Daniel 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:
Cross-reference
Daniel 4:21 repeats the tree description in Daniel's interpretation — confirming the tree represents Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom.
Daniel 4:22 explicitly identifies the tree as Nebuchadnezzar himself — the king's pride and dominion.
Genesis 11:4 describes the Tower of Babel — another example of human pride reaching to heaven, leading to divine judgment.
Matthew 11:23 pronounces judgment on Capernaum — 'exalted to heaven, brought down to Hades' mirrors Nebuchadnezzar's rise and fall.
Job 20:6 speaks of the wicked whose pride reaches heaven — directly parallels Nebuchadnezzar's pride in the tree vision, warning of downfall.
Ezekiel 31:5 describes Assyria as a cedar exalted above all trees — mirroring the tree's height here, both symbols of proud empires.
Ezekiel 19:11 uses the same towering-vine imagery for Israel's kings, visible from afar — parallels the tree representing Nebuchadnezzar's empire.