Daniel 4:20-26 interprets this tree vision as Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom and his humbling, giving the dream its meaning.

Daniel 4:13 continues the same dream: after the tree comes a 'watcher' who decrees its cutting — the judgment part of the vision.

Daniel 1:17 establishes Daniel's God-given ability to interpret dreams, which he uses to explain the tree vision in Daniel 4.

Isaiah 10:33 depicts God cutting down the proud like trees, directly mirroring the felling of the great tree in Daniel's dream.

Isaiah 10:34 extends the tree-cutting metaphor, reinforcing divine judgment on the proud, just as the tree is cut down.

Ezekiel 31:3-18 describes Assyria as a great cedar tree cut down for pride, a direct parallel to Nebuchadnezzar's tree dream.

Psalm 37:35 uses the same tree imagery for a wicked man flourishing temporarily, echoing the dream's symbol of a great kingdom.

Mark 4:32 describes a tree with birds nesting in its branches — similar imagery to Nebuchadnezzar's dream tree, but illustrating God's kingdom growth.

Jeremiah 12:2 uses tree planting as a metaphor for hypocrites who flourish externally, similar to the great tree symbolizing a kingdom.