Daniel 2:40-44
American Standard Version
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with [a]miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly [b]broken. 43 And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with [c]miry clay, they shall mingle themselves [d]with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay. 44 And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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- Daniel 2:41 Or, earthenware
- Daniel 2:42 Or, brittle
- Daniel 2:43 Or, earthenware
- Daniel 2:43 Or, by
Daniel 2:40-44
New American Standard Bible 1995
Rome
40 Then there will be a (A)fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces. 41 In that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with [a]common clay. 42 As the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle. 43 And in that you saw the iron mixed with [b]common clay, they will combine with one another [c]in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery.
The Divine Kingdom
44 In the days of those kings the (B)God of heaven will (C)set up a (D)kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be [d]left for another people; it will (E)crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.
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- Daniel 2:41 Lit clay of mud
- Daniel 2:43 Lit clay of mud
- Daniel 2:43 Or with
- Daniel 2:44 Or passed on to
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