of the sky ⁵  were stirring up the great sea. ⁶ 

[4:11]  ¹ tn Aram “its sight.” So also v. 17.

[4:11]  ² tn Or “to the end of all the earth” (so KJV, ASV); NCV, CEV “from anywhere on earth.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Aram “answered and said.”

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[7:2]  ⁶ sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.