Daniel 2:31-36

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Daniel Interprets the Dream

³¹“You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. ³²^(A)The head of this image was of fine gold, ^(B)its chest and arms of silver, its middle and ^(C)thighs of bronze, ³³^(D)its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. ³⁴As you looked, a stone was cut out ^(E)by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and ^(F)broke them in pieces. ³⁵Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became ^(G)like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that ^(H)not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became ^(I)a great mountain ^(J)and filled the whole earth.

³⁶“This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation.

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Daniel 2:31-36

New International Version

³¹“Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue,^(A) awesome^(B) in appearance. ³²The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, ³³its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. ³⁴While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands.^(C) It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed^(D) them.^(E) ³⁵Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away^(F) without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain^(G) and filled the whole earth.^(H)