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Daniel 2:31

29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

32 This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,

33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
KJV
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
WEB
“You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying.
ASV
Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.
DARBY
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold, a great image. This image was mighty and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its appearance was terrible.
BLB
You, O king, were watching, and behold, a great image. This great image, whose splendor [was] excellent, was standing before you, and its appearance was frightening.
ÅB
Konge, du så i ditt syn et stort bilde; det var et veldig bilde, og dets glans var overmåte stor; det sto like foran deg, og det var forferdelig å skue.
OTB
Deres Majestet så, og der foran deg sto en stor statue—en enorm, blendende statue, imponerende i utseende.
B1930
Konge, du så i ditt syn et stort billede; det var et veldig billede, og dets glans var overmåte stor; det stod like foran dig, og det var forferdelig å skue.

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Cross references

  • Habakkuk 1:7

    They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

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  • Ezekiel 28:7

    Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.

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  • Daniel 7:3–17

    And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

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  • Isaiah 13:11

    And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

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  • Matthew 4:8

    Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

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  • Luke 4:5

    And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

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  • Isaiah 25:3–5

    Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.

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