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Daniel 2:42-44
New International Version
Daniel 2:42-44
New International Version
42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.
44 “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush(A) all those kingdoms(B) and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.(C)
Daniel 2:42-44
King James Version
Daniel 2:42-44
King James Version
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 broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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Daniel 2:42-44
New King James Version
Daniel 2:42-44
New King James Version
42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, (A)so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly [a]fragile. 43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of these kings (B)the God of heaven will set up a kingdom (C)which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; (D)it shall [b]break in pieces and [c]consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
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- Daniel 2:42 Or brittle
- Daniel 2:44 Or crush
- Daniel 2:44 Lit. put an end to
Daniel 2:42-44
English Standard Version
Daniel 2:42-44
English Standard Version
42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage,[a] but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of those kings (A)the God of heaven will set up (B)a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. (C)It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and (D)it shall stand forever,
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- Daniel 2:43 Aramaic by the seed of men
Daniel 2:42-44
New American Standard Bible
Daniel 2:42-44
New American Standard Bible
42 And just 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 fragile. 43 In that you saw the iron mixed with [a]common clay, they will combine with one another [b]in [c]their descendants; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not combine with pottery.
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44 And in the days of those kings the (A)God of heaven will (B)set up a (C)kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be [d]left for another people; it will (D)crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.
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- Daniel 2:43 Lit wet clay
- Daniel 2:43 Or with
- Daniel 2:43 Lit the seed of men
- Daniel 2:44 Or passed on to
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