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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The leaves thereof were fair,.... Or "branches" (i), as some; and design either the provinces belonging to his empire,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The leaves thereof were fair - Were beautiful. That is, they were abundant, and green, and there were no signs of decay.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 4:4-18
Nebuchadnezzar, before he relates the judgments of God that had been wrought upon him for his pride, gives an account of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
meat in the old sense of the word (see on Amo 5:22; and cf. Gen 1:29-30), food in general, not what we now call -meat."…
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