Daniel 4:11

Dan 4:11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

Ver. 11. The tree grew, and was strong. ] See Ezekiel 17:12 ; Ezekiel 17:24 . Plato compareth a man to a tree inverted, with the root above and the branches below. He also calleth him φυτον ουρανιον , a heavenly plant. Homer calleth great men γεγενημενα εχ Dιος ερνη .