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.
Cross-reference
Daniel 4:14 is the command to cut down the tree introduced in 4:12 — direct narrative continuation of the same vision.
Jeremiah 27:6 states God gave Nebuchadnezzar dominion over beasts — directly connects to the tree providing shade for beasts in Daniel 4:12.
Ezekiel 17:23 uses nearly identical language: a magnificent cedar where birds dwell and beasts find shade — a direct parallel to the tree's shelter.
Ezekiel 31:6 describes birds nesting and beasts giving birth under the Assyrian cedar — almost verbatim parallel to the tree's shelter in Daniel.
Luke 13:19 echoes Daniel's tree imagery — a great tree sheltering birds, used as a metaphor for the kingdom of God's growth.
Ezekiel 31:3 describes Assyria as a magnificent cedar with shade — directly parallel to Daniel's tree representing Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom.
Ezekiel 31:12 depicts the felling of the great tree and people leaving its shadow — mirroring the judgment on Nebuchadnezzar's tree in Daniel 4:14.
Ezekiel 31:17 mentions those who 'dwelt under his shadow' — the same phrase as Daniel 4:12 for those sheltered by the tree.
Matthew 13:32 echoes Daniel's tree with birds in branches, using it to illustrate the kingdom of God's growth — a clear allusion.