Daniel 2:32

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.

³¹ 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.

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.

³⁴ Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

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: The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
KJV: This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
WEB: As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
ASV: As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
DARBY: This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
BLB: This image, its head [was] of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,

ÅB: Bildets hode var av fint gull, brystet og armene av sølv, buken og lendene av kobber,
OTB: Hodet på statuen var laget av fint gull, brystet og armene av sølv, buken og lårene av bronse,
B1930: Billedets hode var av fint gull, brystet og armene av sølv, buken og lendene av kobber,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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