39 And after thee shall rise another kingdom, [a]inferior to thee, of silver, and another [b]third kingdom shall be of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:39 Meaning, the Persians which were not inferior in dignity, power, and riches, but were worse touching ambition, cruelty, and all kind of vice, showing that the world should grow worse and worse, till it was restored by Christ.
  2. Daniel 2:39 That is, of the Macedonians shall be of brass, not alluding to the hardness thereof, but to the vileness in respect of silver.

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