Daniel 4:14
He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
Cross-reference
In Daniel 4:12, the tree's greatness and provision are described, providing the context for the judgment in v14.
Daniel 4:23 directly repeats the watcher's command to chop down the tree, interpreting the dream.
In Daniel 4:17, the purpose behind the tree-cutting decree is revealed: God's sovereignty over kingdoms.
Daniel 4:32 shows the fulfillment of the dream — Nebuchadnezzar becomes like the beast, the tree cut down.
Daniel 5:20 recounts Nebuchadnezzar's actual downfall, fulfilling the tree vision's decree in this verse.
Daniel 3:4 also has a herald proclaiming aloud a royal decree—same phrasing and pattern of announcement.
Ezekiel 31:12 describes the cutting down of Assyria as a great tree, directly paralleling the allegory of Nebuchadnezzar's fall.
In Matthew 7:19, Jesus uses the same tree-cutting imagery for judgment, but applies it to spiritual fruitlessness rather than a king's pride.
In Luke 3:9, John the Baptist similarly warns that trees not bearing good fruit are cut down, echoing the judgment theme.
Isaiah 10:33-34 describes God cutting down the proud like a forest, directly echoing the humbling of Nebuchadnezzar's tree.
In Ezekiel 31:13, birds and beasts gather on the fallen tree, while in Daniel they flee — a contrast in aftermath.
Luke 13:7-9 shows a tree given a reprieve from cutting, contrasting the immediate judgment in Daniel's command.
Matthew 3:10 uses the same tree-cutting metaphor for judgment: 'the axe is laid to the root of the trees.'
Revelation 6:13 uses fig-tree imagery of falling fruit, echoing the stripping of the tree in judgment.